Going … Make Disciples! It probably seems strange to most people to talk so much about a “kingdom,” because we live in a world where most nations, other than Great Britain (the “United Kingdom”) do not have a king … and even there the king is more of a title than anything else because he has no real authority. Yet the entire…
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“WE EXIST TO PROCLAIM THE REIGN OF JESUS CHRIST OVER ALL THINGS; GLORIFYING AND ENJOYING GOD, NOW AND FOREVER!”
Sermons on Matthew
Going … Make Disciples! Most people probably have some kind of “wish list.” People look at their lives and imagine what might make them happier or more fulfilled/satisfied. You can think of the children’s stories of a genie in a bottle who would grant three wishes. What would you wish for? As you look at your life in this world today, where…
Going … Make Disciples! It has been said many times that “Christianity is not a spectator sport!” What does that mean for YOU?? Most people who claim to believe in Jesus seem to live as though Christianity is an “add-on” to their lives. It is their “religion of choice” … for now. Going to church or praying or reading the Bible, and…
Going … Make Disciples! “Authority” is almost considered to be a “four-letter word” by many in our nation today. Whether it is police or government or courts, or teachers, bosses, supervisors and the like, people have a hard time today acknowledging that anyone has the “right” to tell them what to do. Obedience to almost any authority is challenged, leaving people in…
Going … Make Disciples! Most people who read through the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ ministry quickly see that He did many amazing, miraculous things. He healed the sick, gave sight to the blind, calmed the storm, walked on water, and even raised the dead. Certainly, all of these things added to the “mystery” of who Jesus was and where His power came…
Going … Make Disciples! Jesus didn’t make it easy to be one of His followers. It may have seemed at times that He was actually trying to get people NOT to follow Him!! But what He was really doing was cutting out all of the pretense. It was as though He was telling people, “Don’t say you want to follow Me, or…
Going … Make Disciples! People who ask, or think, “What do I have to live for?” are almost always at a place of spiritual desperation, either because they do not know the answer, or they have lost hope due to the circumstances in their lives that have temporarily distracted them from the truth Jesus revealed in the “Beatitudes” … the truth that…
Going … Make Disciples! What does it mean to be “blessed”? If we’re honest, most people imagine that being “blessed” means something “good” has happened and you are feeling “blessed!” So being “blessed,” to most people, is being happy! The problem with that definition is that it leaves you thinking you are NOT “blessed” when you’re NOT happy, when things don’t seem…
Going … Make Disciples! Every human being is guilty of giving in to temptation … of doing something we know is either ethically or morally wrong, or making a choice that is selfish or detrimental to others, and possibly even to ourselves. If you are a Christian and you believe what the Bible says, you know that simply being tempted is not…
Going … Make Disciples! Perfection!! Let’s face it, the very thought of anyone or anything being “perfect” in this world is, for the most part, unimaginable! So imagine the perfect Son of God, who existed before creation, through whom and for whom everything was made, entering into this world, taking upon Himself a human nature, yet without sin … imagine the perfect…