God Centered Life

We fail to be astonished by Jesus when we think we can take or leave what he says. We should be astonished by this teaching and by the Teacher. The Sermon on the Mount reveals Christianity as far more than a mere religion; it's a message of rescue that leads to a transformed life.

People love to be told today that there are many different faith options. No one wants to hear that there's only one way to heaven. But the narrow way is the way that leads to life.

People love to be told today that there are many different faith options. No one wants to hear that there's only one way to heaven. But the narrow way is the way that leads to life.

We can build walls to protect us, but without the right values, walls are as weak as the humans who guard them. A little bribe will make the gates open up. Psalm 125 points us to how to be truly secure.

We can build walls to protect us, but without the right values, walls are as weak as the humans who guard them. A little bribe will make the gates open up. Psalm 125 points us to how to be truly secure.

Jesus presents a choice that is clear and absolute. There is no middle ground or other option so that no one is offended and all ideas are equally true. Christianity is not a religion, it is a word of grace and rescue.

Jesus presents a choice that is clear and absolute. There is no middle ground or other option so that no one is offended and all ideas are equally true. Christianity is not a religion, it is a word of grace and rescue.

In reality, this is one of the more difficult parts of the Sermon on the Mount to interpret. Why does Jesus teach here about asking, seeking, and knocking?

In reality, this is one of the more difficult parts of the Sermon on the Mount to interpret. Why does Jesus teach here about asking, seeking, and knocking?

These six verses are probably the most important text in the Bible for us as we engage with contemporary culture. What does it mean not to judge? How do we correctly exercise our critical faculties as we go through life?