Beware of Practicing Your Righteousness to be Seen By Others - October 29, 2023

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Beware of Practicing Your Righteousness to be Seen By Others - October 29, 2023

There Are No Masks In the Kingdom of God

October 30, 2023 • Cody Zimmerman • Matthew 6:1–18, Acts 5:1–11

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The beginning of the fifth chapter of Acts is a strange and terrifying story. Several landowning members of the church had been stirred to show extravagant generosity, and many sold their land and gave the proceeds to the church. In keeping with the trend, Ananias and Sapphira, a married couple in the early church, sold their land as well. But there was one important difference; they decided to pocket some of the money for themselves, while acting like they were giving the whole amount to the church. This resulted in both of them being struck down by God immediately.

Why would God deal with them so drastically and swiftly?

In Matthew Chapter 6, Jesus warns his followers about practicing righteous acts in order to be seen by others. Clearly it is of the utmost importance to God that his Church be made up of people who are not putting on a show to impress others. Rather, our public actions should match up with our inner reality.

In this message, Cody digs into what it means to be hypocritical, and how we can rage against that tendency in our own hearts.

This is a full service video from our 2023 sermon series titled, "If You Love Me". For an audio recording of only the sermon, check out our "podcasts" series within the White Stone App, or go to the White Stone Church audio messages podcast on your podcast app of choice.

Put These Words Into Practice - November 26, 2023

November 27, 2023 • Cody Zimmerman • Matthew 7:21–29, James 1:22–25, John 14:15, 1 John 2:3–6

We have spent nearly a year digging into the commands of Jesus found throughout the Bible. As the year draws to a close and our celebration of Advent begins next week, Cody closes out the commands series by reading the end of the Sermon on the Mount. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus lays out a multitude of practical ways that he expects his followers to implement their faith and submission to him in the everyday facets of their lives. The commands of Christ that we have been studying all year are the same, and the concluding words of Jesus at the end of the sermon on the mount are just as poignant for us today as they were for their original audience: "Take these words of mine and put them into practice." This is a full service video from our 2023 sermon series titled, "If You Love Me". For an audio recording of only the sermon, check out our "podcasts" series within the White Stone App, or go to the White Stone Church audio messages podcast on your podcast app of choice.

Go and Do Likewise - November 19, 2023

November 20, 2023 • Brock Tharpe • Luke 10:25–37

The story of the Good Samaritan is one of the most well-known and most frequently-taught of Jesus's parables. But one recurring problem in the historic church is that we often read stories like it in the Bible with the wrong perspective. We put ourselves into the shoes of the wrong character. We like to identify with the heroes in the stories, but more often than not, we are represented by a different character. In this sermon, Brock breaks down the Parable of the Good Samaritan, and asks where we fit in the story. Only after answering that question can we truly understand Jesus's command at the end to "Go and do likewise." This is a full service video from our 2023 sermon series titled, "If You Love Me". For an audio recording of only the sermon, check out our "podcasts" series within the White Stone App, or go to the White Stone Church audio messages podcast on your podcast app of choice.

I am the Bread of Life - November 12, 2023

November 13, 2023 • Colby Dorcely • John 6:25–40

In the Gospel of John, Jesus makes 7 statements about his own identity throughout the narrative of the book. The first of these statements is "I am the bread from Heaven." Implicit in this statement are several commands for how we as followers of Jesus should structure and prioritize our lives. We live in a world full of things that promise to satisfy us, but Jesus claims that he alone will bring true nourishment to our souls. This week, Colby teaches how we can reorient ourselves to pursue Jesus, and make him our primary desire in our lives. This is a full service video from our 2023 sermon series titled, "If You Love Me". For an audio recording of only the sermon, check out our "podcasts" series within the White Stone App, or go to the White Stone Church audio messages podcast on your podcast app of choice.