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Do any of you like to see the upcoming movie trailers they play before the main attraction? For me they do two things. One, they give me more time to get in to the theater and get a good seat before the main attraction starts. And two, they give me a look at the new movies that are coming out that I…

Most of us have experienced what happens to motorists when one of those huge graders goes to work on a highway repair job. when the machine is operating on a busy road, traffic is halted and the cars lined up in opposite directions are allowed to proceed alternately. A veteran operator of one of those…

Jesus said in 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. So, if Jesus said that he came that we may have life and have it to the full, is it any wonder at all that God wants us to be happy. There is no wonder. Looking back at our…

If you were to walk around our city, you could go to areas that are building new homes and you would see concrete slabs. The rest of the house can’t go up until the foundation is laid. No walls can be built. No roof shingled. No plants planted. No windows installed. No walls painted. No memories made…

Today we begin a series on the Beatitudes. I know I have done series in the past on this subject, but this one will be different. This is an 8 week series. Of the 8 weeks, I will do four of those. I have asked two of our own to help me with this series. Pastor Bill will do two of these and David Cox…

This is week five of our sermon series on the Book of Matthew. We are moving right along. I told you last week we will do a series on the beatitudes this summer. We will completely unwrap each of those and their meanings. So, for today, I want to move to the next section. Many of you have heard many…

Our brokenness is our blessing in this sense – we don’t have to work to become “poor in spirit.” We already are “poor in spirit.” This beatitude is not about our performance. We do not have to become poor in spirit to be blessed. Rather, this beatitude is about our condition we are blessed to be in a condition where we can receive God’s grace. · If we will not deny our brokenness · If we will not project our brokenness on to others · If we will not self-manage our brokenness · If we will not surrender to our brokenness If we will acknowledge our brokenness and bring our poor spirit to Jesus, then we are blessed because . . .the kingdom of heaven is ours!

Jesus’ instruction to His disciples provided a pattern for corporate prayer which helps us to maintain a proper course for effective communication with God.

Our heart should be to proactively do good to others, expecting nothing in return.

Jesus is looking for those who will come to Him and be saved, then follow Him with their life. He promises blessedness to those who accept His invitation. Will you become the Master’s Disciple-Maker?

Don’t allow unrestrained anger to tarnish your testimony to a point that you lose your influence to present the gospel.

Let us trade our hypocritical prayers of publicity and verbosity for the sincere prayers of privacy and simplicity.

King Jesus‘ guide on worry focus and kingdom living

As we move towards the end of the sermon, it might seem like Matthew is just gathering disconnected fragments of Jesus' teaching. But there's a clear thread still running through this middle section of the sermon, focussed on Christian behaviour, and that's our relationship with 'our Father in heaven'. In 7:1-12, it's this relationship that must shape our relationships with others.

We all mourn. The difference between those who receive the divine grace of comfort and those who do not receive that divine comfort is in the coming to Jesus. The comfort of God is always near to us, but if we refuse to come to Jesus we will never have the comfort that is closer to us than our own breath – for it is the comfort of the life of God himself in us!

How are we as Christians to face the uncertainty and chaos around the world as COVID-19 touches every community and neighborhood? Pastor Clay shares with us a common thread through Matthew 24 where Jesus speaks to us about how to be strong in our faith while watching the world around us.

Can we really expect to trust Jesus when he commands us to rejoice and be glad during life's worst moments?

Pastor Cory started a new series on the Sermon on the Mount found in Mathew 5:3

Jesus is looking for those who will come to Him and be saved, then follow Him with their life. He promises blessedness to those who accept His invitation. Will you become the Master’s Disciple-Maker?

We've all be infected with our culture's value of self-sufficiency and it is the key hindrance to feeling God's love.

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy