September 17, 2021 The Outward Beatitudes: We Are Gentle The beatitudes taught by Jesus are Christ-like attitudes that lead to spiritual blessings. But the blessings aren’t for our own gain but for the…
September 10, 2021 The Outward Beatitudes: We Grieve Our Sin As we look at the outward beatitudes, the second attitude is an inward examination of our heart that results in us moving outward. In…
September 6, 2021 The Outward Beatitudes: We Need God The beginning of Matthew 5 is an intriguing passage known as the beatitudes. In these 10 verses, Jesus gives 8 blessings based on our…
September 3, 2021 The Work of the Gospel Requires Work One of the things I have learned living in the Midwest and living in communities where people grow corn or beans is that farming…
August 31, 2021 Are You Playing By The Rules? Not every runner who crosses the finish line first actually claims the prize. Rosie Ruiz was the first woman to cross the finish line…
August 29, 2021 Are You A Soldier Living a Civilian Life? In 2 Timothy 2:3-4 Paul makes an interesting comment about the Christian life, comparing it to the life of a soldier. In verse 3…
August 28, 2021 Are Jesus and Paul Anomalies? No one taught me this specifically, but growing up in the church there seemed to be the idea that the way Jesus and Paul…
August 27, 2021 But I Am Too Young When God calls us into His work, we tend to have objections. Moses said he wasn’t a communicator. Gideon claimed he didn’t have the…
August 25, 2021 The Workers Are Few In Matthew 9:35-38, we have the famous words of Jesus calling the disciples to pray for God to send laborers into His harvest. What…
August 24, 2021 The Gospel Begins With Compassion It is always intriguing to read verses that give us a glimpse into the heart of Jesus. Matthew 9:36 is one of those verses…