Sermons from 2025

Sermons from 2025

Wolf, Wolf!

Matthew 7:15-23 The Sermon On the Mount (Series) How can we recognize false teachers? Matthew 7:15 “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. We can recognize their bark.   Matthew 7:16-20 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear…

Glory To God

Luke 2:8-15 The birth of Jesus! Luke 2:8-12 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a…

Gate 1 Or Gate 2

Matthew 7:7-14 The Sermon On The Mount (Series) Matthew 7:7-8 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. We ask for what we wish. We seek, for what we miss. We knock, for what we feel shut from.   Matthew 7:9-11 “Which of you,…

Blurred Vision

Matthew 7:1-6 The Sermon On The Mount (Series) Matthew 7:1-2 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. The tense of the verb judged shows a once-for-all final judgment. One day we will all be judged.   Matthew 7:2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. People are judging us right now. Luke 6:37–38 “Do not judge, and you will not be…

Peace Of Mind

Matthew 6:25-34 The Sermon On The Mount (Series) Matthew 6:25-27 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?…

A Healthy Focus

Matthew 6:19-24 The Sermon On The Mount (Series) Matthew 6:19-21 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Materialism will enslave the heart. It’s not wrong to possess things, but…

Hearing The Right Voice

Matthew 6:16-18 The Sermon On The Mount (Series) Matthew 6:16-18 “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 17 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18 so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and…

Connecting

Matthew 6:9-18 The Sermon On The Mount (Series) Matthew 6:9-10 “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. It begins with God’s interests not ours. (James 4:1-3)   James 4:1–3 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? 2 You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet…

Heard Not Seen

Matthew 6:1-8 The Sermon On The Mount (Series) Matthew 6:1-2 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.…

Our Father’s Children

Matthew 5:38-48 The Sermon On The Mount (Series) Matthew 5:38-42 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ 39 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. 40 And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. 41 If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them…

Deep Waters

Matthew 5:21-30 The Sermon On The Mount (Series) Psalm 139:23-24 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Have you ever asked God to evaluate your life? What would He find? (Isaiah 43:2)   Matthew 5:21-22 “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will…

The Unchanging Word

Matthew 5:17-20 The Sermon On The Mount (Series) Matthew 5:17-18 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. God only has plan A. (Matthew 24:35)   Matthew 5:19 Therefore…

Spicy To Go

Matthew 5:13-16 The Sermon On The Mount (Series) 2 Corinthians 5:17-18 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: When Christ is glorified we are on the right path. I want to start today by talking about two deadly elements in chemistry that the Bible is fascinated with. Sodium…

The Right Path

Matthew 5:1-16 The Sermon On The Mount (Series) Blessed: Hebrew “ashr”, meaning on the right path. Example Psalm 1:1-2 Two paths are available. 1) Consistent with God’s law. 2) Follows the wicked, the sinners and the mockers.   1) 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. There allegiance is not about real-estate but a relationship with God as His ambassadors on earth. (2 Cor. 5:20) Where do you struggle with self dependance?  …

Hurt Or Whole

Proverbs 7:21-23; 31:10-12 Treasures From Proverbs (Series) Don’t ignore the warning signs. Proverbs 7:21-23 With persuasive words she led him astray; she seduced him with her smooth talk. 22 All at once he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer stepping into a noose 23 till an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life. The hurt woman hurts others.   Proverbs 31:10-12 A…

Bold As A Lion

Proverbs 28:1 Treasures From Proverbs (Series) Proverbs 28:1 The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion. Christian boldness is a virtue rooted in God’s Spirit, not arrogance. Boldness is essential for proclaiming the Gospel and making disciples despite opposition. Why We Need Boldness? -To make our lives count. -To counter fear. -To fulfill our great commission.   Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power…