Audio Messages

As Jesus addresses the disciples of His kingdom, He teaches them the difference between religious and righteous. We need to have a righteousness that is exceptional (greater than that of the Pharisees) in order to enter the kingdom of heaven. We have a perfect, righteous Father and we are to imitate Him, which is accomplished by the practice of love.

It's our role - our desire - to be known as God's children. And that happens, Jesus says, by loving like God loves.

We love praise. Attention. Admiration. Applause. The reality is that everything we do carries the risk of being tainted by hypocrisy. In this message Pastor John shares how Jesus instructs us to be careful to avoid crashing on the rocks of hypocrisy.

Prayer is a rather universal thing. It's remarkable how many people say, "Yes, I pray." In this passage, Jesus shows us that the difference between Christian and non-Christian prayer is not fundamentally in how prayers are made, but in who is being addressed.

Jesus had a practical prayer life, and He calls us to pray in the same way. In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus doesn’t give a formula for prayer, but a format for prayer that is meant to intersect and interact with our daily lives in a practical way.

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.

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.

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.

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 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!