Inspired by Chapter 5 pages 173-175 of Dallas Willard’s book Divine Conspiracy. Jesus speaks both to the most intimate of interactions to the most ordinary ones, such as keeping our word. Here we examine how oaths and swearing are used to...

Inspired by Chapter 5 pages 168-173 of Dallas Willard’s book Divine Conspiracy. The important question is not “Is divorce okay?” But the important questions are “How can I use the resources of the kingdom to resolve difficulties with my...

Inspired by Chapter 5 pages 158-168 of Dallas Willard’s book Divine Conspiracy. The next contrast Jesus deals with is sex. The goodness of the kingdom heart is the positive love of God and of those around us that fills it and crowds out the many...

Inspired by Chapter 5 pages 147-158 of Dallas Willard’s book Divine Conspiracy. The sermon now deals with the important question: Who is the truly good person? True goodness exceeds the goodness of the religious leaders of the day as it flows from...

Inspired by Chapter 5 pages 129-147 of Dallas Willard’s book Divine Conspiracy. Jesus did not plan to abolish the Jewish scriptures but to challenge his listeners to move beyond the righteousness of the religious leaders of the day to a different...

Inspired by Chapter 4 pages 125-127 of Dallas Willard’s book Divine Conspiracy. Speaking to the multitudes of common people who through him had found blessing in the kingdom, Jesus tells them it is they, not the best and brightest on a human...

Inspired by Chapter 4 pages 98-127 of Dallas Willard’s book Divine Conspiracy. The Beatitudes are not spiritual goals that you must strive for – but announce that the kingdom of God is available even to people who are poor, meek, and mournful....

Inspired by Chapter 3 of Dallas Willard’s book Divine Conspiracy. To trust Jesus and become his apprentices, we need to grasp our situation in God’s full world. To do so involves foundational concepts like God is inconceivably great, interesting,...

Inspired by Chapter 2 of Dallas Willard’s book Divine Conspiracy. Although discipleship to Jesus is at the heart of the gospel, faith and churchgoing are often about going to heaven when I die or making the world a better place. As a result,...

Inspired by Chapter 1 of Dallas Willard’s book Divine Conspiracy. We are currently flying upside down – without knowledge of what is right or how to do what is right. But it does not have to be that way. Jesus lived in this world, teaching us how...