Easter is a time when we reflect on the resurrection of Christ. This is a good thing for us to do, but do we really grasp the radical nature of the resurrection? I mean the disciples were with Christ and never seemed to have much confidence that the kingdom would be established after Christ died. So, why is this resurrection so significant for Christianity? Why is this resurrection so significant for our Christian walk? How is this Resurrection the ultimate, “Amen?” If you are curious about these questions please stay tuned to our sermon titled, “Saying AMEN to a Complete Kingdom.”

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There is no question that our God is a perfect and complete God. He is not one who is going to do something in a half hearted way. It would seem that as Christ enters Jerusalem that there is the assurance that Christ has actually won the favor the crowds. You would think that this is a good thing, but Christ scares them off. How come Christ does not embrace their warm reception to his entrance into the city? How come Christ deters the zeal of the crowds and weeps over the holy city of Jerusalem? If you are curious about these questions please stay tuned to our sermon titled, “Saying Amen to a Half Kingdom?”

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The Lord’s prayer is something that assures us that God is personal. He is not a God who redeems, and then He leaves us without being able to know HIm. So, we think that this prayer is encouraging because it proves that we can communicate with a gracious God. Then we see that we are asking God not to lead us into temptation. If God is good then why would he tempt us? What does it means that we do not want God to tempt us? Does this mean that God wants us to do evil? If you are curious about these questions please stay tuned to our sermon titled, “Lead Us Not into Temptation.”

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One of the pillars of our faith is that we believe in Grace alone. This means that we receive grace without doing anything to deserve this grace. So, why does Matthew make it sound like our forgiveness is conditional? Matthew tells us that if we do not forgive then the Lord will not forgive us. Does this mean that for every sin we forgive then the Lord forgives one of our sins? If you are curious about these questions please stay tuned to our sermon titled, “Forgive in order to be Forgiven?”

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When we think of prayer we think of prayer as being something that is reserved for spiritual struggles. We know that God is a spirit and so what can God know about bodies? So, it would seem logical that we would not bother God for our daily physical needs. However, is this thinking consistent with the Lord’s prayer? What does the Lord’s prayer tell us about our asking God for our physical needs? How can this request be consistent with God being a spirit? If you are curious about these questions please stay tuned to our sermon titled, “Give Us Our Daily Bread.”

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Normally as people we do not want someone else to impose their will on us. If we allow someone else to impose their will this is a sign of weakness or failure on our part. Yet, in the Lord’s prayer we willingly request that the Lord’s will be done. Why would we want His will to be done instead of our will? How do we know that the Lord’s will being done is something that is positive for us? If you are curious about these questions please stay tuned to our sermon titled, “Your Will Be Done.”

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When we survey Covenant History we can see that the kingdom has been long time coming, but supposedly has arrived at this point. Yet, when we get to the Lord’s prayer there is the request that we make that the Lord’s kingdom will come. When is this kingdom coming? Why would we want to pray this request? Why don’t we get tired of the kingdom coming? Simply put, when is this request going to be answered? If you are curious about these questions please stay tuned to our sermon titled, “Your Kingdom Come.”

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When we memorize the Lord’s prayer we use this strange language for the Lord to hallow His name. What does this mean that the Lord has to hallow His name? This word hallow means sanctify. If God is holy then why does He need to be sanctified? Are we cheering on an incomplete God? Are we making this request because God is too weak to be consistent with Himself? So, why would we ask the Lord to be sanctified when He is the essence of holiness? If you are curious about these questions please stay tuned to our sermon titled, “Hallowed be YOUR Name.”

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When Christ walked upon this earth Christ taught us how to pray. We open this prayer by praying to our Father in heaven. This is strange that we would pray to our Father in heaven because this makes Him sound so distant, distracted, and disconnected from us. Yet, this is how we are commanded to pray. So, what is good about praying our Father in heaven? Why do we want our Father to be in heaven? How can it even be encouraging for HIm to be in heaven? If you are curious about these questions please stay tuned to our sermon titled, “Why We Want Our Father in Heaven.”

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As Christians we believe that God knows all things. If it is true that God knows all things then why do we have to pray? Why do the disciples want Christ to teach them how to pray? I mean we can see many prayers in the Psalms so the disciples should know how to pray. Why does Christ teach them a prayer? Why is it so encouraging that Christ teaches them a prayer? Why would we as Christians want to use this prayer and pray to God if He knows all things? If you are curious about these questions please stay tuned to our sermon titled, “Why Do Christians Pray?”

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