Matthew: The Upside Down Kingdom of Christ (Chris)

In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus reveals a kingdom that reverses the world’s values: humility outranks power, service defines greatness, and grace replaces status. Together we’ll examine how Christ’s teachings challenge our assumptions about success and call us to live as faithful citizens of His kingdom. Join us as we learn what it means to “seek first the kingdom of heaven.

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Matthew: Saving the Biggest Sinners (Chris)

Underlying the Gospel of Matthew is the powerful story of Matthew himself: a hated and ostracized tax-collector who became a beloved apostle of Jesus Christ.  Matthew's Gospel focuses on Jesus's fulfillment of all God's promises in the Old Testament to redeem Israel and the world.  Animating the text is Matthew's own salvation and the intense commitment to Christ it produced.
 
This week, we will consider the power of God's love and grace to overcome the largest sins and to redeem the biggest sinners.  Alongside Matthew's own story, we will consider two other arch-sinners turned agents of God: King David and the Apostle Paul.  We will see further how God's love in Christ saves each of us and offers us an amazing life of gratitude and joy. 

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Matthew: Birth of a King (Randy)

In this lesson, we will continue our series on the Book of Matthew by studying Matthew 1–2 and the birth of Jesus. We’ll explore what it means to follow a King who enters the world in weakness rather than power, and consider where God may be calling us to obedience before full clarity.

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Matthew: An Introduction to the Book of Matthew (Randy)

This Sunday we begin a new series on the Gospel of Matthew, where Jesus is introduced not merely as a teacher or savior, but as King. We’ll look at how Matthew’s opening verses and genealogy invite us to move from observing Jesus to living under his reign in the Kingdom of Heaven.

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The Joy of Advent (Randy)

In this short Advent devotional, we explore how biblical joy is not found in perfect circumstances, but in recognizing God’s presence and grace given to us through Jesus at Christmas. It will be a chance to slow down, welcome Christ, and rediscover the joy grounded in God’s gift of grace.

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Closer to God: Living Generously (Chris)

Chris shares perspective from his book WISEgenerosity on how the five types of generosity (possessional, personal, social, emotional, relational) lead us towards faithful discipleship and being more like Christ in our lives.  You also will learn your own Generosity Personality Type as a way to better experience and express giving that is W.I.S.E.: Well-grounded, Inspired, Satisfying, and Effective.

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Closer to God: W.I.S.E. Generosity (Chris)

Drawing from his book WISEgenerosity, Chris leads us in considering how giving and altruism in all of their forms are essential virtues for full and faithful lives.  We are made to be generous because God is generous, and Christ modeled perfect generosity.  For us to experience the full transformational potential of generosity, it must be W.I.S.E.: Well-grounded, Inspired, Satisfying, and Effective.

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