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A Good Week In Pennsylvania as Bobbi and I went to mingle with the church on Zion’s Hill, as the campground of the National Association of the Church of God is named, at West Middlesex in NW PA. We shared the greetings of our church with many, and we bring back the greetings of the National Association…

Our world needs righteous people, God-people doing the God-thing the God-way.

To instruct that righteousness by faith is given to every believer that puts their trust and hope in the the grace of Jesus given to them by the Spirit The central purpose of the ceremonial law was to teach that a man could be justified, not by obedience to the moral law, but by faith in the coming Redeemer (see PP 367). Francis D. Nichol, ed., The Seventh-Day Adventist Bible Commentary, vol. 6 (Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1980), 501.

Can this promise possibly be for the now as well as the not-yet?

Matthew 4:1–11 (NLT) Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry. During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” But…

The greatest sermon ever is recorded in the Gospel of Matthew in chapters 5-7. This sermon was preached by Jesus to a multitude who gathered to hear him speak. His counter cultural message to the people of that day was as much for them as it is for us today. Two weeks ago, we talked through the first…

Craving a relationship with God over anything else

Introduction I am so excited to be able to be with you all today and I am so excited to get to preach this message because of what I believe God is going to do in the hearts and lives of His saints when we truly hunger and thirst for the righteousness of God. We have been going through this sermon series…

If there ever was a word for a time such as this...

Introduction We continue today with our study of the Sermon on the Mount with 2 more Beatitudes. These are foundational characteristics about what it means to be a citizen in God’s Kingdom. Matthew’s Gospel introduces Jesus as King, and in this sermon we find the manifest of the King for his Kingdom.…

One summer Saturday morning, a father decided to take his son fishing for the first time. The boy had been fishing with his father a number of times before and had watched him closely, but he had never been allowed to fish himself. You should also know that this young man was not unlike many children:…

One summer Saturday morning, a father decided to take his son fishing for the first time. The boy had been fishing with his father a number of times before and had watched him closely, but he had never been allowed to fish himself. You should also know that this young man was not unlike many children:…

Hungry for Happiness Notice that we are not called to hunger and thirst for blessedness or happiness. Yet this is what the vast majority of people do. They pursue happiness. In seeking happiness, it either eludes them or the joy is short-lived. We are not called to pursue happiness, but to pursue righteousness.…

An aspect of God's nature which expresses his unique moral perfection and his readiness to save sinners. It is made known especially through the gospel of Jesus Christ.

The Sermon on the Mount-5 When You Can’t Get No Satisfaction In 1965, the Rolling Stones released their hit song, Satisfaction. The chorus describes someone who can’t get satisfaction from just about anything in life. I can't get no, satisfaction I can't get no, satisfaction 'Cause I try, and I try,…

THE BEATITUDES: How to Be Truly Blessed Sermon Series “Blessed are the Spiritually Famished” (Part #5) KEY PASSAGE: Matthew 5:6 (NASB) And Father God, we give You thanks, for You are good, and Your love endures forever. We “Thank You” for Your unfailing love and wonderful deeds for humankind. Lord, we…

For the director of music. A maskil of the Sons of Korah. 1 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? 3 My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me all day long, “Where…

My prayer is that every young person in the Christian school would have a heart and a desire to know God better and have a hunger for the word of God and righteousness.

Our priority as followers of Jesus Christ is to seek the kingdom of God & His righteousness- trusting God to provide all our needs

This is the continuation of the series looking at the Sermon on the Mount.

Happy Are The Hungry & Thirsty Matthew 5:1-12 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” Matthew 5:6 This morning I would like to return to our study of the Beatitudes found in Matthew chapter five. Matthew chapters five through seven are called the Sermon on…

Many people love to think of Jesus as a great moral teacher, but they fail to see that his teachings often make no sense according to human understanding. Jesus’ words offend our ideas of morality and common sense. For example, proverbial wisdom tells us that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.…

A look a the Beatitudes

God blesses the Righteous with the fullness of life, but the Wicked are doomed to perish.