Episodes

Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
The Blessing of Purity
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
Reading: Matthew 5:8 = Purity is a familiar concept. We want pure water to drink, pure air to breathe, and pure products that are free from contamination. But what does it mean to be "pure in heart"? Is our heart free from anything that would contaminate it? Are our motives pure? Can we ever do the right things and still be wrong?

Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
The Blessing of Mercy
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
Reading: Matthew 5:7 = Mercy is a vital aspect of our character. But what is it, actually? Where does it come from? How can we have it in us? You may be surprised to discover how much it depends on love and giving. In this message you will find not only a definition of mercy, but what it looks like in actual practice.

Monday Aug 22, 2022
The Blessing of Hunger and Thirst
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Reading: Matthew 5:6 = A starving person has a single, all-consuming passion for food and water. Nothing else has the slightest attraction or appeal; nothing else can even get his or her attention. What are you starving for? What do you thirst for? It has to do with desire, passion, and ambition.

Saturday Aug 20, 2022
The Blessing of Gentleness
Saturday Aug 20, 2022
Saturday Aug 20, 2022
Reading: Matthew 5:5 = What do we do when someone is less than perfect and annoys us? A Rembrandt's painting, the Nightwatch, was sliced with a knife. Michelangelo's Pietà was damaged by a man with a hammer. What did the curators do? Did they dismiss those works of art because they were defective or damaged? How much more important are people than a painting or a statue?

Monday Aug 15, 2022
The Blessing of Mourning
Monday Aug 15, 2022
Monday Aug 15, 2022
Reading: Matthew 5:4 = Blessed are those who mourn. As we continue in our series on the beatitudes, we encounter another strange statement from Jesus that needs to be understood. It seems like a paradox, and perhaps it is, especially if we look at life from a secular perspective. How can mourning be a blessing?

Saturday Aug 13, 2022
Putting On the New Self
Saturday Aug 13, 2022
Saturday Aug 13, 2022
Reading: Colossians 3:1-17 = Surely, you would not put on dirty gardening clothes to attend a formal wedding, nor would you put on a formal dress or a tuxedo to work on your garden. Changing clothes is a very familiar illustration for all of us, and one that is rich with meaning. It is for that reason that the apostle Paul was inspired to use it to illustrate our need for spiritual transformation.

Thursday Aug 04, 2022
The Blessing of Poverty
Thursday Aug 04, 2022
Thursday Aug 04, 2022
Reading: Matthew 5:3 = Blessed are the poor in spirit. What does this famous statement mean? How does it apply to us today? What difference does it make? In this first sermon in the series on the beatitudes in Matthew 5 we address this and other important questions.

Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Why, God?
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Reading: 1 Peter 4:12-19 = Suffering has always been present in our world, but in time like these the amount of suffering we experience just seems to be overwhelming. The figures are staggering, not only for COVID, but the wars, the natural calamities, the famines, the social injustices, the accidents, the broken relationships. It seems as if the whole world around us is now in turmoil. Faced by all this, we ask many questions, but most of all, we ask "Why, God? Why do You allow so much?" It is not a topic we like to talk about, but it is an important one, and Scripture addresses it, pointing us to the greatest hope we can ever have. This message looks directly at that hope.

Thursday Jul 28, 2022
He Has Done All Things Well
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Reading: Mark 7:24-37 = Two miracles among the Gentiles that speak volumes about Jesus. He modeled care, compassion, patience, understanding, and does the same for us. God looks at our heart and our faith. It doesn't matter who we have been, what color our skin is, or how righteous we thought we were. In Him we find redemption, but it is all about Him, not us!

Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Honoring Him With the Heart
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Reading: Mark 7:1-23 = Just as in the days of Jesus, today too many people live an external religion without the heart. In this message we address what discipleship is all about by taking a close look at what Jesus said about the heart of a disciple.

Monday Jul 25, 2022
Be Firmly Rooted and Established
Monday Jul 25, 2022
Monday Jul 25, 2022
Reading: Colossians 2:6-15 = There are subtle deceptions, according to the philosophies of men, that could take us captive. How can we recognize them, and be firmly rooted and established in the truth? How can we make sure that our contribution to the church is truly according to God's will?

Thursday Jul 21, 2022
Words of Eternal Life
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
Reading: John 6:56-69 = It was a difficult time, and many of those who had followed Jesus left Him disappointed. Why did they leave Him? Did Jesus fail? What does this event teach us about discipleship? But most importantly, would we leave Him as well? If so, where else would we find "words of eternal life?"

Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Bearing Good Christian Fruit
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Reading: Colossians 1:1-14 = The apostle Paul left us an amazing example of prayer. But what he was praying for may surprise some of us. He would ask God to fill us with all knowledge of His will, to grant us all spiritual wisdom, that we may bear fruit in every good work, and that we may attain all steadfastness and patience. That does not sound like the typical prayers we hear today, does it? How can we regain a heart like that? How can we return to such a vivid faith? Paul provided the answer that that as well.

Monday Jul 18, 2022
Living in Him
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Reading: John 6:47-58 = It was controversial and offensive then, and in many ways it continues to be today. It was all about a seemingly cryptic statement: that we have to eat His flesh and drink His blood. Taken out of context, this makes no sense at all, but once understood it call us to participate in the very nature of God and to live in Him. Our eternal life, as Jesus stated, depends on it.

Monday Jul 18, 2022
Do You Have What It Takes?
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Reading: John 6:1-15 = The Lord has called us to accomplish great tasks for Him. But how often do we think that what we have (what the Lord has provided) is not enough to face the task at hand? Does that mean that the Lord has made a mistake, or that the task at hand is impossible to accomplish? Do you have what it takes? The answer may surprise you!