God views sexual sin as being very serious and yet at the heart of the matter is our hearts. Being sexually, physically pure is good but incomplete. God doesn’t want just part of us, He wants all of us including our hearts. If we change from the inside then that will affect how we live on the outside. At the end of the day, God wants us to live in holiness both in works and in our hearts.

God views sexual sin as being very serious and yet at the heart of the matter is our hearts. Being sexually, physically pure is good but incomplete. God doesn’t want just part of us, He wants all of us including our hearts. If we change from the inside then that will affect how we live on the outside. At the end of the day, God wants us to live in holiness both in works and in our hearts.

Christ calls us to righteous relationships. We cannot separate our relationships with others from our relationship with God. Anger, contempt for others, and pride destroy relationships.

Christ calls us to righteous relationships. We cannot separate our relationships with others from our relationship with God. Anger, contempt for others, and pride destroy relationships.

Our distinctiveness as Jesus’ disciples sets us apart in the tasteless, dark world around us.

Our distinctiveness as Jesus’ disciples sets us apart in the tasteless, dark world around us.

The Beatitudes, found in Matthew 5:3-12, introduce the Sermon on the Mount by pointing out where to begin: the heart. The heart is the focus of the Beatitudes because it is the necessary groundwork for the kind of lifestyle set forth in the remainder of the Sermon on the Mount. Where the inner life is, the outer life will always follow. The Beatitudes describe eight inner qualities that amount to a life lived entirely for God.

The Beatitudes, found in Matthew 5:3-12, introduce the Sermon on the Mount by pointing out where to begin: the heart. The heart is the focus of the Beatitudes because it is the necessary groundwork for the kind of lifestyle set forth in the remainder of the Sermon on the Mount. Where the inner life is, the outer life will always follow. The Beatitudes describe eight inner qualities that amount to a life lived entirely for God.

Whom do you serve? There are many competing "gods" that strive to capture your affections. However, only the One True God of the Bible can give life and satisfy our greatest longings. The prayer of this message is that you might determine, as Joshua did, that "as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord!"

Whom do you serve? There are many competing "gods" that strive to capture your affections. However, only the One True God of the Bible can give life and satisfy our greatest longings. The prayer of this message is that you might determine, as Joshua did, that "as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord!"