Jesus continues to show His disciples how they can become great in the kingdom. The disciples are showing their human nature repeatedly, as they try to use worldly aspirations to get ahead in Jesus’ kingdom. What are a few lessons we can learn from Matthew 20:16-28, how can we apply these lessons to our day-to-day […]
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Jesus speaks about the kingdom of heaven in a parable. This an illustration to help us understand a very important point about the kingdom. And how we are to react to the grace that we have been given freely.
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In Matthew 19, Jesus meets a rich young ruler. Who is asking Him what he must do to have eternal life. Jesus meets that man where he is vulnerable the most, and tells him what he must do. What Jesus challenges this man with isn’t what he challenges us all with. However, He does tell […]
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Continuing in Matthew 18, we see the next point that Jesus is communicating. He tells us about the importance of not causing others to stumble. He teaches us about the significance of sin in our lives. He shows the love of the Shepard when he leaves the 99 to find the 1. Finally, He shows […]
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Jesus’ disciples asked Him who was the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Their question came from the disciples comparing themselves to one another. They were in competition wondering who the greatest would be. Jesus turns the question back around, telling them they need to turn and become like little children. What does Jesus mean […]
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In Matthew 17 Jesus’ disciples were not able to heal a boy that was brought to them. When they asked Jesus why this was. His response was “because of your little faith.” Jesus was telling them that there is great power in faith. Great power that is there waiting for us tap into.
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The beginning of the new year brings new goals, challenges, and problems. The question remains. Are we going to be reactive or proactive or reactive to the problems that come our way? And are we planning to be a problem ourselves?
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This Sunday is the day that we celebrate the best gift that was ever given. The gift of His own Son. We celebrate the birth of Jesus. This season let us now miss the gift, that this Christ is to us, and to the whole world.
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In the second part of our “Don’t miss CHRISTmas” series. We are going to take a look at king Herod. And how he refused to take a step off of what he thought was his throne. And how he couldn’t see that there was someone better that came to serve not to be served.
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When Joseph and Mary were about to welcome little baby Jesus into this world. The innkeeper told them that he had no room for them. This time of year as we are attempting to keep Christ in Christmas, we can learn a couple of things from the innkeeper.
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