Joel McCarty | Periodically we take a one week break during our sermon series. Each location will preach either a message from the same text or completely different text.

Joel McCarty | Periodically we take a one week break during our sermon series. Each location will preach either a message from the same text or completely different text.

Jamey Nettles | While many Jews had long anticipated the coming Messiah and the Kingdom of God, their expectations were often rooted in personal hope and ambition. With these words, Jesus sets the stage for what true citizenship looks like.

Jamey Nettles | While many Jews had long anticipated the coming Messiah and the Kingdom of God, their expectations were often rooted in personal hope and ambition. With these words, Jesus sets the stage for what true citizenship looks like.

Jamey Nettles | While many Jews had long anticipated the coming Messiah and the Kingdom of God, their expectations were often rooted in personal hope and ambition. With these words, Jesus sets the stage for what true citizenship looks like.

Jamey Nettles | Few verses are as often quoted or misquoted as Matthew 7:1, “Judge not, that you be not judged.” From a quick glance, one might come away from this section in Christ’s sermon and conclude there is no place for judgment among Kingdom citizens. But is that what the text really says? On closer examination, one finds the problem is not in judgment itself.

Jamey Nettles | Few verses are as often quoted or misquoted as Matthew 7:1, “Judge not, that you be not judged.” From a quick glance, one might come away from this section in Christ’s sermon and conclude there is no place for judgment among Kingdom citizens. But is that what the text really says? On closer examination, one finds the problem is not in judgment itself.

Jamey Nettles | Few verses are as often quoted or misquoted as Matthew 7:1, “Judge not, that you be not judged.” From a quick glance, one might come away from this section in Christ’s sermon and conclude there is no place for judgment among Kingdom citizens. But is that what the text really says? On closer examination, one finds the problem is not in judgment itself.

Jamey Nettles | The sixth chapter of the sermon on the mount finishes with two distinct, yet closely connected sections. First, Jesus addresses the heart of the one who places his or her trust in the treasure of this world (Matt 6:19-24)—whatever we value most is what our heart will follow.

Jamey Nettles | The sixth chapter of the sermon on the mount finishes with two distinct, yet closely connected sections. First, Jesus addresses the heart of the one who places his or her trust in the treasure of this world (Matt 6:19-24)—whatever we value most is what our heart will follow.