Proverbs 3:5-6 || Trust in the Lord
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
Luke 2:22-36 || Jesus Presented in the Temple
Jesus is presented in the Temple
Our God is a God Who:
Reveals Himself to the Humble
Satisfies Our Hearts
Reveals Our Hearts
Jesus is presented in the Temple
Our God is a God who:
Reveals Himself to the Humble
Satisfies Our Hearts
Reveals Our Hearts
John 4:1-29 || In Spirit and In Truth
Jesus stops to speaks to the Samaritan women at Jacob’s Well and reveals something profound about himself to her. He then explains to her the new way of understanding how we worship God.
John 4:23 - But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.
John 3:1-7 || You Must Be Born Again
John 3:3 || Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
John 3:6-7 ||That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’
Proverbs 15:1 || The Way We Speak
Proverbs 15:1 - A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
The Proverbs help us to understand how the power of the tongue matters. Your words matter.
Matt takes us through the size of the problem and the source of the problem.
Proverbs 12:1 || Correction from God
Proverbs 12:1 - Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
Proverbs 10 || The Righteous and the Wicked
We unpack Proverbs 10:2, and it’s repeated message through Chapters 10 and 11 of Proverbs regarding Righteousness and Wickedness, and how the source of wisdom, our measures and motivation, and our ultimate hope for righteousness, come from Christ Jesus.
Proverbs 10:2 Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.
Nehemiah 10 || Part 2 - Sabbath Commitment
The second commitment in the faith God’s people made was to the Sabbath. They committed to:
not purchase anything from foreign traders
let farm fields lie fallow to rest them
forgetting their debtors (every 50 years)
Why did God create the sabbath and what does it mean for us? Ps Matt takes us through this important commitment.
Nehemiah 10 || Part 1 - Marriage Commitment
The second commitment in the faith God’s people made was to marriage.
Why did God create marriage and what does it mean for us? Ps Matt takes us through this important commitment.
Romans 16:1-24 || Greetings and False Teachers
Paul has some final greetings which we can learn some points from. And as with every church in the letters the subject of false teachers is mentioned which we need to be weary of. Ps Matt shares what this means for us and how we can notice this.
Romans 15:1-7 || Unity in the Spirit
We are called to focus not on ourselves, but to build up our brothers and sisters in Christ, with a Spirit-filled unity.