SERIES: Matthew: The Kingdom of Heaven

SERMON: "Kingdom Prayer" from Matthew 6:5–15.

In this text, Jesus teaches His followers how they should pray. He rebukes the posture of the Pharisees and pagans, and encourages us to take a God-centered posture in our prayers.

In this sermon, Pastor Andrew encourages us to take a posture of honor, submission, and dependence in our prayers.

SERIES: Matthew: The Kingdom of Heaven

SERMON: "Kingdom Piety" from Matthew 6:1–18.

In this text, Jesus turns His attention to "acts of righteousness." He critiques the "hypocrites," who perform their piety for an audience, and He calls His followers to practice their righteousness for an audience of One.

In this sermon, Pastor Andrew helps us understand the value of spiritual disciplines and the priorities necessary for practicing our righteousness in ways that honor God.

SERIES: Matthew: The Kingdom of Heaven

SERMON: "Following Our Older Brother's Example" from Matthew 5:38–48.

In this text, Jesus calls His followers to resist retaliation and to love their enemies.

In this sermon, Pastor Andrew looks at the laws Jesus references, examines the heart behind the laws, and calls us to radical Kingdom obedience. We can obey God's law by following Jesus' example.

SERIES: Matthew: The Kingdom of Heaven

SERMON: "The Heart of the Matter" from Matthew 5:31–37.

In this text, Jesus teaches on divorce and swearing oaths as applications connected with His commitment to fulfill the law and His exhortation for His followers to maintain a righteousness that "exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees."

In this sermon, Pastor Andrew helps us see the heart behind the laws regarding divorce and oaths. He argues that the righteous man is faithful to his wife and his word.

STANDALONE SERMON

SERMON: "Standing Firm on God's Word" from 2 Timothy 3:14–17.

In this text, the apostle Paul reminds Timothy to cling to God's Word as he was taught, because it is our primary weapon against the wicked world's devices and it is profitable for the believer.

In this sermon, Pastor Andrew gives us four truths about Scripture:

1) The Bible is our foundation

2) The Bible points to Jesus

3) The Bible comes from God

4) The Bible profits believers.

SERIES: Matthew: The Kingdom of Heaven

SERMON: "The Poison Within" from Matthew 5:27–30.

In this text, Jesus exposes the heart behind adultery and calls His followers to a radical purity only attainable by His power.

In this sermon, Brandon Mason urges us to examine our hearts, receive God's transforming grace, and walk in purity.

SERIES: Matthew: The Kingdom of Heaven

SERMON: "Outward Compliance or Inward Purity?" from Matthew 5:21–26.

"The Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7b)

In this sermon, Todd Wheeler examines Jesus' teaching from the Sermon on the Mount on the subject of anger. Verses 21–26 are an application of Jesus' central teaching on the fulfillment of the Law and Prophets in verses 17–20. Give this sermon a listen and catch a glimpse of the heart behind the law and how we should obey it.

SERIES: Matthew: The Kingdom of Heaven

SERMON: "The Key to the Kingdom" from Matthew 5:17–20.

In this text, Jesus affirms His commitment to the Old Testament Scriptures and calls His followers to a Christ-centered righteousness.

In this sermon, Pastor Andrew encourages us to resist the temptation to try and unhitch our faith from the Old Testament. Rather, he helps us understand that Jesus is the key to rightly interpreting the entire Bible (Old Testament included) AND Jesus is the key to possessing and pursuing true Kingdom righteousness.

SERIES: Matthew: The Kingdom of Heaven

SERMON: "Salt & Light" from Matthew 5:13–16.

GUEST PREACHER: Wes White, Director for East Africa, World Hope Ministries International.

Wes White is a pastor, missionary, Bible teacher, and leader with more than four decades of experience in ministry. He is also our pastor's favorite preacher (and his dad). In this sermon, he jumped into our sermon series through the Gospel of Matthew and showed us from God's Word what it looks like to be salt and light in a dark and dying world.

SERIES: Matthew: The Kingdom of Heaven

SERMON: "The Persecution Paradox" from Matthew 5:10–12.

In this text, Jesus blesses the persecuted. It is the final beatitude in the Sermon on the Mount, and the only one that includes an extended exhortation.

In this sermon, Pastor Andrew examines the paradox of persecution for the believer. For the one who suffers for the sake of Christ and His righteousness, persecution is the highest honor. We receive it with joy and gladness.