This message is drawn from Jesus's reading in Matthew 21:33-44. Jesus taught in the Temple telling the Parable of the Vineyard Owner. This lesson looks at Jesus's claim to be the rejected stone that became the cornerstone and explores the imagery of the stone predicted to conquer the world.

Launching from Jesus's response to religious leaders after cleansing the temple, this message draws from those events to see whom Christ received in the Temple including children praising Him as God from Psalm 8.

This message draws from Matthew 19:3-9 to observe what Jesus teaches about marriage and how divorce was not permitted from the beginning when God created humanity male and female. Furthermore, Jesus defined another marriage after divorce as adultery with exception if one divorced a spouse for extramarital sex.

This is the 2nd lesson in this series. This sermon series launches each sermon from Jesus's response to religious leaders asking, "Have You Not Read?"

Jesus often responded to religious leaders asking an exposing question: "Have you not read?" This message draws from Matthew 12:1-8 to see how we need to read the Bible, handle it rightly, practice mercy, and recognize the authority of Christ over religious traditions.

What is God doing during world affairs --- plagues, famines, and wars? This message draws from Psalm 46 and other Psalms to see how God has been active in influencing the nations and enacting justice. This lesson considers the authority of Christ now from Psalm 2 and from Revelation 19.

What makes America great? Should it be freedom or righteousness? This message draws from Proverbs 14:32-35 among other scriptures to recognize how Christians are free in Christ and how that freedom has blessed the world. Biblical truth has set the fundamental values that have made America free.

What is the impact of a faithful father? This message draws from the life and faith of Abraham in the Book of Genesis. Abraham's faith was exceptional and his faith in God's promises produced obedience in him even so that he would offer his son as a sacrifice because He trusted that God would raise him from the dead.

How can an eternal Hell be just? Why would Jesus teach that this is the sentence for those who do not believe in Him? This message draws from Matthew 25:41-46 to see what Jesus meant by "everlasting punishment" and how we can escape by Christ such a conclusion.

Should the assembly of the church consist of congregational worship, ensemble worship, or both? This study draws from 1 Corinthians 11 and 14 looking at how the New Testament describes the gathering of the church. By reading these scriptures, readers can see how the gathering for communion, edification, and worship were acts of the whole church.

Who is in charge of the church today? This message draws from the Letter to the Ephesians to see how Christ is the Head of the church now. This message also seeks out the purpose, the mission, and the unity of the church. This all leads to, "Where is the church of Christ today?"