In today’s message Pastor Ben provides a very high level look at the famous Sermon on the Mount. Join us as we explore the key point of the Sermon on the Mount and how it fits into the larger point Matthew is making in his Gospel account of Jesus.

Please join us as we receive a message from our guest speaker, Rev. Ken Thurman.

In relatively succinct manner, Matthew describes the spread of Jesus’s popularity. Amid the clamor of rising fame, the message of Jesus begins with a simple summons. A message that must be received and obeyed by each person. Join us as we unpack the significance of the first words of the good news of the Kingdom.

The account of the temptation of Jesus has mystified and puzzled Christians for centuries: If Jesus was truly God, how could he be tempted to sin? Beyond that query, Christians have struggled to understand the significance of this account and its purpose in Scripture. Join us as we unpack this important passage and better understand Jesus, ourselves, and the nature of spiritual warfare!

The baptism of Jesus is of such significance that the event is recorded in all four Gospels. But why? What about this event is of such consequence for us? Join us as we explore and unpack the significance and implications of the baptism of our Lord.

As the final prophet of the Old Covenant, John occupies the unique place of serving at the close of one age and the dawning of another. Join us as we unpack the thrust of his message and ministry and why it was important preparatory work for the ministry of Jesus.

The oldest Christmas sermon left to us from antiquity dates to AD 386, preached by John Chrysostom in his first year of ordained ministry as the pastor of the church in Antioch. Join us as we, with this ancient Doctor of the Church, marvel at the incarnation!

Christians confess that Jesus is “truly God and truly man,” but what does that mean for how we understand his experience as a toddler? Join us as we explore how and why the early years of Jesus help us to walk in faith.

In today’s passage we read of the famous account of the “Three Wise Men” who visited Jesus as a baby. Yet this passage is actually presenting us with multiple responses to the person of Jesus spanning the spectrum from hostility to joy. Join us as we explore how this passage calls us to consider our own response to Jesus!

Today’s passage teaches what is a cardinal doctrine of our faith - that Jesus was conceived in the womb of a true virgin. But beyond the supernatural nature of the conception of Jesus, the practical ramifications of a young betrothed woman becoming pregnant weighed heavily on the mind of her betrothed husband. Join us as we explore what this passage means for us!