In this sermon we will unpack three more parables of Jesus in an effort to discover what they teach us about the Kingdom of God.

Speaker: Norm Funk

Date: April 30, 2017

Text: Matthew 13:1-23

Few things are more associated with Jesus than His parables. This message addresses what parables are, the role they serve, and why they are important. Additionally, what do we need to discover in the parable of the Sower, specifically, what makes someone 'good soil'?

Speaker: Norm Funk

Date: April 23, 2017

Text: Matthew 12:38-50

Hard heartedness is a topic that comes up often in the Bible. It's seen prominently with Pharaoh but continues on with the disciples and the Pharisees thereafter. What are the earmarks of hardheartedness - especially the more subtle ones - and how do we overcome it? That's what this sermon addresses.

Speaker: Norm Funk

Date: April 9, 2017

Text: Matthew 21:1-11

On this Palm Sunday we enter Jerusalem with Jesus - for the first time in Matthew - and consider deeply those characteristics of Jesus that Matthew emphasizes.

In this Good Friday message we dive into the exchange of Jesus for Barabbas and consider how we too are like Pilate, the Crowd and Barabbas himself and therefore, how we all need Jesus.

Speaker: Norm Funk

Date: April 9, 2017

Text: Matthew 21:1-11

On this Palm Sunday we enter Jerusalem with Jesus - for the first time in Matthew - and consider deeply those characteristics of Jesus that Matthew emphasizes.

Speaker: Norm Funk

Date: April 2, 2017

Text: Matthew 12:33-37

In last week's passage we were witness to the most horrific words ever uttered: Jesus does what He does by way of Satan. In this week's text Jesus sheds light on how our words not only bear witness to who we are but why we utter them in the first place.

We are approaching a culminating point in Matthew where not only is Jesus' popularity reaching a zenith but so too is His opposition. In this message we tackle the accusation of the Pharisees who concluded that Jesus did what He did by the power of Satan and consider the relevance for us today.

Speaker: Norm Funk

Date: March 19, 2017

Text: Matthew 12:9-21

In this message Jesus continues to press in on the Pharisees view of the Sabbath - this time by way of healing a man with a withered hand. In this message we will also address the question of whether or not Christians are to keep the Sabbath today.

Speaker: Matthew Menzel

Date: March 12, 2017

Text: Matthew 12:1-8

In this sermon we will look at the invitation Jesus extended to rest in Him. What does that actually mean? How do we do it? And what does it require to be a people defined by His rest instead of our work?