Our God has created us in His image and this image is stamped on every human being whether they are a child of God or not. But now as those who have come to be known by God through repentance of our sins and faith and trust in Jesus Christ alone for our salvation—we are now called to live in such a way as to mirror and reflect the character of God. We are to be imitators of Jesus who is God incarnate. And we are to reflect his image to a lost and dying world. And one way we do that is by ... continue reading...
EP 119: Tell the Truth! (Matthew 5:33-37 – Sermon on the Mount Series)
We're on the fourth of Jesus's illustrations of what true morality looks like to those that are in Christ. We talked about the sin of anger in EP 113 and dealing with our adulterous hearts or sexual purity in EP 115. Divorce and remarriage or better put our faithfulness in marriage in EP 117. Today in EP 119, we're going to work through telling the truth, and in the next couple of episodes, we'll get to the fifth and sixth illustrations of true morality as we'll work through selflessness and ... continue reading...
EP 117: Divorce and Remarriage (Matthew 5:31-32 – Sermon on the Mount Series)
I know so many of our lives have been affected by divorce, and it is a sensitive subject. There is much hurt and pain in many of your lives still by divorce, so my desire isn't to cause you any more hurt—so please know my heart here before we start to dig in. I always want to be biblical, and the question that we're answering in all these episodes is to be, "What does God's Word say?" Even if this is an area that doesn't concern you in this season of your life, please stay with me today and ... continue reading...
EP 115: Dealing with Adulterous Hearts (Matthew 5:27-30 – Sermon on the Mount Series)
We live in a culture today that is obsessed with sex and sensuality. From tv ads, magazines at grocery store checkouts, perfume ads, images of women in their undergarments in store windows, to the songs on the radio that glamorize infidelity—how is it possible to live a life of purity in such a society? Jesus in Matthew 5:28 is making it clear that he is addressing more than just adultery but all sexual immortality because He is bringing it to the root of where all sin begins: in the ... continue reading...
EP 110: A Walk Through Psalm 1
Last year our ladies' bible study group at church studied several of the Psalms together. My Psalm to share a message and put together some study questions was Psalm 1, and I wanted to share my time from that study with you today. Psalm 1 is one I memorized years ago and I thought I was pretty familiar with it until I studied through it. So I hope when you listen to the podcast below or read the post; it will open up Psalm 1 to you a bit more. I'm including in the links a PDF download of ... continue reading...