Episodes
Sunday Apr 14, 2024
Sunday Mar 31, 2024
The Good News Kingdom: Transfiguration
Sunday Mar 31, 2024
Sunday Mar 31, 2024
As we start Matthew 17 we see Jesus lead his disciples up onto the mountain of Transfiguration. As he appears in glory with Moses and Elijah, we are made to ask: is this where his victory is achieved, or will it come somewhere else? In a similar way we too must ask, where is our victory achieved?
Sunday Mar 31, 2024
Jesus, the Firstfruits
Sunday Mar 31, 2024
Sunday Mar 31, 2024
What does the future life of those who belong to Jesus look like? How can we be sure that we will undergo resurrection? In this sermon, we examine 1 Corinthians 15, where Paul states that Jesus is the firstftruits of resurrection; therefore, we are guaranteed of our resurrection of the same kind as Jesus'.
Sunday Mar 24, 2024
The Good News Kingdom: Discipleship
Sunday Mar 24, 2024
Sunday Mar 24, 2024
As Jesus sets his face toward Jerusalem and the impending crucifixion, he reminds his disciples of what it is going to cost to continue to truly follow him, namely their lives. The way to find life is through death, just as Jesus set the example.
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
The Good News Kingdom: Peter's Confession
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
In Matthew 16:13-20 we come to one of the most controversial passages in all of church history! This passage is the famous passage that has divided the Catholic and Protestant church, all regarding the declaration of Peter that Jesus the Son of God and then Jesus’ response that he will build his church “on the rock.” In this sermon we examine not only WHAT was said, but WHERE it was said. Understanding where this famous passage takes place is the key to actually understanding what is happening in this passage, and also equips and empowers us to pick up our own place as those who are The Church.
Sunday Mar 10, 2024
The Good News Kingdom: The Leaven of the Pharisees
Sunday Mar 10, 2024
Sunday Mar 10, 2024
In Matthew 16:5-12 Jesus warns his disciples, and us, about what we should be perceptive and on guard against! His warning may shock and alarm us though. He warns against the one thing that will keep us far from the Kingdom, even though we often think we are close. If we understand this warning, we realize that deep within each of us is a bent towards self-salvation, and only in the good news of grace are we continually liberated from that.
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
The Good News Kingdom: Feeding the 4,000
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
Jesus performs another feeding miracle by providing for 4,000 people. The disciples are confused again how they are going to feed so many people with so little food, even though they witnessed a similar event a few chapter earlier. This demonstrates that our natural hearts are bent towards a scarcity mindset, not an abundant one. In Jesus we have abundance. In this sermon, Pastor Scott analyzes the distinction between living with a scarcity vs abundance mindset.
Sunday Feb 11, 2024
The Good News Kingdom: Canaanite Woman Healed
Sunday Feb 11, 2024
Sunday Feb 11, 2024
This sermon explored a strange encounter between Jesus and a Canaanite woman. A demon oppressed the daughter of the Canaanite woman. The woman approaches Jesus and pleads for his help. In a surprising turn of events, Jesus seems to ignore her and then insult her for being a Gentile. We explore the tension of walking through the silence of God while looking to Jesus, who himself walked through the silence of God on the cross. This Canaanite woman stands as a picture of genuine Christian faith in the gospel.
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
The Good News Kingdom: Defilement
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
In Matthew 15.10-20, Jesus makes an outrageous claim - or at least outrageous to the Jews of his day - that defilement comes from inside, not the outside. He states, "What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.” In this teaching, Pastor Scott analyzes the nature of defilement both then and today.
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
The Good News Kingdom: Traditions & Commandments
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Jesus despised traditions that had no genuine love for God at their root. In Matthew 15.1-9, Jesus calls out the hypocrisy of the elders of Israel by honoring God only with their lips or their outward shows of purity and not loving God with their hearts. Pastor Scott then highlights seven different ways religious people act and think over against a genuine love for God.