by ray | Feb 4, 2013 | Matthew, NT, Reflections, Sermons
As a Christian, we can fall into 2 traps and in so doing lose our focus on Christ. We can focus on God’s people more than Jesus or we can focus on ministry more than Jesus. Either way, losing our focus on Jesus can cost us everything. What do I mean by that? On the...
by ray | Feb 4, 2013 | Matthew, NT, Reflections, Sermons
This chapter, I believe, gives us two ways to live out our Christian lives. On the surface, these two ways may look very similar. But below the surface, they couldn’t be any more different. These two ways are worlds apart. One way is treating Jesus like a light...
by ray | Feb 4, 2013 | Matthew, NT, Reflections, Sermons
Today is going to be a shorter message because it is the first Sunday of the month when we observe the Lord’s Supper. Actually, today is going to be part sermon and part testimony. Because God has been shifting my paradigm all this week. Let’s start by reading the...
by ray | Jan 28, 2013 | Matthew, NT, Sermons
Review: 3 P’s 1) Don’t focus on religious Programs Pharisees and Sadducees – they don’t have the keys to the kingdom of heaven and their teaching is keeping people shut out from this kingdom. 2) Don’t focus on human Personalities What’s Peter’s role? He...
by ray | Jan 28, 2013 | Matthew, NT, Sermons
Second P: To build a church that mirrors heaven, let’s not focus on human Personalities Matt 16 18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Jesus asked a question, who do you say I am?...
by ray | Jan 28, 2013 | Matthew, NT, Sermons
Today, we will be focusing on Matt 16:13-20, the passage which was read earlier. Let’s re-read v18-19. Matt 16 18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys of...
