Mercy For You - Jesus reigns in power, even in the midst of turmoil. Church life as we know it will change, but this is actually a good thing. We’re still called to be on the offensive with a to advance the Kingdom of God.

Nick is the pastor of Church of The Apostles in Fairfax, Virginia. To learn more about our church, please visit www.churchoftheapostles.org.

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It's easy for the church to get off track. There are so many good things that we could be doing. We will naturally be drawn to the things we can do best; those things which come easiest; things that excite us, or we enjoy most. But Jesus has given us one specific mission. It is not ours, it is His. And we are invited to join Him in it.

Learn more about our church at www.churchoftheapostles.org

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The Bible says that "without holiness, no one will see the Lord" (Hebrews 12:14). We need perfect righteousness in order to be acceptable to God. But we don’t have it. What we have is sin...which God both hates and rejects. God has what we need, but don’t deserve—righteousness. How then can we be made right with Him? The "Great Exchange!"

This is Mercy For You, the teaching ministry of Nick Braunschneider. Nick is the pastor of Church of the Apostles in Fairfax, Virginia. To learn more about our church, go to Church of The Apostles.org.

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One of the biggest complaints lodged at Christians today is that we pick and choose which of God's Laws we want to emphasize, and follow. Is the criticism valid? How do we rightly understand the Law of God, and live accordingly? Jesus gives us the answer, and it's not what we expect!

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The world tells us that people who are productive, self-sufficient, powerful, have the best resume, and are liked by all are the "blessed ones." But in the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-12), Jesus turns this way of thinking on its head. The shocking reality is that God's favor and blessing comes to failures! Weakness is the way.

Presented by Mercy for You with Pastor Nick Braunschneider. 

This message, delivered by Pastor and teacher Nick Braunschneider, introduced a new teaching series based on the Sermon on the Mount, called "Freedom from Religion." The primary goal of this series is to confront the idea that morality saves us. Jesus Christ, and His work on our behalf, are the sole grounds of our hope. As Jesus prepares to deliver His most famous teaching, we'll see that His coming, and His message, signal a fundamental change in how God and His people relate, from the Old Covenant (obey and you will be blessed) to the New Covenant (you are blessed because Jesus has secured God's blessing for you).

Throughout Advent, we have been anxiously waiting for the arrival of Jesus. Now, He has finally come! And on Epiphany Sunday, we are reminded that He is a King, the King of kings. But King Jesus is unlike any king we have ever known. He is the One who has come "not to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many" (Matthew 20:28). The Good News is that Jesus the King has come to set us free from everything that keeps us from abundant life with Him! And for this, Jesus is worthy of our worship and our devotion.

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