Matthew

Judge Rightly

This week, as a rarely enjoyed treasure, we get to hear from Pastor Paul on how one of the most difficult commands in all the Bible (Judge not, that you be not judged. Matthew 7:1) is actually far BETTER THAN WE THINK.

What did Jesus accomplish on the cross?

15 Things Jesus Accomplished on the Cross

1. He absorbed the wrath of God
2. He canceled the demands of the law against his people
3. He gave his life as a ransom
4. He completed the obedience that is credited to us
5. He made us holy
6. He provided for our healing
7. He gave us access to the father
8. He closed the Old Testament priesthood
9. He freed us from our slavery to sin
10. He gave us real reason to boast
11. He provided an example of selfless love
12. He freed us from the fear of death
13. He made a way for us to be with him immediately when we die
14. He restored all the nations of the world to God
15. He secured our resurrection from the dead

Embrace Jesus’s Unexpected Kingdom

Big idea: Embrace Jesus’s Unexpected Kingdom… Why?

1. The Kingdom is Growing (vv.31-32)
2. The Kingdom is Working (v.33)
3. The Kingdom has been Revealed (vv.34-35)

Jesus is God With Us

Jesus is Immanuel, God with us because God is for us, God saves His people from their sins, and God is with us.

Jesus’ name is Immanuel

In our second Advent service of the season, we look at the well known Christmas carol “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” and our passage is Matthew 1:17-23 as Pastor Matt unpacks the BIG IDEA: Jesus’ name is Immanuel

(1) God keeps his promises to us (verse 17-20)

(2) God saves us from our sins (Verses 18-21)

(3) God is with us (Verse 22-23).

Let the Nations Praise God

Big Idea:  Let the Nations Praise God

1. For their good (Ps. 67:4)
2. For God’s glory (Ps. 67:2,3,5,7)
3. Through God’s people (Ps. 67:1-2, 6-7; Matt. 28:18-20)

Make an eternal impact with the master’s resources

In week #2 of our REACH sermon series, Pastor Matt invites us to unpack the exciting challenge to Make an eternal impact with the master’s resources because

1. It’s all His
2. We are His stewards
3. The stakes are high

Do Not Be Anxious

Big Idea:  Do not be anxious

1. Worry is fruitless.
2. God knows what you really need.
3. Focus on today (and today’s mercies).
4. Seek first the Kingdom of God.

Don’t Run. Take Refuge.

Let Your Life Glorify God

Near the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount, as recorded in Matthew 5, Jesus describes the life of the Christian, the one who lives according for the kingdom of Heaven as salt and light.  But, followers of Christ are not to live their lives for their own glory, but in order that others might glorify God as a result of their lives.