One of the most well-known, well-loved, oft-used, most-memorized passages of all of scripture is the part of the Sermon on the Mount commonly called The Lord's Prayer. Pastor Jon steps us through the passage, examining what it expresses about God, and what it calls us to do as members of God's Kingdom. 

Speaker: Jon Thompson

What do you think your legacy will be on Earth? How about in Heaven? Pastor Jon helps us grapple with what actually matters: serving God, not human desires. He looks at how we submit and serve God determines what of our lives is remembered, what is redeemed, and what ripples into eternity. 

Speaker: Jon Thompson

How we react to mistreatment is a heart thing. Pastor Angela looks at how Jesus talked about retribution and how we, as Christians, are called to respond to insults and anger with restraint and humility, because members of Christ's kingdom know that love is stronger than revenge.

Speaker: Angela Mason

We live in a culture that thrives on lies, full of ideas like post-truth, my truth, fake news, alternative facts, and truth decay. Pastor Jon challenges our society's acceptance of lies with the absolute truth of Jesus and his world-rocking teachings on lying, vows, and oaths. 

Speaker: Jon Thompson

There is no one untouched by divorce, either directly or indirectly. Despite its prevalence, there is a lot of confusion on how Christians are supposed to understand divorce. Pastor Jon tackles the issue with the Biblical truth Jesus spoke in the Sermon on the Mount, explaining how God views divorce, what the reasons for divorce might be, and how we as Christian and member of Christian community are to view divorce. It is a valuable and needed teaching. As Jon says, for some, you will find freedom that you did not have, for others conviction, for all, clarity.

Speaker: Jon Thompson

Sex has always been a hot topic, even back in Jesus's day. Pastor Jon looks at what Jesus taught about sex, adultery, love, and lust and how it all applies to our lives today. 

Speaker: Jon Thompson

Anger is everywhere. Anger is easy. So much of our emotional life is conditioned by our anger. Pastor Lucas acknowledges our human inclination to anger, but walks us through how we can overcome anger with love, a love that we have because God first loved us. 

Speaker: Lucas Prado

We all live by rules. Sometimes those rules make sense by themselves, but sometimes they have a bigger purpose. Pastor Jon explores what Jesus meant when he said he came to fulfill the law, not abolish it. This week, he dives deep into the purpose of the law, how it leads to Jesus and salvation, and how we as Christians are to understand it in our Kingdom walk. 

Speaker: Jon Thompson

Do fish know they're wet? Do they know they live in water? Do we see and understand the culture currents we swim in? Pastor Jon takes the next step into Jesus's words in the Sermon on the Mount to explore what he meant when he called his followers the salt and light of the world. When we understand that, we will begin to see how radically different the counter-culture of the Kingdom of Heaven is. 

Speaker: Jon Thompson

The beginning of Jesus's sermon on the mount starts with the The Beatitudes, that well-known passage about those who are blessed. But what are they really saying? Pastor Jon steps through them, one by one, and shows that what Jesus is really telling the crowd is how they illustrate the everyday ethics and lifestyle of those who belong to the Kingdom of Haven, and not the world. They describe what the Kingdom of God looks like, reversing what is expected, and revealing something so much better.

Speaker: Jon Thompson