John 18:10-11When it comes to our Christian beliefs, it can be so easy to be on one extreme or the other when standing up for truth. We either get caught up in emotions and say what's on our mind or sit back in silence and watch as truth is ignored or mocked. It’s clear throughout scripture that neither of these approaches are biblical. We see in this text that Peter was defending Jesus being take...  Read More

Matthew 10:34-39 It is very interesting when we look at what Jesus did and said. Jesus’s words have been taken out of context and misused so much over time. In today’s passage, it can look really difficult on the surface, but we have to dive in and see what Jesus was really saying.   It is important to realize that Jesus did not come to bring peace on this earth. Too often, as Christians, we want ...  Read More

Matthew 5:38-42 What is amazing about Jesus’ words is that they were NOT taken the way that they were originally intended to be taken. Has that ever happened to you? You gave your kids a command, or you questioned your spouse about something, or you asked a co-worker a question. Somehow, what you intended was not understood in the way you intended. In those awkward moments, what do you do?As the J...  Read More

Main Point and Overview:     On many occasions, Jesus would say to his audience, “You have heard that it was said” or something else like, “do not suppose!” What he was doing was making a counter-cultural point to the misunderstandings of the day. So much in today’s culture is like what Jesus encountered. There are so many contrived agendas of what the “true” Jesus had to say! Jesus is neither a p...  Read More

2 Corinthians 2:5-11“Should I JUDGE People?” (REAL Confrontation) is the title for this first week in this sermon series. That word “judge” brings a lot of different emotions as I have found myself thinking, “Ugh, are they judging me?” And I have certainly been guilty of wrongly judging others. The scripture passage that we are going to camp on today speaks about rightly judging others, extending ...  Read More

1 Corinthians 5:12-13Sadly, the line between culture and church has become blurred. The church has somehow taken on the responsibility of trying to adapt culture into the church…which is the exact opposite of how things should be. What has happened is that churches (and entire denominations) have become afraid to speak out against what is clearly unbiblical behavior, trying to justify it by taking...  Read More