December 18, 2016
November 28, 2016
Matthew 7:24-29 Jesus closes His longest sermon with the story of the wise and foolish builders. We are familiar with the concept. A wise builder makes sure that they build on a strong foundation. That way the house will stand strong when the storm comes. A foolish builder does not worry about the foundation. When… Read More »
November 23, 2016
The Golden Rule sums up the basic understanding of how we should relate to others. It is a very simplistic concept that is easy to memorize and understand, but hard to do. We typically want to respond to people out of their responses to us, but Jesus has established higher standards throughout his sermon. Jesus’… Read More »
October 29, 2016
Matthew 7. 1- 11: The Holy Spirit Solution It is quite a conundrum. We are stuck in this world of contradictions. We readily acknowledge our own need for grace, but then can come down hard on people who have a different need for grace. We can look at perfection and realize we fail, but then… Read More »
October 21, 2016
Matthew 6. 1- 24 After establishing perfection, Jesus now goes into why we fail. Interestingly, Paul will have a similar dialogue throughout Romans 5-8. The true issue in our lives is not that law is bad. It is not that following rules or disciplines are bad. It is that we corrupt the intention of… Read More »