Sermons

"When you can’t trace his hand, trust his heart." We must know God in the good days, so we have the strength of soul and conviction to withstand the difficult days. So, we must grow in knowing the greatness of God’s nature and put our hope and trust in his wise and sovereign ways.

The human heart seeks to be rewarded through being seen and praised by people. Our Father in Heaven desires to reward us, and Jesus teaches us to seek the greater reward—God himself. In Matthew 6, Jesus teaches us to beware of the desire to be seen by people, to know how to practice our righteousness, and to hope in the reward from God.

Christ declares that entrance into the kingdom requires perfect obedience to the Law. This not only highlights continuity between Moses and Christ, but it demonstrates that the Law is a tutor that leads us to faith in Christ, who fulfills the Law’s demand of perfect righteousness!

God blesses His faithful people by keeping them in grace and peace through Jesus Christ, His Great High Priest.

The truth of God’s kingdom was proclaimed by the coming of Jesus and the testimony of his followers. That testimony continues today and means that believers are salt and light to a fallen world. They are both useful and visible in doing good works to the praise of God’s glory!

Jesus invites all His disciples to pursue kingdom living in a fallen world through Godward hearts and others-oriented living with unrivaled hope amid persecution so that we might enjoy true happiness here and now, but also in the kingdom of heaven forever!

All of Scripture, the Law, the Psalms, and the Prophets, are all about Jesus, His person and His work. He is the great Prophet, Mediator, and King that fulfills all the Old Testament prophecies. Jesus is the “greater than Moses” who will speak the truth of God’s salvation, but will we listen?

Moses called the Israelites to follow the Lord’s commands by constructing the tabernacle so that God would dwell among His people. To a greater degree, through the New Covenant, God commands Christians to walk in obedience as they await the Lord to dwell among His people!