Teaching by Book: Matthew
The Lord’s Prayer, Part 2: Response of Submission
The Lord’s Prayer teaches us to have a response of submission toward our Father in heaven. The roadblock to submission is pride, so we must choose to be humble and surrender all idols.
Watch / ListenThe Lord’s Prayer, Part 1: Reverence
In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus taught us that as we pray we should embrace God’s accessibility, seek God’s face, begin with the Bible, and begin with praise.
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My Heart and My Wallet: A Theology of Giving
God calls His people to give faithfully and generously as an investment in eternity. Have you invited Jesus to be Lord of your wallet?
Watch / ListenMy Heart and My Wallet: A Theology of Wealth
Believers are called to apply gospel principles to our hearts and our wallets. We must realize that all we have belongs to the Lord, we must know that wealth does not satisfy, we must embrace contentment, and we must guard against security becoming an idol.
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From the Field: Go
God’s calling to “go” will always disrupt our lives because it supersedes our fears, prejudices, comforts, social status, and preferences.
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The Holy Spirit, Part 1: Introduction
The Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity, has an immensely important role in creation, in revelation and inspiration, and in salvation.
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The Key to Battle
We’re in a battle with spiritual forces of wickedness. We need to act like we’re in a battle. The key to battle is prayer.
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Portraits of Christ: The Son of God
What we confess to be true is what we will proclaim to others. The most excellent proclamation we can make is that Jesus is the Son of God. It is His Sonship that forms the canvas upon which we would paint any other portrait of Jesus.
Watch / ListenPortraits of Christ: The Final Judge
Jesus is the final Judge who knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment. Knowing about the judgment to come should make followers of Jesus eager to share the good news with everyone!
Watch / ListenPortraits of Christ: Gentle and Lowly
When Jesus says that He is “gentle and lowly,” it means that saving sinners brings Him joy, that He sympathizes with our weakness, that He is gentle when we stray, and that He sees us through to the end.
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