Matthew 25 Challenge
Living Out Matthew 25 Locally
August 19, 2018 • Mike Foell
In part 3 in our Matthew 25 Challenge series, Pastor Mike Foell discusses God's heart for the poor. Through looking at the overwhelming amount of scriptures in the Old & New Testimony, as well as Church history we begin to see God's heart for the widow, orphan, poor & disenfranchised.
Adjusting Your Vision
August 12, 2018 • Sean Thompson
We are blind to injustice because our vision is distorted, “we see through a glass, dimly.” (1 Cor 13:12) It's as if we are all wearing thick glasses with multiple distorting lenses that cloud our vision: o Race o Rich/Poor o Male/Female o Republican/Democrat/Other o Educated/Uneducated o White collar/Blue collar o American patriotism (Football players protesting) o Previous generations of Christians didn’t see slavery. o We didn’t see the oppression of women or civil rights for African-Americans. o We still don’t see clearly God’s great concern for the “least of these” in our world, who often don’t look or speak like us. God sees all people without these distorted lenses and we must do our best to see the world as God sees it.
Who, What, When, Where & Why
August 5, 2018 • Justin Rupple
Matthew 25:31-46 is a sobering passage that provide incredibly specific details about what Jesus expects from those who claim to follow Him. They describe what till take place on the day of final judgment. It’s not a parable like the verses before it…it’s a prediction. God calls us to share in this concern as we build His kingdom. Over the next 5 weeks, we will read this passage carefully, seek to understand it fully, and consider how we can live it out in our daily lives.