SOTM
August 9 – Acts 1:1-11
Passage IntroThis week we're between two sermon series, the SOTM series we just finished up and our next series on Daniel, so we'll pause for a moment in Acts 1 and look at the Ascension. We'll read Acts 1:1-11 for context but focus primarily on verses 6-11. In verse...
August 2 – Matthew 7:7-11
This week concludes our ten-week series on the Sermon on the Mount. I know January feels like a lifetime ago, but we started 2020 with a year-long focus on the Kingdom of God. Throughout the SOTM series we've been looking at Jesus' teaching on the Kingdom and viewing...
July 26 – Matthew 7:1-5
We're getting close to the end of our series on the SOTM, after which we'll be diving into the book of Daniel, starting August 9. In our passage for this week, Matthew 7:1-5, Jesus is moving from his section on everyday life (6:19-34) and getting into topics on human...
July 19 – Matthew 6:25-34
What an unsurprisingly relevant passage we have for this week. Over the past few months, as we've gone through an anxiety-inducing season, you've maybe already turned to this passage for comfort. As much as Jesus primarily focuses on worrying over provision here, you...
July 12 – Matthew 6:24
"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money." This week we're in Matthew 6:24, and since we're working with only one verse let's take a look...
July 5 – Matthew 6:19-21
Resources on Race and Gospel Unity Find audio from past events, book recommendations, and more in our resource posts! Read moreLast week we looked at the ingenious symmetrical structure of the SOTM which highlights the Lord's Prayer right in the middle. For the rest...
June 28 – Matthew 6:1-4
Resources on Race and Gospel Unity Find audio from past events, book recommendations, and more in our resource posts! Read moreLast week we concluded one of the big chunks of the SOTM in which Jesus gave 6 examples of things his audience had heard from the Pharisees,...
June 21 – Matthew 5:43-48
Resources on Race and Gospel Unity Find audio from past events, book recommendations, and more in our resource posts! Read moreDo a quick Google and you'll discover that, "you shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy," occurs only once in the Bible, that single...
June 14 – Matthew 5:38-42
Resources on Race and Gospel Unity Find audio from past events, book recommendations, and more in our resource posts! Read moreI mentioned last week that Jesus keeps repeating through the SOTM , "You have heard it said _______, but I say to you _______." Sometimes...
June 7 – Matthew 5:27-32
Resources on Race and Gospel Unity Find audio from past events, book recommendations, and more in our resource posts! Read moreSix times in the Sermon on the Mount (SOTM) Jesus says something like, "You have heard it said _______, but I say to you _______." This all...
May 31 – Matthew 5:21-26
6 steps to take in the wake of George Floyd's death Don't miss our post on what you and your group members can do in light of the tragedies of the last week. Read moreOne of the amazing things about God's Word is that every passage has multiple layers of significance,...