We’ve all sensed it—a choice that seemed perfect in the moment, but leaves us listing further down the road. Matthew 7:24–27 presents two builders, two houses, nearly identical except for what lies beneath, and asks which foundation will hold when the rains come.
Keeping in mind what is coming can cause us to focus even more on worldly matters, but it shouldn’t. It should help us care more about the world knowing Jesus.
You can confess Jesus as Lord, cast out demons, do mighty works—and still hear him say, “I never knew you.” Matthew 7:21–23 cuts past everything we think proves we’re his followers, asking instead the question that actually matters: Does he know you?
As we look toward the future, there is an urgency mission even as we find ourselves waiting for God’s fulfillment of prophecy. But it requires us to keep our focus.
Jesus warns in Matthew 7 that the most dangerous kind of false teaching comes from one dressed like a sheep. By the time you realize there’s a wolf underneath, it’s frighteningly close. How do we keep alert when such sounds deceptively good?
Pastor Tim takes us to the question “How and Why Did God Create Us,” the fourth question of the New City Catechism, as part of the launch of Sunday School Express.
FaithTree has so much happening this Christmas and so do our local church friends. If you’re looking for the best ways to celebrate the season, check out these great opportunities.
Unfortunately, we’ve had to make the difficult decision to pause Faithtoberfest for 2023 due to challenges for our participants. The good news is that means we’re going to have an even bigger and better O Christmas (Faith)Tree in place of Faithtoberfest this year.
O Christmas (Faith)Tree is something very special: a celebratory service at 7:00 p.m. on December 8 that interweaves favorite Christmas carols and songs — both old and new and in a range of styles — with the story of Christmas that runs from Genesis through Revelation.
Our world moves us to ever increasing indifference, but as we pick up in 2 Peter 3, the Apostle calls us to be ready for Jesus’s return.