This section signals the major intent of the entire sermon, as it is the call to response. This call is to make a distinction between religious wide gate, and to enter through the difficult narrow one.

In these verses, Jesus gives us a simple yet profound way to interact with God. In doing so, he helps to reform our view of God. Is God stingy? Does he withhold good things? Or is he a generous giver? Jesus concludes by broadening the discussion to...

Who among us, because God seems so hands off, hasn’t tried to impose our will on the world? Jesus shows us some of the ways in which we attempt to impose our will on the world while at the same time showing us a better way.

Message from Eric Soderberg on Dec 29, 2019

There are many things trying to grab our attention during the holiday season. They flood our feeds with flashy colors and killer deals. The fill the malls with cheerful sounds and delicious smells. But there is only one thing this holiday season that...

Anxiety is on the rise in our country and particularly in our part of the country. Jesus tells us multiple times to not be anxious. But it looks as if he doesn’t think we can simply hear those words and follow them, because he surrounds them with...

Jesus instructs us to lay up for ourselves treasures in heaven rather than treasures

on earth. What are treasures on earth? What are treasures in heaven? How can we

go about laying up treasures in heaven?

For the last three weeks, we've seen Jesus address issues of worship. He has talked about giving in secret and praying in secret. In our passage this morning, he discusses how to fast. This could be a new topic for many of us, but perhaps there are...

What do we need? Who knows what we need? Do you think you know what you need?

What does Jesus have to say about what we need?

Most of us eventually learn from experience that living for the praise of others is full of

traps. How do we escape the traps? If we’re not to live for the praise of others, what are

we to live for?