In this message Pastor Matt leads our study in the first chapter of Philippians, where we see Paul assuring his dear friends that although he is in prison, the

Our Scripture reading was found in Ezekiel 19:1-14.

In this message Pastor Matt leads our study in Hebrews 9:13-14, where we study the three different ways to try to approach God, not all equal. Notice three different methods of religion that are outlined in this passage: 1) Dead works 2) Animal sacrifice and 3) Christ’s self-sacrifice. We observe the effectiveness of each of these ways from verse 14, the death of Christ was intended not only to cleanse us from dead works, but to put us into service of the great King, the living God. May we be about serving Him in grateful remembrance of what He has done for us.

The point of the likeness between Jonah and Jesus is not death/resurrection, but the similar period of time in hidden in the belly of the fish/belly of the earth. So even if Jonah did not die and rise again, there is no reduction in significance of the similarity between the prophet’s fish sign and the resurrection sign of the Son of God. In the end, Jesus gave them a stupendous sign. But they still did not believe it, just like Luke 16:31 predicted.

We ended with this application point: Why ask God for something if you will still refuse to believe in Him?

Speech is a very good indicator one of one’s heart. You may not have

Our Scripture reading was found in 1 Chronicles 19:1-19.

This prayer is a great reminder of what God wants us to be like. In

Our Scripture reading was found in Ezekiel 18:1-32.

In this message Pastor Matt explains why it is invalid for a critic to say that Christians pick and choose whatever they like from the book of Leviticus. There are very good reasons that Christians understand some principles to continue into the present age, while some ceased at some time in the past. We use three examples: the Bible's teaching on homosexual relations, keeping Sabbath, and the kosher food laws. There are explicit reinforcements of the first in the New Testament, and explicit teachings setting aside the other two. In addition, we learned that the critic has his own pick-and-choose problems.

In this message Pastor Matt leads our study in the book of Acts, chapter 16, where we learn of the people of Philippi and the opening weeks of Christian ministry in that town.

Our Scripture reading was found in Ezekiel 16:15-63.

In this message Pastor Matt leads our study by first asking the question "What's the priority of the Church?" The priorities included 1) teaching the doctrine of the Gospel 2) Carrying out the Great Commission 3) fellowship with other believers 4) praying 5) baptism 6) and witnessing to others. These are where our focus should be as a church of God. Perhaps we have been focused on things other than these key foundational truths? We must recenter our focus and strive to be the church that God has called His people to be.

In this message Pastor Matt leads our continued study in the book of Matthew, focused in chapter 12. The Pharisees

In this message Pastor Matt leads our continued study through the book of Matthew, chapter 11. The Jewish leaders thought themselves as wise and prudent whereas the followers of Jesus Christ were like children. Yet we see that God revealed Himself to those who believed in Him. We see Jesus' powerful affirmation that He is the sovereign God, where Christ claimed that the task of executing the divine will had been committed to Him. Jesus provides an open invitation to all who hear - but phrased in such a way that the only ones who will respond to the invitation are those who are burdened by their own spiritual bankruptcy and the weight of trying to save themselves by keeping the law.

Our Scripture reading was found in 1 Chronicles 16:1-43.