Orlando Grace Church

Main Idea: These verses we are looking at today lays before us two reactions to the same message: either reasserting our loyalty to the kingdom of this world or our loyalty to the kingdom of Christ. In these reactions, the word of God is exposing hearts. In light of this exposing, we must do three things:

1. Hear the word

2. Cultivate our heart soils

3. Go boldly

Matthew has been showing us Jesus’ authority over our illnesses, over nature, and even over the demonic realm. Now, as Matthew shows us that Jesus has authority even to heal sin. In this passage we see...

I. Why Jesus has authority to heal sin

II. What is necessary for sin to be healed

III. The result of Jesus healing sin

As Matthew continues to show Jesus’ authority, we also see a framework for Jesus' ministry and ours.

I. Why we minister

II. How we minister

Last week we saw Jesus heal the physical ailments of three people suffering greatly. Now, we see Jesus calming a storm and casting out demons. The astonished disciples very reasonably ask, "What kind of man is this?" That is the question Matthew wants to answer. Matthew tells us that Jesus...

I. Has authority over nature

II. Has authority over demons

III. Is the Son of God

In this passage we see two men considering following Jesus, but who don't understand what that means. Jesus wants them to more fully understand what following him means. To follow Jesus they must understand...

I. The difficulty of the kingdom

II. The grandeur of the kingdom

III. The grandeur of the King

One of the most unique aspects of Christianity is the high value it places on human life. No other religion or world view has a higher view of human life because we believe that all humans are made in the image of God (imago dei) and this has profound implications on our lives.

I. What is the Imago Dei?

II. What happened to the Imago Dei?

III. What responsibilities come with the Imago Dei?

The Lord’s Prayer tells us what we should long for most in this life. This prayer basically divides into two parts and this morning we will look at the first part of that prayer. In these two verses we see that every Christians should long for...

I. God’s name to be hallowed

II. God’s kingdom to come

Either your life will define your worship of God

or worship of God will define your life. It all

depends on whether you are being...

1. Remade in the image of your world

2. Remade in the image of your desires

3. Remade in the image of your God

Luke 2:1-20 could be the most well-known passage in the Bible. It’s well known for many reasons, not least of which is Charlie Brown. Ultimately though, it is well known because it is a story that calms our fears and give us purpose. To see this clearly, it is helpful to read this story and see that...

I. We are the shepherds

II. We are given a Savior

III. We are made heralds

Main point: In Christmas we celebrate on of the greatest miracles of all time: the incarnation of God. That is, God taking on flesh. In this text we see:

I. How God took on flesh

II. How that should affect us

III. The decision in front of us