Matthew 6:9-13 is the text for this sermon entitled, "The Lord's Prayer (Pt. 2)."We all long for a better world. God’s kingdom breaks into the kingdoms of the world in a transformative way. The kingdom is not the same thing as the churc...

Matthew 6:9-13 is the text for this sermon entitled, "The Lord's Prayer (Part 1)."Jesus had just condemned the hypocritical way of praying. He had also talked about the concerns about prayer and how to pray. In today’s passage, Jesus no...

Matthew 6:16-18 is the text for this sermon entitled, "Jesus' Teaching on Fasting."To understand Fasting, we start with a definition: fasting is to deny physical eating or pleasure to draw closer to God. Three Biblical examples are Davi...

Matthew 6:5-8 is the text for this sermon entitled, "Jesus' Teaching on Praying."We are not to pray like the hypocrites, a word for actor that comes from ancient Greek theater. Jesus listed two places where those seeking attention would...

Matthew 6:1-4 is the text for this sermon entitled, "Jesus' Teaching on Giving."A. Jesus addresses 3 acts of piety/righteousness that can be exaggerated for show. These are giving alms, praying, and fasting (or other acts of devotion).&...