Advent Week 4 - The Healing Servant

The prophet Isaiah predicts the coming of Christ as the "Arm of Yahweh" but that symbol of power looks a lot different than we might expect it to.

Advent Week 3 - The Conquering King

Psalm 2 envisions a king's coronation but it looks forward to the coming of the ultimate King and reveals both the rebellion in our hearts against him and his gracious offer of pardon for us.

Advent Week 2 - The Trustworthy Prophet

Jesus has come and is coming again as the one who bears God's words. We can find wisdom for life by listening to him.

Matthew 15:21-28

Matthew illustrates what great faith looks like through the story of Jesus' interaction with an unlikely woman.

Matthew 15:10-20

In this passage Jesus points out a very real problem in our lives, something he calls being "defiled." We take a look at what that means this week in Matthew.

Matthew 15:1-9

Pastor Josh Borges from Anthem Church asks the question "What motivates our worship?" as we take a look at Jesus' sparring with the religious leaders in Matthew 15.

Matthew 14:22-36

A storm, Jesus walking on water and Peter's obedience (and lack of faith) help to show us the difference between a fan and a follower of Jesus.

Matthew 14:13-21

This week we take a look at the supernatural provision of King Jesus.

Matthew 14:1-12

King Herod was on a path towards destruction that he could have turned from, but he didn't. King Herod serves as a warning to check our hearts for indwelt sin.

Matthew 13:53-58

We finish up the first half of the book of Matthew today with a look at the consequences of unbelief.

Sarah's Trip To Israel

Sarah Ratliff shares her observations and some pictures from her recent trip to Israel. You can access her powerpoint presentation with pictures from her trip here.

Matthew 13:44-52

Jesus challenges us to ask the question "Do I value the kingdom of God?" through a series of parables to his disciples in Matthew 13.

Matthew 13:24-43

Jesus' parables in this section of Matthew give us insight into the patience of God for his people and even for his enemies.

Matthew 13:1-23

Special guest Doug Iverson walks us through the first of several parables of Jesus as we enter the next section of the gospel of Matthew.

Matthew 12:43-50

Jesus offers us a warning to not be static in our faith and an invitation to draw close and be members of his family.

Matthew 12:33-42

Jesus continues his heavy conversation with the Pharisees and challenges us to exam our own hearts.

Matthew 12:22-32

Jesus uses a confrontation with the Pharisees to make it very clear that there are only two kingdoms that we can choose to be a part of: the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of The Satan.

Matthew 12:15-21

Jesus the King comes to bring justice. What does that look like and how can we learn from it?

Matthew 12:1-14

What is the Sabbath and why are Jesus' enemies so mad about it? We take a look at this challenge to the authority of Jesus in Matthew 12.

Ecclesiology Part 4

We end our discussion of ecclesiology talking about church leaders and finish the morning with a Q&R on your membership questions.