Over the course of this week, we’ve been walking through Jesus’ teachings about His own death and resurrection according to Matthew’s Gospel. Those videos can be viewed below and the series will be downloadable this week from the church website. We walked through Matthew 24:1-26:5, where Jesus both states that all the things He described... Continue Reading →
In chapter 3 of Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus revealed that before beginning His preaching ministry, it was fitting to fulfill all righteousness. This was done in His baptism by John and it would be done in the Temptations. Tonight, we arrive at the first temptation. We will spend the whole night on this one temptation and... Continue Reading →
Paul was brought to faith in Christ. There is no other way to describe the sort of change that happened in his heart and mind. The one who persecuted Stephen was now like Stephen. In Acts 9:20, we see that Paul immediately began to proclaim the Gospel of Christ in Damascus. In 9:25, Paul is... Continue Reading →
We are continuing our leadership series exploring the place of different methodological components of the local church. In the first section, we explored the different components of the main church services or meeting times. In this section, we are considering the different components of the local church’s overall ministry method. In this section, we are... Continue Reading →
Have you ever wondered why God created you in the condition that He did? Have you ever wondered why God gave you the personality type that He did, why you are not as academic as you’d like to be, why you have the body type that you do, why you are not as athletic as... Continue Reading →
What is the result when we strive to follow Jesus as churches, pastors, and ministry leaders? What is the fruit of a healthy church body that genuinely strives to abide in the instruction of Jesus Christ? Scripture does not leave us in the dark about how to measure the success of our ministry and it... Continue Reading →
Last week, we started this section of Matthew’s Gospel that we are referring to as the prelude to Jesus’ preaching ministry. John the Baptist taught some very significant things concerning the kingdom of heaven, which was at hand. As he is teaching, Jesus comes to be baptized by him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2wB14MYLyw&feature=youtu.be Matthew 3:13-17 Then Jesus arrived... Continue Reading →
Submit your questions using the contact form, on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. We know that gossip is wrong. We know that it is best for us not to participate in gossip, listening to it or ourselves speaking it. Gossip causes conflict and, in most cases, is not accurate information. One of our church members approached... Continue Reading →
We are taking a break from our regular leadership series because I have been asked to teach about the qualifications of elders in Scripture. What exactly qualifies someone to be a servant of God in the position of elder in the midst of a church body? What exactly qualifies someone to be a servant of... Continue Reading →
