Series: Sermon on the mount

Title: Treasures in Heaven

Text: Matthew 6.19-24

Summary: Jesus talked about the power of money as frequently as any other topic. In this famous passage Jesus ties money back to the major image of the Sermon on the Mount: light. When we view money through the lens of the kingdom of God we are healthy and full of light. When we don't, we are in danger of darkness.

Series: Sermon on the mount

Title: Treasures in Heaven

Text: Matthew 6.19-24

Summary: Jesus talked about the power of money as frequently as any other topic. In this famous passage Jesus ties money back to the major image of the Sermon on the Mount: light. When we view money through the lens of the kingdom of God we are healthy and full of light. When we don't, we are in danger of darkness.

We were so delightfully blessed to have our guest speaker, dear friend and sister Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil who is a powerful, prophetic preacher and thought-leader in the field of reconciliation. She is an Associate Professor of Reconciliation Studies and the Director of the Reconciliation Minor’s program at Seattle Pacific University. Brenda is an author, speaker, and consultant with over 25 years of experience in the field of racial, ethnic, and gender reconciliation (Igniting a Reconciliation Movement). Brenda earned her B.A. from Rutgers University, M.Div. from Fuller Theological Seminary, and D.Min. from formerly named Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, now Palmer Theological Seminary. Brenda was recently named by Christianity Today as one of the 50 women to watch for in her work shaping the church and culture. Brenda and her husband Dr. J. Derek McNeil, have two children and reside in Seattle.

Series: The Sermon on the Mount

Title: The Lord's Prayer

Text: Matthew 6.5-13

Summary: When Jesus teaches his disciples (an us) to pray, he introduces the Lord's Prayer as a template. It doesn't matter how few or how many times we've heard it - the Lord's Prayer is always filled with more insight and resources that will lead us into a deeper experience of prayer

Series: The Sermon on the Mount

Title: The Lord's Prayer

Text: Matthew 6.5-13

Summary: When Jesus teaches his disciples (an us) to pray, he introduces the Lord's Prayer as a template. It doesn't matter how few or how many times we've heard it - the Lord's Prayer is always filled with more insight and resources that will lead us into a deeper experience of prayer

Dr. Sutter speaks to us from Matthew 6: 5-8. The title is "The Inner Room"

Title: "Turn the other cheek". Pastoral Staff Brandon Green speaks to us from Matthew 5:38-38; Matthew 5:17-20; Leviticus 24:19-22

Title: "Turn the other cheek". Pastoral Staff Brandon Green speaks to us from Matthew 5:38-38; Matthew 5:17-20; Leviticus 24:19-22

Title: "Turn the other cheek". Pastoral Staff Brandon Green speaks to us from Matthew 5:38-38; Matthew 5:17-20; Leviticus 24:19-22

Series: The Sermon on the Mount

Title: Children of the Light

Text: Matthew 5.21-37

Summary: The dominant image for the Sermon on the Mount is light - our lights are intended to shine both individually and collectively, all for the glory of God. Yet in the next section of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus uncomfortably reminds us that darkness is just as present. How do we acknowledge the darkness that is both inside of and around us, yet ultimately become children of the light?