The Christian life is a lifelong war. This war is a spiritual battle but has serious eternal consequences with defeat. Thank the Lord that, though Christ, victory is sure and the Christian is held fast by the Captain of their Salvation. But, we must ask, ‘Do Christians keep themselves or does God keep Christians?’ Listen […]
Matthew 12:7-8 Is Jesus a Sabbath Breaker Part 3 Lord of the Sabbath
In Matthew 12:1-8 we see a showdown between Jesus and the Pharisees. This showdown was centered around their rival interpretations of the Sabbath. Jesus offers three arguments that prove that neither He nor His disciple were Sabbath breakers. Listen as Pastor Matt explains the last of these three arguments. Jesus claims to be to ‘Lord […]
Matthew 12:5-6 Is Jesus a Sabbath Breaker? part 2- Something Greater then the Temple
In Matthew 12:1-8 we see a showdown between Jesus and the Pharisees. This showdown was centered around their rival interpretations of the Sabbath. Jesus offers three arguments that prove that neither He nor His disciples were Sabbath breakers. Listen as Pastor Matt explains the second of these three arguments and how it points to the […]
Matthew 11:28- 12:4 Is Jesus a Sabbath Breaker? part 1- A Greater King
The Pharisees claimed that the yoke of the law was a blessing, but Jesus taught that the ‘tradition of the elders’ was burdensome and crushing. At the end of Matthew 11 Jesus invited people to forsake their devotion to the traditional understanding of the law and to instead ‘take His yoke upon them and find […]
1 Corinthians 4:9-13: Dealing with Suffering on The Narrow Way
A Christian is called to joy in the midst of suffering. But doesn’t that seem odd? Why would a God who loves His children call them to a life of suffering? We know that He is more than capable of preventing it. What gives? Listen as brother Matthew Mallacoccio explains how only a Christian’s patient […]
Matthew 11:28-30 An Invitation to Restful Labor
Matthew 11:25-27 The Son’s Praise of The Father
How boss was Jesus?!?! He trolled the unrepentant cities who had seen His miracles by praising the Father for hiding the truth from them… and He did so right in front of them! Listen as Pastor Matt explores this spontaneous public praise of the Father. Jesus highlights His own deity by claiming that He is […]
I Corinthians 4:6-8 Dealing with Pride on the Narrow Way- Matthew Mallacoccio
Pride is a prevalent sin of the human heart. There are two forms of pride: “Wow is me and Woe is me.” The deception of pride is that it masks itself as a virtue. Pride is no respecter of persons and can poison even our holy duties as Christians. What is the answer to dealing […]
Matthew 11:20-24 Those Who Jesus Mocks and Will One Day Judge
Mocking people doesn’t seem very Christ-like… but that’s exactly what we see Christ doing in Matthew 11. In Matthew 5:11 Jesus promises a blessing for those who are insulted/reviled/mocked for Jesus’ sake. Now here, in Matthew 11:20, that same word is used describing how Jesus is ‘denouncing’ the cities where most of His miracles were […]
