May
2024
Beware of False Prophets - Part 1
May 24, 2024 • Pastor Lloyd Pulley • Matthew 7:15
In Matthew chapter seven, verse fifteen, Jesus called false prophets ravenous wolves in sheep’s clothing. That’s a pretty stark description of those who would attempt to lead believers in Christ astray, but that is exactly what was going on back then - and it continues to go on today. In fact, there has never been a time when more false prophets have preyed on believers than today. We must beware. We must learn to discern.
Narrow Gate and Difficult Way - Part 2
May 23, 2024 • Pastor Lloyd Pulley • Matthew 7:13–14
Last time we began a message from Matthew chapter seven, verses thirteen and fourteen. In these two verses from the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells us that the way to heaven is through a narrow gate, but the way to destruction is through a wide gate. Have you made the choice as to which gate you will go through?
Narrow Gate and Difficult Way - Part 1
May 22, 2024 • Pastor Lloyd Pulley • Matthew 7:13–14
Today we learn about making a choice.... in fact, the biggest choice we’ll ever make. This is a multiple-choice decision, but there are only two choices. There is no in-between. Take the narrow gate to eternity with God, or take the wide gate to Hell. It’s really that simple.
The Golden Rule
May 21, 2024 • Pastor Lloyd Pulley • Matthew 7:12
The so-called “golden rule” is a model for all Christians to live by, and it’s very popular with other religions as well. But there’s a key difference in the way Jesus stated it, and the way the world recites it. What’s the difference? Does it really matter? Oh, it absolutely does!
Ask, Seek, Knock - Part 2
May 20, 2024 • Pastor Lloyd Pulley • Matthew 7:7–11
We’re currently going through the Sermon on the Mount, found in Matthew’s Gospel. We’re in chapter seven, exploring verses seven through eleven. In this portion of His sermon, Jesus is teaching about prayer. We humans have a way of getting the whole concept of prayer turned around. If we use prayer as a way of reciting a shopping list of worldly desires, God will not be pleased. By the same token, if we make our requests known to God, and then sit around waiting for a delivery van to pull up, we’ve missed the meaning again. So how can prayer be reduced to its purest, most powerful form? That’s what we’ll discover today.
Ask, Seek, Knock - Part 1
May 17, 2024 • Pastor Lloyd Pulley • Matthew 7:7–11
On today’s broadcast, Lloyd will begin a study on prayer, based on Matthew seven, verses seven through eleven. Here we find that prayer is not a suggestion, but a commandment. In these verses Christ explains why prayer is a necessity for the believer, and Lloyd will remind us that with the wonderful opportunity prayer brings us comes certain responsibilities.
Spiritual Discernment
May 16, 2024 • Pastor Lloyd Pulley • Matthew 7:6
No one knows everything except God. That’s why spiritual discernment is so vital for a Christian life. We need to seek God’s wisdom in everything we do, and we need to know right from wrong from God’s perspective. If you need a little help in this area, stay tuned. Pastor Lloyd is teaching from the Sermon on the Mount, and today we’re in Matthew seven, verse six.
Helping Others See
May 15, 2024 • Pastor Lloyd Pulley • Matthew 7:3–5
Today we continue our series in the greatest sermon ever preached, the Sermon on the Mount. In Matthew seven, verses three through five, Jesus discusses hypocrisy. Oh boy, now there’s a term we see often in today’s world! There are plenty of people walking around with great big logs in their eyes, but pointing out the specks in everyone else's! Know anyone like that? What we should do to avoid hypocrisy is today’s topic.
Not Being Judgmental - Part 2
May 14, 2024 • Pastor Lloyd Pulley • Matthew 7:1–2
When is sound judgment acceptable and when does it cross the line into being judgmental? There are those who use the words “judge not lest ye be judged” as a basis for rejecting any criticism of whatever they want to do - no matter how depraved. Well, those words of Christ from the Sermon on the Mount were obviously not intended as a free pass to a sinful lifestyle. So, what did Jesus mean when He said in Matthew Seven, verse one “Judge not, lest ye be judged”?
Not Being Judgmental - Part 1
May 13, 2024 • Pastor Lloyd Pulley • Matthew 7:1–2
In the Sermon on the Mount, The Lord said, “Judge not, lest you be judged.” It’s become one of the most misused and misunderstood statements ever uttered by Jesus. If you pay attention to politics, you’ll hear that phrase invoked to excuse all sorts of bad behavior. But is that an accurate usage of the Lord’s words? Pastor Lloyd Pulley doesn’t think so. And he’ll show us why as he continues a study in the Sermon on the Mount.