Grace Messages

This morning we are going to be looking at what has been commonly called the "Lord’s Prayer” although a better name for this section could be “A Model Prayer.” This is really the Lord teaching the disciples to pray, specifically His first century audience who were anticipating the nearness of the Kingdom in the presence of the King.

This morning we are going to move into the next sub-section of the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus is going to call out five ”hypocritical behaviors” that were occurring amongst the religious Jews of the culture. These were behaviors that were performed for others to see. Jesus instructs His audience, and by application, us, that we are living for an Audience of One! Why I am doing what I am doing should be a constant question of self-evaluation in any ministry, service, or good work I engage in.

This morning we conclude a larger section of the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus describes what TRUE righteousness looks like from God’s perspective. This was very important to clarify since the religious leaders of Jesus' day misinterpreted this AND their misinterpretations had become the mainstream thought of Judaism. These misinterpretations were costing Jews potential entrance into the Kingdom of Heaven. The final two areas of clarification involved personal retaliation and love for one’s enemies.

This morning we continue a larger section of the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus describes what TRUE righteousness looks like from God’s perspective. This was very important to clarify since the religious leaders of Jesus' day misinterpreted this AND their misinterpretations had become the mainstream thought of Judaism. These misinterpretations were costing Jews potential entrance into the Kingdom of Heaven. The first two areas of clarification involved the sixth and seventh commandments of murder and adultery.

Today, Pastor Carl Greene explains where our human value truly comes from. What does it mean to have inherent self worth, and what does that look like Biblically?

In light of America's 250th anniversary, Pastor Carl Greene talks about the kind of citizenship that really matters.

This morning we start a larger section of the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus describes what TRUE righteousness looks like from God’s perspective. This was very important to clarify since the religious leaders of Jesus' day misinterpreted this AND their misinterpretations had become the mainstream thought of Judaism. These misinterpretations were costing Jews potential entrance into the Kingdom of Heaven. Thus, it was important for Jesus to first clarify that He was opposed to the religious leader’s interpretation of the Law of Moses and NOT that Jesus was opposed to Law of Moses itself!

This morning we will finish our dive into the Beatitudes, the values of the Kingdom of Heaven that Jesus is offering to His first-century Jewish audience. Jesus then transitions to remind and exhort His audience, the 1st-century nation of Israel, of their present missionary mandate to the Gentile world.

This morning we will dive into the Beatitudes. These are the values of the Kingdom of Heaven that Jesus is offering to His first-century Jewish audience. After He is done with the first twelve verses of teaching, His audience should have realized that Jesus is offering the long-awaited and much discussed Kingdom of God detailed in the Old Testament.

This morning we will dive into the Beatitudes. These are the values of the Kingdom of Heaven that Jesus is offering to His first-century Jewish audience. After He is done with the first twelve verses of teaching, His audience should have realized that Jesus is offering the long-awaited and much discussed Kingdom of God detailed in the Old Testament.