As Jesus sends His disciples out on mission, we can learn some important principles to guide us in our mission as a church.

In the context of mission, we will encounter people who need mercy. Rather than judge, criticize, or mock like the Pharisees, Jesus teaches us a lesson on mercy: express mercy towards others as a means of showing obedience and faithfulness towards God.

Many people are looking for a domesticated Jesus. A tame Jesus. A Jesus who will heal, and will also “heel.” In this message from Matthew, Pastor John challenges our thinking on how we often try to call Jesus to meet our needs, rather than being available to His call of missionary/military living.

In the first specific healing miracle that Matthew records, Jesus demonstrates that He is a healer who with authority over sickness and sin. And because we have been cleansed, we can join in His mission to show the world that God is doing something.

In Today message 'I Got a Rock!' Pastor Ken shares what a wonderful gift it is to be able to read the bible. You don’t have to read it. You get to read it! It is a privilege given to us by men who suffered greatly like the Apostle Paul and church reformers throughout the centuries. We live in very blessed time where we can easily read the freeing life giving Word of God. You God a Rock in Jesus!

We learn how the Pharisee fall into a trap they set for Jesus. Jesus instead traps them in their hypocrisy. He teaches us about how to drop our rocks of condemnation for those who have hurt us and forgive them as God forgives us so we can then walk in the freedom of God’s love.

In the closing words of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus has strong, direct words to say about the demands of life in His kingdom.

3-out-of-4 unchurched people agree with the statement: "The church is fully of hypocrites who judge others for doing things they do themselves." Perhaps it's just an image problem, but Christians who take Jesus' commands seriously are often perceived as being narrow-minded and judgmental. In this message, Pastor John talks about how serious this command is, and what we can do to make sure we obey it properly.

The recession of 2008-2009 has led many to rethink their ambitions. In this passage, Jesus gives us three commands that will help us experience richness towards God.