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...
My Top 10 Books of 2021
Book recommendation posts are my favorites and I'm sharing some of my top reads from this past year. I didn't seem to read as much as in past years but did spend a lot of time camping in the Sermon on the Mount resources for the series at the podcast. Martyn Lloyd Jones has become my new best friend. We have a book club in The Homemaking Matters Community and this has been a help to me in thinking a bit more deeply about the books I'm reading and noting my takeaways from them. I've ... continue reading...
EP 116: Dealing with Controversy as a Christian
As Christians who live in a world that denies absolute truth, we are going to run into controversy. Controversy is an area we need to learn to deal with in a God-honoring way when there are issues inside and outside our churches that need to be addressed. Listen Below to the Bitesize Episode Subscribe to the Podcast on Your Favorite App On Controversy by John Newton Dustin Benge Twitter Account Video: Dealing with Controversy as a Christian How do we know ... 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...