Matthew 6:1-18 ​| The message of these 18 verses is simply this: Don't show off. Don't use spiritual disciplines to promote yourself. Are you blowing your trumpet a little bit too much? Do you really want everybody to know how spiritually mature you are? Jesus is not necessarily talking about running from recognition. It's wrong when you do something for the recognition.

Matthew 5:43-48 | Dr. Crawford Loritts shares the second part of his message, “An Uncommon Love.” There’s no​thing easy about loving our enemies. Crawford reminds us it is only done through the power of the Holy Spirit within us. It’s another great lesson Jesus taught his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount and it’s one for us to learn as well.​

Matt 5:43-48 | Dr. Crawford Loritts explains how to take the godly approach when loving our enemies. It all begins with reflecting God’s unconditional love when facing ridicule and mistreatment.

​Matthew 5:38-42 I In the second part of his message, "A Good Fight," Dr. Crawford Loritts looks at some ways to combat the desire we have to ret​aliate. When someone wrongs us, we should be willing to forgive, pray for the offender, bless them and then be willing to let the offending situation go.

Matthew 5:38-42 | Dr. Crawford Loritts looks at Jesus teaching about retaliating against those who do wrong to us. As Americans we’re quick to threaten legal action, to demean, to retaliate with angry speech on social media. The question for followers of Christ though is do we want to be right or do we want to be Kingdom people and relinquish our rights for the cause of Christ?

​Matthew 5:33-37 | In Part 2 of “Is Your Word Enough?” Dr. Crawford Loritts warns that when it comes to God’s agenda, some things are not ours to promise. Don’t use the authority of God’s name to rubber stamp things you want to see accomplished. Let the integrity of your life validate the decisions you make. Let your “yes” mean yes and your “no” mean no. ​

Dr. Crawford Loritts provides another one of Jesus Christ's illustrations to His followers indicating how the Scribes and Pharisees portray a false righteousness through their use of oaths and how they wrongly use God's name. In Part 1 of "Is Your Word Enough?", Crawford reminds us that our word should be true and trustworthy.​

Matt. 5:31-32, 19:1-9 | In part 2 of "Divorce," Dr. Crawford Loritts explains what God thinks of divorce and under what circumstances it is tolerated. Crawford also offers suggestions on how to move on after divorce.

​Matt. 5:31-32 I Dr. Crawford Loritts takes a look at Jesus’ teaching about divorce. In part one of his message, Crawford outlines God’s vision and purpose for marriage.

​Matt. 5:27-30 | In Part 2 of "See No Evil," Dr. Crawford Loritts warns of the potential devastation of sexual sin. He offers five suggestions on how to minimize the temptation to lust.