Disagreements and conflicts in the church are burdensome, but they are not to unique to your church. The same sorts of conflict was present in Ephesus, Colossae, Philippi, & Corinth. Paul even says that divisions are necessary & even helpful.1 Cor. 11:18 When you come together as a church, I hear that divisions exist among […]
Matthew 18:12-14 Our Treatment of Fellow Little Ones Part 2: Pursuit & Pleasure
Matthew 18:12-14 Is one of the more familiar passages in the Bible. Mt. 18:12–14 What do you think? If any man has a hundred sheep, & one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains & go & search for the one that is straying? 13 If it turns […]
I Thessalonians 5:14 How to Help Your Pastors
The work of a pastor is difficult. However, much that is considered as the pastor’s work is actually the work of the entire congregation. A healthy church member is a disciple making church member who takes seriously his/her responsibility to shepherd other members. Listen as Pastor Matt explains from I Thessalonians 5:14 how to help […]
Philippians 2:14-16_ Cause and Effect_ Part 3 of 3: For the Sake of Your Pastors
In our last two sermons on Philippians 2:14-15 we saw how eliminating grumbling and disputing 1)Alters our sinful practices and motives, and 2) how it Adorns the Gospel in the midst of the unconverted. In this last sermon in this series Pastor Matt shows from the text how that the church should also be motivated […]
