by ray | Jan 8, 2013 | Sermons, Topical Studies, Vision
Happy New Year! I hope you had a good Christmas and New Year’s. It’s great to have the students back. For you undergrads and grads, I trust that the restful break will translate into renewed vigor and enthusiasm to tackle your studies. Kids are back in school –...
by ray | Dec 20, 2012 | Matthew, NT, Sermons
What about the ordinances? There are 2 ordinances or traditions that Christ himself ordained for us to observe. One is the Lord’s Supper and the other is baptism. Catholics observe the Lord’s Supper every Sunday and many Protestants look at that and say, that’s just a...
by ray | Nov 29, 2012 | Matthew, NT, Sermons
1) Jesus shows that religion is all about rules. 1 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain and eat them. 2 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “Look! Your disciples are...
by ray | Sep 17, 2012 | Matthew, NT, Sermons
First, in personal life, we are to examine ourselves. Examine? I thought we were to never doubt, never question and always have faith. I have assurance of salvation. I cried in junior high during a retreat so I’m set. Why do I need to examine? Because our heart is...
by ray | Sep 2, 2012 | Matthew, NT, Sermons
So Jesus warns in v1-2. 1 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. A key word in these verses is “measure.” Did you ever notice that verse? If you...
