Bible Study

Sermon Matthew 6:13 Deliver Us from Evil By Dr. Mickey Anders There is a story about a man who worked the four to midnight shift. His walk home led him past a cemetery. One night he was in a particular hurry, and since the moon was full, he decided to take a short-cut through the … Continue reading “Matthew 6:13 Deliver Us (Anders) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 6:19-21 Lasting Treasures By Dr. Philip W. McLarty Our series on the Sermon on the Mount continues with Jesus’ teaching about money. If you were here last Sunday, you may recall that I said the three sermon topics that cause people the most angst are money, sex and fasting. Well, we made it … Continue reading “Matthew 6:19-21 Lasting Treasures (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 6:19-34 Hotwired to the Heart By Richard Niell Donovan As you know, our Consecrating Stewards program is well underway. Next Sunday is Consecration Sunday. We will have a pot-luck luncheon after worship next Sunday to celebrate the culmination of the program. The schedule calls for me to preach a stewardship sermon today. Preaching … Continue reading “Matthew 6:19-24 Hotwired to the Heart (Donovan) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 6:24-34 Wealth, Worry, & Worship By Pastor Steven Molin Dear friends in Christ, grace to you and peace, from God our Father, and His Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. His name was Jimmy, Jimmy C; maybe you knew him. He was seventeen years old, a junior in high school, with … Continue reading “Matthew 6:24-34 Wealth, Worry, and Worship (Molin) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 6:24-34 How Firm’s Your Foundation? By Fr. Bill Wigmore (This sermon was delivered to a group recovering from alcohol and drug addiction.) Well good evening once again and welcome hows everyone doing tonight? Step Five says, We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. … Continue reading “Matthew 6:24-34 How Firm’s Your Foundation (Wigmore) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 6:24-34 A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow By The Rev. Dr. James D. Kegel A column in the lifestyle section of the newspaper invites people to write about their connection to famous people. I will share mine with you. I was a boy of eight or nine and we were going to Disneyland. It … Continue reading “Matthew 6:24-34 A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow (Kegel) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 6:24-34 A Promise of Incessant Finding By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker Recently, when I visited an airport, I stopped in a shop there, the sort that sells souvenirs. Facing me was a big wall of magazines with glossy, colorful covers. These covers were shouting their messages. Some presented a stressful picture: the high … Continue reading “Matthew 6:24-34 A Promise of Incessant Finding (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 6:25-31 Don’t WorryDo Something! By Dr. Philip W. McLarty Our series on the Sermon on the Mount continues with one of Jesus’ most beautiful teachings: “don’t be anxiousfor your body Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They don’t toil, neither do they spin, yet I tell you that even Solomon … Continue reading “Matthew 6:25-31 Don’t Worry, Do Something (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 6:25-31 Gratitude, Not Platitudes By The Rev. Billy D. Strayhorn INTRODUCTION: A certain preacher was known for his uplifting prayers. He always found something for which to be grateful. One Sunday morning the weather was so cold, dark and gloomy that one the church members thought to himself, “I’ll bet the preacher won’t … Continue reading “Matthew 6:25-34 Gratitude, Not Platitudes (Strayhorn) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 7:1-5 Don’t Be Judgmental! By Dr. Philip W. McLarty Our series on the Sermon on the Mount continues with another of Jesus’ hard sayings, “Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged.” There’s no escaping it we’re all prone to criticizing and critiquing and judging those around us. We do it all the … Continue reading “Matthew 7:1-5 Don’t Be Judgmental (McLarty) – Bible study”