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Treasures – Terri Churchill

By digging into Jesus’ teachings in Matthew 6:19-34, Terri explains that we are God’s treasures and when we learn to treasure all that God treasures, we can live with less worry and anxiety.

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Feasting Through Fasting – Josias Hansen

October 23, 2016 Josias Hansen Discipleship, Prayer, Spiritual Disciplines, Worship Matthew 6:16-18 Sermon on the Mount

Josias shows that God is not wanting us to suppress our hedonistic desires, but to correctly aim them to find their ultimate fulfillment in God. Thus, when we fast, it is not simply a practice of self-denial, but rather a time for our souls to feast upon the goodness of God.

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The Lord’s Prayer – Terri Churchill

October 16, 2016 Terri Churchill Forgiveness, Grace, Prayer, Spiritual Disciplines, Yielding to God Matthew 6:5-15 Sermon on the Mount

Terri looks into the strong relational dimmention of the Lord’s Prayer. Prayer is not a duty, but a opportunity to connect deeply with the one who loves us most.

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Righteous Humility – John Murray

October 9, 2016 John Murray Humility, Poverty, Racism Matthew 6:1-6 Sermon on the Mount

John Murray looks into Matthew 6:1-6 to show that not only do we need to look at our motivations for our good works, but also look beyond our even positive motivations to discover if we are living in alignment with God’s Kingdom.

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Loving Our Enemies – Greg Boyd

October 2, 2016 Greg Boyd Anabaptist, Love, Pacifism, Prayer, Reconciliation Matthew 5:38-48 Sermon on the Mount

Greg Boyd shares that the perfect picture of God’s love is demonstrated in Jesus’ self-sacrificial act of love on the cross for his enemies. Thus, when Jesus teaches in the Sermon on the Mount to love our enemies, he actually means it. Instead of retaliating against our enemies, followers of Jesus are to see our enemies as having unsurpassable worth, and to love them in the same way Jesus demonstrates his love for us.

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Divorce & Oaths – Chris Senkler

September 25, 2016 Chris Senkler Covenant, Divorce, Faithfulness Matthew 5:31-37 Sermon on the Mount

Chris digs into the Scriptures to reveal the meaning and intended outcome of Jesus’ teaching on divorce and making oaths.

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Moving from Law to Love – Josias Hansen

September 11, 2016 Josias Hansen Bearing God's Spirit, Discipleship, Faithfulness, Holy Spirit, Love, Prayer, Reconciliation Matthew 5:17-30 Sermon on the Mount

Josias makes the point that Jesus did not simply make a new law. The context surrounding Jesus’ teaching on the Law points to the fact that what Jesus taught and enacted was far different from and far greater than the Mosaic law.

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