November 24, 2024 • Todd Fletcher • Matthew 9:35–38
Our response to the lost world should be like Jesus, who had compassion for the lost and commanded his followers to pray for the salvation of the lost.
The Son of David
November 17, 2024 • Todd Fletcher • Matthew 9:27–34
You must identify Jesus correctly as the promised Messiah, the Son of David, in order to receive true healing - eternal life.
Come in Faith
November 3, 2024 • Todd Fletcher • Matthew 9:18–26
Come to Jesus, Who accepts all who come to Him in faith, including those who were once His enemies and those who are considered unclean by the world's standards.
Christianity is Fulfilled Judaism
October 27, 2024 • Todd Fletcher • Matthew 9:14–17
We cannot combine Old Covenant traditions and practices with New Covenant requirements, as Jesus inaugurated an entirely new Kingdom reality.
Jesus' Call to the Bankrupt
October 20, 2024 • Todd Fletcher • Matthew 9:9–13
Jesus only calls those who recognize their own spiritual bankruptcy to follow Him and to partake in table fellowship with Him.
The Authority of the Son of Man
September 29, 2024 • Todd Fletcher • Matthew 9:1–8
Like the paralytic, we must place our faith in the Son of Man, who not only has the authority to heal our bodies but also has the authority to forgive our sins.
Deliverance from Darkness
September 22, 2024 • Todd Fletcher • Matthew 8:28–34
Jesus came to deliver us from death and darkness, and he brings us into his kingdom of light.
Our Anchor in the Storm
September 15, 2024 • Todd Fletcher • Matthew 8:23–27
We must believe in Jesus' sovereign control over all things in our lives, even in the midst of the most difficult storms.
The Cost of Discipleship
September 8, 2024 • Todd Fletcher • Matthew 8:18–22
To become a disciple of Jesus, you must commit to His path of sacrificial obedience, which will cost you worldly goods and a worldly reputation.
The Servant Has Come!
September 1, 2024 • Todd Fletcher • Matthew 8:14–17
Jesus is the fulfillment of the Suffering Servant that Isaiah the prophet predicted in His four songs. Jesus came to bear the illnesses and diseases of the outcast and oppressed. He died for our sins so that we might share in His life!
Faith in Jesus' Authority
August 25, 2024 • Todd Fletcher • Matthew 8:5–13
Jesus' encounter with the Centurian demonstrates His love for the outcast and further illustrates the fact that He came for the nations as well as the Jews. The Centurian's faith in Jesus' divine authority highlights the importance of faith and how it is essential to salvation.
In Word and Deed
August 18, 2024 • Todd Fletcher • Matthew 8:1–4
Jesus not only preached with authority as the divine Son of God, but He also authenticated His divine authority through miraculous deeds. It is only by placing our faith in His divine words and deeds that we can be saved.
Build on the Word
August 11, 2024 • Todd Fletcher • Matthew 7:24–29
Jesus concludes His sermon with a fourth call to action, this time focusing on the foundation upon which one builds. Those who hear His words and do not apply them are those who remain on the broad way, while those who hear His word and do them are followers of The Way.
The Broad Way Christian
August 4, 2024 • Todd Fletcher • Matthew 7:21–23
Jesus makes one of His most shocking claims in the Sermon on the Mount regarding tares who believe they are saved but are not. Jesus calls His true followers to live lives of holiness and to repent of their sin. Tares, however, love their sin and are deemed workers of lawlessness.
Walk in the Way
July 28, 2024 • Todd Fletcher • Matthew 7:15–20
The narrow way is an unpopular way that many false teachers will try to get you off, and Jesus reminds us to critically think through a teachers life, doctrine, and congregation. Wolves are all around us, but Jesus' way is clear and is found in His Word