Fasting for health purposes has gained a lot of traction in recent years. For some reason, the Christian discipline of fasting – for spiritual purposes – doesn’t get a lot of attention. But Jesus expects … Read More
Sermon on the Mount: Praying Against Temptation – Matthew 6:13
Temptations come to us almost daily. Whatever stage of life you’re in, whether things are going well or badly, temptation is a constant. In Sunday’s sermon, Jesus teaches his people to pray against temptation and … Read More
Sermon on the Mount: Give Us Today Our Daily Bread – Matthew 6:11
What does it look like for us, who have so much, to pray for our “daily bread”? How does Jesus’ teaching on prayer form the steps we need to take to walk in dependence on … Read More
Sermon on the Mount: Forgive Us Our Debts – Matthew 6:12,14-15
When we think about prayer, our tendency is to focus our requests on our physical needs. When Jesus gives us an example of what we should be praying for, our physical needs become a very … Read More
The Good Life – Psalm 73
The psalmist shows, through his own experience, that the path to contentment in God is rarely a path of ease—but that it is a path of deep goodness, worth pursuing! This week’s worship guide
