Tag Archives: Gospel of Matthew

Lessons From A Roller Coaster (Matthew 4:18-20; John 21:15-19)

Using the life of Peter the apostle as an example, Matt uses the illustration of a roller coaster to describe how following Jesus is worth the cost.

You can read the manuscript behind the jump. Or, you can click here to listen to the message.

 

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Fully Armed – No Helmet? :: Ephesians 6:17; John 3:16 & 17; Matthew 7:21-23

“Jesus didn’t come so we could know about Him. He came so we could actually know Him.” – Louie Giglio

We cannot take the field of battle without first putting our helmets on. Without it, the battle is already lost.

Click here to listen to Sunday’s message. The manuscript is available below.

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Fully Armed – Rags to Armor :: Matthew 23; Amos 5:21-24; Ephesians 6:14

God demands righteousness from His followers. But we cannot be righteous on our own. In fact, the Bible says that our attempts at righteousness are nothing more than filthy rags in God’s sight.

In order to be the people God has called us to be and to impact the world the way God has called us to impact the world, we must clothe ourselves with the Breastplate of Righteousness and the Belt of Truth.

Audio from Sunday’s message can be heard here. Please note: We changed some settings on the recording. If you have any troubles with the audio level – especially toward the end – please let us know so we can try to fix it.

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