Commands of Jesus: Week 8

Give: Matthew 6:1-4, 19-21 Give.  Be honest—does that word make you slightly uncomfortable when you hear it? Do you picture televangelists calling for you to plant a “faith seed?” Or, maybe you picture a one-eyed dog shivering in the snow while Sarah McLaughlin sings,...

Commands of Jesus: Week 7

 The Lord’s Supper/Communion: Luke 22:19-20 As we go through our study of the commands of Christ, they are all, of course, important, but there are only 2 that we label as “sacraments”. By definition, a sacrament is something of mysterious and sacred significance. The...

Commands of Jesus: Week 6

 Worship Through Perseverance: Matt. 4:10 What is worship? For someone on a worship team, it is a time of praising and exalting God through song. For another who attends church, it is a service that involves Christian music, greeting one another, a teaching/sermon,...

Commands of Jesus: Week 5

Love: Matt 22:37-39 When a Pharisee asked “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law”, Jesus said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is...

Commands of Jesus: Week 4

Go . . . Make Disciples: Matt. 28:19-20 In Week 2, we began exploring one of the last commands Christ gave his followers before ascending into heaven, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the...