The Proclamation of the Kingdom

Scripture Text: Matthew 4:12-17

Pastor Peter launches a new series on the Kingdom, which is also the beginning of a year long theme that will be the thread that ties various series and sermon topics together over the course of the next 12 months.

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Who Gets the Kingdom?

Scripture Text: Matthew 5:1-15

In this message Pastor Peter goes through the first three beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mount showing how Jesus in these verses is describing the values of the Kingdom and the kinds of people who get the Kingdom.

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Anger Management

As we continue to follow the Sermon on the Mount we come to a passage in which Jesus addresses the topic of anger.  Anger is basically a good thing, but it's gone wrong, and can become destructive.  How can it be healed?  How can we be angry well?  Find out in this weeks message...

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Jesus and Divorce

As we cotinue to use the Sermon on the Mount as our framework for looking at the Kingdom of God theme this year, we come to the part of the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus talks about the very painful but relevant topic of divorce.  

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No Third Thing

Scripture Text: Matthew 6:1-6; 16-18

Pastor Peter continues our journey through the Sermon on the Mount and our theme of the Kingdom of God but asking the question HOW do we "do the Kingdom"?  In Matthew 6 Jesus gives us the clue.  Turns out we have to believe something and we have to do something.  Find out what those things are in this weeks message.

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Doing the Secret Things

How do you do the Kingdom?  You have to believe something and you have to do something.  You have to believe God is your Father and that He is for you.  And you have to do the secret things.  Last week we looked at the importance of seeking God as our Father.  This week we explore what it means to do the secret things.

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Kingdom Economics

Scripture Text: Matthew 6:19-24

We continue our focus on the Kingdom of God and how the Kingdom works as we move into this important text on our relationship to our money and possessions as Kingdom people.  The key is God calls us to be smart investors as he makes the appeal to our desire.

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Breaking Free From Mammon

Pastor Peter continues our new mini-series, Kingdom Economics, by exploring what can set us free from the god of mammon (materialism), that Jesus warned us about in Matthew 6:24. Turns out the answer is a party. 

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Breaking Free From Worry

In this message Pastor Peter continues our journey through the Sermon on the Mount with a look at what Jesus says about worry in Matthew 6:25-34.  Turns out he is still talking about the mammon we looked at last week.  Jesus wants us free from mammon and from worry.  Explore how in this message.

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What If It Were True?

Scripture Text: Matthew 7:7-11

In this message Peter asks the question, What if it were true that God Really was your Good Father.  If you knew for certain this truth in your heart, not just your mind, how would that truth impact what you ask for ... what you seek?  

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The Startling Conclusion

Scripture Text: Matthew 7:13-29

In this message Pastor Peter brings our six month series in the Sermon on the Mount to a close as we look at how Jesus brought the Sermon home with a startling ending.  In this challeging word, Jesus emphasizes that you must pass through the narrow gate to enter the Kingdom.  He also gives the stern warning that some people who think they are Christian really are not.  Find out in this message what are the true marks of an authentic Christian.

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