Sermon on the Mount: The Law
June 6th, 2025
The commandments, the commands and restrictions, were all there to orient a person's life towards God, to make them open to being the people that God wanted them to be. They weren't there to provide w...  Read More
by Scott Downing
Greater Love
May 30th, 2025
Let us not simply admire His acts of love, but let His examples inspire us to embody that same selflessness, compassion, and willingness to sacrifice in our own lives. His sacrifice should motivate us...  Read More
by Thomas Bailey
Sermon on the Mount: Salt & Light
May 23rd, 2025
By default, if you are following Christ and living the Beatitudes, you will be salt and light in the world, in your family, in your school, with your friends, at your job, in your neighborhood. Salt a...  Read More
by Scott Downing
Sermon on the Mount: Persecution
May 16th, 2025
Persecution is promised if we are living lives that align with God, but it’s ok, because our time here is just a blip in eternity, and when we align ourselves with God and accept Him, the reward in He...  Read More
by Scott Downing
Sermon on the Mount: Mercy
April 25th, 2025
We should show mercy because God has shown us mercy, and when we are merciful, we receive mercy....  Read More
by Scott Downing
Egg Hunts
April 11th, 2025
Jesus said that He is love. He is life. He is light (answers, understanding). He is the way (purpose, direction). In Him, and only in Him will you ever truly find everything you’re looking for. “Why ...  Read More
by Scott Downing
April Fools'
April 4th, 2025
His knowledge is far beyond our knowledge, and the result of that is that we can often look at what God's doing and think it is foolish. However, God has perfect knowledge, and the things that we thin...  Read More
by Scott Downing
Easter: Baskets
March 28th, 2025
We are called to sacrifice in obedience, in faith, in service, just as Jesus did for us, but God has promised that He has grand plans for you. He is asking you to give up your own control in order tha...  Read More
by Scott Downing
Sermon on the Mount: Hunger & Thirst
March 21st, 2025
Every person has an innate knowledge of God. There is something within them that knows that there is something more, and desires to experience that and be connected to it. That something is Jesus, and...  Read More
by Scott Downing
Sermon on the Mount: Meekness
March 14th, 2025
Humility, meekness, is looking at the world, looking at the people around you, and seeing how you can be of service to them. It is counting “others more significant than yourselves” This is also a gre...  Read More
by Scott Downing
Sermon on the Mount: Mourning
March 7th, 2025
This is like sin. It is destructive and harmful. We are allergic to it, not meant for it to be a part of us. It causes pain and is absolutely unnecessary, but it’s pretty and tastes good and activates...  Read More
by Scott Downing
Sermon on the Mount: Poor In Spirit
February 28th, 2025
[T]hroughout history, what He is looking for is those who are poor in spirit, who are willing to truthfully admit, both, the state of their own soul and the magnificence of what God has done and who H...  Read More
by Scott Downing
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