Sermons on Matthew (Page 2)
The Most important Question
Why am I here? Who is my soulmate? How can I be successful? These are all valuable questions. But all of them focus on us doing the asking. When we consider the most important question, it might well be that it is a question we have to answer, rather than ask. Guest speaker Michael D. Hammond, President of Gordon College, explores our culture’s fixation on identity and how followers of Jesus need to re-center their lives on the most important…
The Way of Wisdom
As we look to the future, in a world that looks and feels markedly different than it did 3 years ago, What do we want to DO? Who do we want to BE? How do we want to LIVE? We find skill for living well when we seek God and His Wisdom. *Christ’s Church is a strategic partner of Grace Chapel in Lexington, MA and features the teaching of Pastor Bryan Wilkerson and the Grace Chapel Teaching Team.
Pray in the Crux of the Moment
What do we do in times of stress, crisis, even opportunity? Does prayer really make a difference? Isn’t prayer just religious superstition? Whether it be in the face of national tragedy or a profound personal need, in the crux of the moment where a Jesus type of miracle is needed, we must pray as Jesus did. *Christ’s Church is a strategic partner of Grace Chapel in Lexington, MA and features the teaching of Pastor Bryan Wilkerson and the Grace Chapel…
Dawn of Something New
We are all confronted with change, and sometimes that change can be exciting—the offer of a new job, the news that we’re going to be parents. But with change comes the fear of the unfamiliar. What if the best possible offer of change was different than anything we ever knew? How could we overcome the fear of the unknown to receive a better life in the future and certain joy right now? The message of Easter may just hold that…
Freedom Fighter
How might one of Jesus’ closest followers have experienced the change that Jesus was bringing to the world? This dramatic portrayal brings to life one of the biblical characters of Holy Week in a way that speaks powerfully to our modern world. *Christ’s Church is a strategic partner of Grace Chapel in Lexington, MA and features the teaching of Pastor Bryan Wilkerson and the Grace Chapel Teaching Team.
Stress Test
A recent survey says we’re at the highest levels of stress in 20 years. Jesus changes the way we think about Stress and leads us from self-reliance and self-protection to submission and surrender to the power and purposes of God. *Christ’s Church is a strategic partner of Grace Chapel in Lexington, MA and features the teaching of Pastor Bryan Wilkerson and the Grace Chapel Teaching Team.
Losing Our Religion
Did Jesus overturn tables and drive out merchants because he was angry about people selling in the temple courts? Or was he confronting something even bigger? *Christ’s Church is a strategic partner of Grace Chapel in Lexington, MA and features the teaching of Pastor Bryan Wilkerson and the Grace Chapel Teaching Team.
Donkey King
On the first day of the week that would change everything, Jesus rode into town in a most unusual way, and changed the way we think about power. *Christ’s Church is a strategic partner of Grace Chapel in Lexington, MA and features the teaching of Pastor Bryan Wilkerson and the Grace Chapel Teaching Team.
I Am Not Afriad
Fear abounds in the Christmas story. Fear abounds in our world. But we don’t have to be afraid because God is with us. He’s present. He provides. He protects His promise. What does that feel like? It’s like being held by God. *Christ’s Church is a strategic partner of Grace Chapel in Lexington, MA and features the teaching of Pastor Bryan Wilkerson and the Grace Chapel Teaching Team.
From Father to Son
A dramatic presentation about the birth of Jesus from the perspective of Joseph. *Christ’s Church is a strategic partner of Grace Chapel in Lexington, MA and features the teaching of Pastor Bryan Wilkerson and the Grace Chapel Teaching Team.
Body Rhythms
God shapes us as we gather together as the Body of Christ and sends us out to do his work in the world as we scatter. *Christ’s Church is a strategic partner of Grace Chapel in Lexington, MA and features the teaching of Pastor Bryan Wilkerson and the Grace Chapel Teaching Team.
Private Lives
Sinkholes occur when underground streams drain away during seasons of drought, causing the ground at the surface to lose its underlying support. Suddenly everything simply caves in. THIS week we’d like to turn our attention to the COMPETING DEMANDS of public and private life. Because the sinkhole syndrome warns us that if we don’t get this RHYTHM right, the lives and homes and careers and ministries we’re building are in danger of collapse. *Christ’s Church is a strategic partner…