Summer on the Mount: Part 6 – Words God Would Never Say

Summer on the Mount: Part 6 – Words God Would Never Say

On America's 250th birthday, what would God never say to us — but what have we quietly come to believe? In this Independence Day homily — using a device from author William Paul Young (Lies We Believe About God) — we examine three statements of Jesus from Matthew 6:19 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVEF4oIJG84&t=379s]-24 about our treasure, our eyes, and who we serve.

Summer on the Mount: Part 5 – The Little Way

As people of faith, it’s easy to get caught up in the lie that God expects big and grand things from us. But the simple and liberating truth is this: spiritual growth is a result of the little ways of discipleship. In this week’s sermon, we explore Jesus’s words in Matthew 6:1-18 to learn what it means to practice a spirituality that is small, simple, and sincere.

Summer on the Mount: Part 4 – Standing in the Rain

Jesus gave three brilliant examples of creative nonviolent resistance — and then demanded something even harder: love your enemies. In week four of Summer on the Mount, we explore why that command matters more than ever in a culture built on conflict.

Summer on the Mount: Part 3 – A Commencement Address

What do high school graduation, the You’ve-heard-it-said passages in the Sermon on the Mount, and the classic animated movie Monsters, Inc. have in common? That is the question we ask this graduation Sunday.

Summer on the Mount: Part 2 – Salt and Light

In this week's passage from the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus uses the images of salt, light, and the law to describe a life of discipleship. But what exactly do these three concepts have in common? As Pastor Greg suggests, these images work together to teach us this important truth: to follow Jesus is to live incarnationally.