Jesus' central point: if we really want to experience a new and better life, it has to come from the inside out. We need to work on our hearts - our attitudes.Earlier Jesus applied this to our relationships with people.Now He applies it to our relationship with God. As examples he uses giving, prayer, and fasting. It's not enough to do the externals well. God looks at our hearts!

We all have a "Naughty List" - people who have hurt us or frustrate us. How do we treat them?Do you think we should do the "eye for an eye" thing? It might feel good, but it will never bring us a "good life."Jesus challenges us to treat people like God does - that's how we'll experience the New Life of God's Kingdom.

Jesus challenged many of the rules of His day. He was even accused of breaking God's Law.He wasn't about breaking the Law, Jesus wanted to get to the real issue: our hearts. We can act right, but if our hearts aren't right, we're never going to experience "New Life."This sermon looks at the heart issues behind anger, adultery, divorce, and lying.

The first sermon in a series looking at the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus' primary message and purpose was to begin the process of the Kingdom of God coming here to sinful humanity. He died so that we could enter God's Kingdom.This first sermon looks at the "Good Life" we can have by living in God's Kingdom - even when bad things happen. The Beatitudes are where Jesus began.

This is the 2nd sermon in a two-part series: Love & Respect. The first sermon was on Mother's Day (5/13/12). That sermon was for husbands and family - how to really love their wife/mom. This sermon is for wives and family - how they can really give their husband/dad what they need.Respect. That's how to show men love. This sermon looks at the concept of showing men respect - why it is so important - and how to do it.

We want to speak for God in the public arena, which is good. Yet often it seems that HOW we're going about this is turning people away from Jesus.Politics is getting ugly, but if Christians get ugly along with everyone else, we will lose our witness. For many this is happening.Listen as we think about politics - and what we should do.

Christians are too often perceived by Outsiders as judgmental. We are too prone to condemn people, without listening to them or understanding their situation.We talk AT people without walking WITH people.In this sermon we'll explore this perception - and what we can do about it.

Pentecost is the birthday of the Church - the day Peter preached the first Gospel sermon and 3,000 people accepted Christ.But that day was much bigger than that. It is the day God gave all of us who are Christians His Spirit to live in us permanently.This sermon talks about the importance of the Holy Spirit and how we are to be helped by the Spirit.

Younger generations among those outside the Church see us as sheltered - not living in the real world. There is a clear perception that we work very hard to construct a "Christian bubble" and live in it as much as possible.Is it true? Why do we do this? What do we do? We'll try and answer those questions in this sermon.

We all want lasting love - we all want a great home - but we see so few success stories. This sermon looks at the secret to such love. Jesus talks about it - Paul applies it to marriage and the home.Learn the secret to the marriage you've always wanted!The first of two parts - the second part comes on Fathers' Day!