What is the Church? Why is Jesus called the

Why did Jesus argue with the religious leaders of His day, the pharisees, about the law that prohibited work on the Sabbath day? What made the pharisees legalistic in their strict observance of that law? What is legalism? This sermon is the final message in a series on Jesus' controversy with the pharisees over the Sabbath. It explores the idea of legalism and how to understand God's view of legalism better.

Why did God command the Israelites to rest, and not work, every Sabbath? If God commanded them not to work, why did Jesus and His disciples pick grain to eat on the Sabbath? Why was it legalistic for the religious leaders of that time to disapprove of Jesus' actions? This sermon is the second part of a series on the dispute Jesus had with the pharisees over the Sabbath and how we can avoid the trap of legalism.

What is legalism? How were the Israelites during the time of Christ legalistic in their worship of God? What can we, as Christians, do to avoid the trap of legalism? This sermon explores what legalism is and begins to apply it to the Christian's everyday life.

Why did Israel reject Jesus? Did God plan for it to happen that way or did the nation rebel against His plan? How does the doctrine that God is sovereign play into the rejection of the Messiah? This sermon examines the mystery of God's sovereignty in His plan of salvation and uncovers three principles about the sovereign nature of God.

When the Bible speaks of this life as a

Was Jesus really the Messiah, the coming One, promise in Old Testament prophesies? If He was, why did the nation of Israel reject Him? What are the consequences of that rejection? How did Jesus receive this rejection by Israel? This sermon covers the point where Israel rejects her Messiah in the gospel of Matthew and how Jesus reacts to this rejection.

If Jesus was the Messiah, foretold by the Old Testament, why did the Jews not believe in Him? What is the significance of the ministry of the prophet John the Baptist? Why did Jesus call him the greatest of all the prophets? What does John the Baptist have to do with the Messiah? This sermon examines the role of John the Baptist as the forerunner to the Messiah. It also explains how the Jews rejected the true Messiah of Israel.

Who is Jesus? What is the significance of the Jewish title

When Jesus commanded His followers to make disciples, what did He mean? What distinguishes a disciple of Christ from someone who is not His disciple? As Christians, how can we measure our own level of commitment to Christ? This sermon takes a look at the way Jesus described His disciples in order to better communicate what it means to be His disciple.