Category: <span>Sermons</span>

Matthew 5:7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.”   Last week we began our discussion on mercy by concentrating on the mercy that God has given and continually gives to each one of us. The fact that we are alive is the mercy of God; the air we breathe, the world we...

Matthew 5:7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.”   Have you ever seen the kid’s game “mercy”? It’s terrible actually. It is two people locking hands and then inflicting pain until somebody asks for “mercy”.  I played it with my friends, I’ve played it with Noah, the truth is that it’s named...

Matthew 5:6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.”   For years many of you have heard me close out prayers, both corporate and personal, with the words of Psalm 23:3 lead me, or lead us “in paths of righteousness for your name’s sake.” It’s a prayer that...

Matthew 5:5 “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.”   Brokenness leads to mourning which, according to Jesus and the Sermon on the Mount leads to meekness. We have defined brokenness or being poor in spirit as seeing the beauty of Jesus so fully that we recognize that we possess nothing of...

In the first “beatitude” Jesus said that the “poor in spirit” are blessed because the “kingdom of heaven” belongs to them. What does that mean? Our entire culture of religion is based on the promise that if we pray the right prayer and that we will one day go to heaven, but Jesus doesn’t say...

“Blessed.” One of the most used words in Christianity. “God bless you.” “Be blessed.” “It was such a blessing.” “God blessed me with  . . .” We pray for blessing, we seek blessing and we speak blessing but what does it mean? We have talked before about the reality that God’s revelation of blessing can...

A few months ago I had a friend come and visit from out of town and he asked if I could take him to see some of historical sites in Philadelphia. We went to Independence Hall, saw the Liberty Bell and went to the National Constitution Center. During the opening presentation at the Constitution Center...

Matthew 1:18-24  What does the incarnation of Jesus mean? Technically it is that God became a man but that answer is so theological that I think we miss the point and power sometimes. Why was Jesus born? Why did the Creator take the form of His creation? Why did the King of Glory become a...

This week our prayer pastor, Geannine LeBude shared the Sunday message. Weaving together the devotion of Mary of Bethany to Jesus with the great love the Bridegroom reveals for His bride in Song of Solomon Geannine taught profoundly that “our lives will only bear fruit if they are founded on a deep devotion of love...