Sam and Lyndie Mather are pastors at Cross Creek Church in Tulsa Oklahoma. They have a deep desire to see people find the great love and beauty of Jesus Christ and be set free of pain, depression, sin, and hopelessness.
Jesus boils so much if life down to simple pictures. He shares simple yet profound help with this verse. All build but what are they building? All go through same storms no matter what. It’s how we build that makes all the difference.
God wants a closer relationship with you, one way to build it is by acting on this teaching from Jesus.
These are the hardest words Jesus ever spoke. Don’t think it will be easy, but with the Holy Spirit in us, all things are possible.
Jesus shares with us His mission. It’s not for us to defeat our enemy but to win our enemy over. This is the great victory.
Learning the power of keeping a promise is so encouraging. Learn from Christ that the power in your mouth of promising something is an extraordinary thing.
Jesus shares His views on divorce. How were His views different then others at His time, and how are they different from ours today.
Many people believe it’s ok to lust as long as you don’t act in it. Jests loves the whole of us and not just our actions. He clears this up in this section of scripture.
We all struggle with anger sometimes. If we’re aren’t careful we can let ourselves hang on to it. Jesus reminds us how destructive this can be and give us a way out.
Jesus did not come to abolish or teach us that the Law was bad. But to fulfill it on our behalf, through His sacrifice in the cross, His example in life, and by reconnect why we do what we do.
God is more concerned with us being something then just doing something. You are a light, not just have a light.