A messages from the series “The Gospel of Matthew: Will You Believe King Jesus?.” A relationship with Jesus is the key to true rest, true worship and true service. And it is only through a relationship with Jesus that we can know God. We can’t do it on our own. When you come to the end of yourself, that is where a relationship with God begins.

A messages from the series “The Gospel of Matthew: Will You Believe King Jesus?.” We all have expectations. In fact, we often merge the American Dream with the Gospel and expect to have the perfect life with some Jesus on the side. Yet that’s not what Jesus is offering. What Jesus offers is to be like him, taking up our cross daily. Today’s sermon talks about the doubt, disappointment, and defiance that can happen when we try to force God into our expectations instead of willingly submitting to His desires for us.

A messages from the series “The Gospel of Matthew: Will You Follow King Jesus?.” There is no gray area when following Jesus. Once you believe in Him and decide to follow Him, there is no going back to how things used to be. Today, we hear about the cost of following Jesus. But with that cost comes huge reward.

A messages from the series “The Gospel of Matthew: Will You Follow King Jesus?.”

A messages from the series “The Gospel of Matthew: Will You Follow King Jesus?.” Through this 30,000 foot view of chapters 8 & 9 in Matthew, we see three sets of three examples that show that Jesus desires to teach, preach and heal. And through these examples we are challenged to ask ourselves if we are living our lives as though Jesus is really…real.

A messages from the series “The Gospel of Matthew: Will You Follow King Jesus?.” On this Graduation Sunday we read about the culmination of the sermon on the mount where Jesus summarizes everything by inviting everyone to enter into Kingdom living through Him, the narrow gate. It is not enough to know of Him and participate in the things that look like Him, rather Jesus calls us to actually do what what He is teaching and be known by the fruit that comes from it.

A messages from the series “The Gospel of Matthew: Will You Follow King Jesus?.” It is important to remember that the Sermon on the Mount was one big sermon and not several small ones. Thus the themes that started with the Beatitudes are still in play. In this section of Scripture, Jesus is showing us that our right-standing before God cannot just be external. We must each be right in our hearts and motives.

A messages from the series “The Gospel of Matthew: Will You Follow King Jesus?.” The term “disciple” means “the student of a teacher.” But in the Hebrew culture, you didn’t just spend an hour or two with your teacher. You molded your entire life to look like your teacher. The apostle and disciple Matthew recorded in his Gospel a teaching from Jesus that lays out a step-by-step plan for what it means to follow and be a disciple of Jesus Christ.

A messages from the series “The Gospel of Matthew: Will You Follow King Jesus?.” The scriptures speak a lot to humility. It is often equated with weakness but truly humble people are self secure, with their self esteem neither too high or too low. Balanced is a good way to describe humble people. They know their limits. They are submissive to God, His Word and the Holy Spirit. No one exemplifies this better than Jesus, but also his predecessor, John the Baptist. Listen in as we learn about these two humble men of God.

A messages from the series “The Gospel of Matthew: Will You Follow King Jesus?.” The Gospel of Matthew was written primarily to a Jewish audience to pursuade them that Jesus is the long awaited messiah of the Isrealites. Through the beginning of the book, which traces Jesus’ lineage, through the story of Jesus’ birth and early years, Matthew includes much supporting scripture and themes that mirror the Isrealites history. Though it was written to Jews, it’s also relevant to us today, causing us to wrestle with who we think He is and whether or not we will find our ultimate hope and fulfillment in King Jesus.