Valuing Jesus the Way He Values Us
June 9, 2024 • Jon DeYonker • Matthew 13:44–46
On Move-Up Sunday, Youth Lead Jon continues in our study of Jesus’ parables. In Matthew 13:44-46 we wrestle with two interpretations that offer one simple truth: Jesus' value system is different than our value system. Through this message, we discover how both interpretations highlight Jesus' different value system and call for a reorientation of the heart.
Bread, Seeds and The Kingdom
June 2, 2024 • Andrew Adams • Matthew 13:26–35, Psalm 78
In this sermon Pastor Andrew focuses on the parables of the mustard seed and the leaven. He draws us to consider these parables in the context of the Kingdom of Heaven. They discuss the tension between human expectations of the Kingdom and the different features Jesus presents.
The Wheat and the Weeds
May 26, 2024 • Sean Gasperetti • Matthew 13:24–30, Matthew 13:36–43
Pastor Sean discusses the parable of the wheat and the weeds from Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43. The parable highlights the coexistence of believers and unbelievers in the world and the church, emphasizing the role of Christians to live faithfully while trusting in God's plan for the final judgement and restoration at the end of the age.
Stories & Secrets
May 19, 2024 • Andrew Adams • Matthew 13:1–23, Isaiah 6
Pastor Andrew kick off Matthew 13, a passage filled with parables! In this passage Jesus encounters crowds full of followers, seekers and enemies. Jesus will teach them heavenly truths veiled through story and confront each group present and how they receive the word of God!
Who Is The Real Family of Jesus?
May 12, 2024 • Sean Gasperetti • Matthew 12:46–50
Pastor Sean preaches from Matthew 12:46-50 and explores the question “who is the real family of Jesus?ˮ Christ himself emphasizes that those who do the will of his Father are his true family, surpassing even biological relationships. If this is true, then how should such people live out this reality?
Jesus Is Greater
May 5, 2024 • Andrew Adams • Matthew 12:38–45, Jonah
As we continue through the book of Matthew Jesus has an exchange with the Jewish Pharisees, Pastor Andrew dives into Jesus' words and response to the Pharisees demanding a sign that reveals to us that we while God uses miracles and signs to reach us, we should not build our faith on these things alone.
The Good Tree
April 28, 2024 • Sean Gasperetti • Matthew 12:33–37
In “The Good Tree,” Pastor Sean highlights the need for a solid spiritual base for fruitful lives, referencing Matthew 12:33-37. He explains how our behavior mirrors our inner lives and our connection with God and urges us to seek God's wisdom and transformation.
The Servant King
April 14, 2024 • Sean Gasperetti • Matthew 12:15–21
In this sermon, Pastor Sean preaches out of Matthew 12:15-21. Here we learn that Jesus is the servant savior, obedient to the Fatherʼs will, and weʼre called to emulate him - to denounce evil, to serve others, to offer a prophetic voice into the culture, and to share his message.
Stretch Out Your Hand
April 7, 2024 • Sean Gasperetti • Matthew 12:1–14
In Matthew 12:1-14 we read tensions rise around how Jesus follows the law compared to the Pharisees. For us, one of the biggest obstacles to following Jesus is taking hold of a system rather than The Savior. The Pharisees followed the law religiously and failed to see the promised messiah who was fulfilling the law before them. Pastor Sean encourages us in this teaching to trust Jesus over a system.
A Paradoxical Yoke
March 17, 2024 • Andrew Adams • Matthew 11:20–30
Jesus teaches us to receive His yoke upon ourselves. While a call to attach yourself to Jesus may not seem freeing, it is the only way to receive freedom and requires us to unyoke ourselves to many other things in our lives. Pastor Andrew helps us understand Jesus' words through Matthew 11:20-30 and helps us understand how we can yoke ourselves to Jesus.
From Skepticism To Certainty
March 10, 2024 • Sean Gasperetti • Matthew 11:1–19
If you have ever doubted taking Jesus at his word, you're in good company, John the Baptist had a moment where he doubted Jesus. In this teaching, Pastor Sean preaches out of Matthew 11:1-19 and helps build a healthy and Jesus-centered perspective about the doubts we experience in our faith as we follow Jesus.
Persecution: Then And Now
February 25, 2024 • Sean Gasperetti • Matthew 10:16–31
Pastor Sean continues Our Matthew series in "The Burden is Light", with an encouraging word on the global church's experience with persecution through history and in the present, and how we as Christians in the West are to carry out the mission of spreading the gospel.