Matthew 5:5 True meekness is not weakness, but Spirit wrought strength under submission, modeled by Christ, marked in his people, and crowned with the promise of Earth.
Psalm 37:1-11 The promise that the meek shall inherit the earth is a covenantal truth, rooted in God's redemptive plan from Genesis to Revelation, fulfilled in Christ, and applied to…
Matthew 5:1-12 What does it mean to be blessed? To be blessed is to be brought by grace into saving communion with God, through the Covenant of Grace, mediated by…
Matthew 5:1-12 These Beatitudes begin the Sermon on the Mount. What Jesus is seeking to do is instruct us in what it means to live a life aligned with his…
Matthew 5:1-12 This passage is a portrait of a Christian, not how to become a Christian.
Matthew 7:1-6 Jesus calls his covenant people to a lifestyle marked by humility, discernment, and dependence.
Matthew 28:16-20 The mission which God has given to the church flows from God's heart for the nations.
Matthew 28:16-20 When did the mission become missions? The mission of the church is the appointed means by which God will gather his people to the throne of God. It…
John 14:28-31 Why did Jesus come to earth? Jesus came so that we would know that Jesus loved the Father so much that he couldn’t not obey the Father’s request.
Romans 6:1-14; Matthew 1:18-26 The crux of Christmas is the hope of Jesus Christ. Jesus came to save his people from their sins. If we’ve died to sin, in Christ,…