Lamentations 2 - The second acrostic poem of Lamentations explores the justice and judgment of God and provides a model for bringing your whole self, raw questions and all, to Him. Through it we are reminded still of the love and mercy that God always maintains. A sermon by Tsion Reid. [Part 2 of our series "A Memorial to Our Grief: A Month with Lamentations"]

Lamentations 1 - As a collection of poems lamenting grief, suffering, and shame without any clear resolution, the book of Lamentations is an odd book in the Bible. Even still, it serves as a powerful reminder (especially in its first chapter) of the need to have our grief seen in order to experience comfort. Through this first poem we are invited not only to see the griefs of others, but to share our own, and to encounter the Jesus who bore ours to save us. A sermon by Cameron Heger. [Part 1 of our series "A Memorial to Our Grief: A Month with Lamentations"]

Matthew 7:24-29 - Jesus ends the sermon on the mount with a final choice between life founded on him and a life founded on anything else. Hearing, trusting, and doing what Jesus has said is the way to wisdom, flourishing, and a life that can stand amidst life’s coming storms. A sermon by Cameron Heger.

[Part 24 of our series “Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount: The Good Life in the Kingdom of Grace”]

Matthew 7:15-23 - Jesus continues the conclusion of the sermon on the mount with a stark warning about the coming of false teachers and the possibility of performing for Jesus without knowing Him. He gives the image of two trees--one diseased and one healthy--their ultimate character revealed by the fruit they eventually bear. May we learn to discern the quality of the spiritual fruit borne in our leaders... and in ourselves. A sermon by Kyle Sunderland. [Part 23 of our series “Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount: The Good Life in the Kingdom of Grace”]

Matthew 7:13-14 - Jesus begins His conclusion to the sermon on the mount with a stark and provocative picture. There are two gates leading to two paths leading to two ends: death on the one hand and life on the other. Like God offering the choice to Adam and Eve in the garden or Moses offering the choice to the children of Israel in the wilderness, Jesus offers again the choice--this time oriented around His saving grace and Lordship. In light of all that Jesus has said in His sermon, choose today whom you will follow. A sermon by Cameron Heger. [Part 22 of our series “Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount: The Good Life in the Kingdom of Grace”]

Matthew 7:12 - Jesus wraps up the main body of His sermon with a statement that is both a summary of all that came before and a concise statement of the heart of the Christian life: a vision of self-giving love that requires deep gospel meditation to faithfully step into. A sermon by Cameron Heger. [Part 21 of our series “Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount: The Good Life in the Kingdom of Grace”]

Matthew 7:7-11 - With these words, Jesus gives the final teaching about prayer in the Sermon on the Mount. It is an invitation to boldly appeal to God to meet our needs—one ultimately rooted in His character as a good and loving Father. A sermon by Zach Boutan. [Part 20 of our series “Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount: The Good Life in the Kingdom of Grace”]

Matthew 7:1-6 - This passage includes some of Jesus’s most famous and yet misunderstood words. Through three main ideas He offers us not simple catchphrases but anchor points for learning how (and how not) to make and receive moral judgments wisely in community as we seek to help one another toward Christlikeness. A sermon by Cameron Heger. [Part 19 of our series “Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount: The Good Life in the Kingdom of Grace”]

Matthew 6:25-34 - Jesus follows His warning against greed and making a master of money with a related warning about the way in which overly focusing on material possessions produces anxiety. With these words Jesus speaks peace into our worries about the future by inviting us to look up from them at the abundant creation around us and the fatherly love of God above us all. A sermon by Cameron Heger. [Part 18 of our series “Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount: The Good Life in the Kingdom of Grace”]

Matthew 6:19-24 - Jesus begins the third and final section of the main body of The Sermon on the Mount with a discussion of one of the chief idols and temptations for all of humanity: greed and the disordered desire for money and other goods. Though often viewed as a "respectable sin" in our culture, Jesus issues a grave warning around it. How does one move from greed to a God-serving generosity? Jesus and His gospel point the way. A sermon by Todd Miles. [Part 17 of our series “Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount: The Good Life in the Kingdom of Grace”]