Worry! We all do it in some for or other. Whether it’s concern about getting our bills paid, dealing with health problems, family problems, or any other matter, worry is a factor in our lives. It makes us feel trapped in our circumstances. It can even incapacitate us and stunt our emotional and spiritual well-being. […]
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This week, Pastor Byron taught on Matthew 6. One of his points was to go through the Lord’s Prayer. He taught it in a wonderful way, by connecting each part of the Lord’s prayer to an element in the Beatitudes in Matthew 5. The way the verses line up are a wonderful way to view
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Yesterday, one of our elders, Jonathan, spoke on Jesus’ teaching on relationships in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5). He aptly titled the message “Murder, Adultery, Revenge. The passage is very pertintent regarding issues that are the same across cultures and time. Why? Because each is rooted in a core essential of humanity: relationships.
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The Beatitudes in Matthew are some of the most popular phrases in the Bible. We can say some of them in casual conversation. Some of us can recite them, either in part or in their entirety. Yet taking the time to reflect on the deeper meaning of these few words is something we often neglect.
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The Gospel of Matthew appears as the first book in the New Testament canon. However, that does not mean it was the first piece to be written chronologically. The compilation of the books in the Bible are chronologically organized, but rather thematically, or according to genre. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John comprise the genre known
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