The Gospel of Matthew: Kingdom
The Sermon on the Mount
9. Intervention
June 19, 2022 • Chris Seidman • Matthew 7:1–6, Matthew 7:15–16, Galatians 6:1, James 5:19
“Judge not lest you be judged....” It’s ironic that of all the things Jesus said which we make a judgment too quickly about when it comes to what it means – are His words about judging. This weekend, we take a look at this often quoted (but often taken out of context) phrase Jesus used.
8. Our Check Engine Light
June 12, 2022 • Hunter Wheatcraft • Matthew 6:25–34
This weekend, Hunter Wheatcraft guides us through Matthew 6:25-34 and Jesus’s reflections on worry. What we worry about can be revealing. Jesus knew the leverage worry can have on our quality of life and our capacity to live effectively as His disciples.
6. The Silver Lining
June 5, 2022 • Chris Seidman
“Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” This weekend we’ll take a look at Jesus’ challenging call for us to trust in God as Father and prioritization of His kingdom over our “thingdoms.” While money and material possessions can be excellent servants to the purposes of God, all too often they can wind up becoming terrible masters of our lives.
5. Praying for Reign
May 29, 2022 • Chris Seidman • Matthew 6:9–13
We have no record of Jesus teaching His disciples how to preach. We do have a record of Jesus teaching them (and us) how to pray. This weekend, in our series on the Sermon on the Mount, we’re walking through what’s known as “The Lord’s Prayer.” It’s something to be prayed and lived.
4. Undercover Operations
May 22, 2022 • Chris Seidman • Matthew 6:1–18
It’s Graduate Sunday at The Branch, and we’re starting our service by honoring our Graduating Class of 2022. This weekend in Matthew 6:1-18 this coming weekend. We’ll be talking about a desire some of us struggle with more than others – the desire to impress and be seen. It can get us into all sorts of trouble, as well as interfere with making a real difference in the things that matter.
3. Who's On Your List?
May 15, 2022 • Chris Seidman • Matthew 5:38–48
“Turn the other cheek. Go the second mile. No one can serve two masters. Do to others what you would have them do to you.” These are sayings that float around American culture today. Not many people realize they are all from the Sermon on the Mount. This weekend we’ll see what may be the most challenging teaching Jesus did in the Sermon on the Mount. There may be no brighter light emanating from our lives, though, than when we live by it.
1. Salty and Illuminating
May 1, 2022 • Chris Seidman • Matthew 5:1–16
“Blessed” is the first word in the Sermon on the Mount. This says so much about the heart of Jesus. We’re beginning our series in the SOTM this weekend with Matthew 5:1-16. Did you know it’s possible for pilots, particularly fighter pilots, to be flying upside down and not know it? We do it in life, too. Some of Jesus’s teachings seems upside down to us, and yet we might be the ones flying upside down. It’s easy to do. Because much of our world is upside down.