Upside down anger
Jesus packs so much in His Sermon on the Mount. In just 15 minutes of reading, Jesus covers a large swath of topics: God’s Law, our sinfulness, God’s sinlessness, lust, divorce, adultery, revenge, loving our enemies, giving, prayer, fasting, anxiety, judgement, and yes, anger. In chapter 5, we learn from Jesus on how to respond righteously in our anger. Joe shows us that we need to turn our approach to anger “upside down.”
The Armor of god
Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
This Anxious Heart
Anxiety exists because sin exists. Our hearts were never meant to be anxious, and yet because of Genesis 3, they are. This anxious heart of ours needs hope, and it needs to be changed from the inside out. Joe shows us three ways to pursue hope in an anxious world, from the book of 1 Peter.
The Rich Young Ruler and the Modern Christian
The Rich Young Ruler had all the markings of a pious life. But Jesus exposed his heart and his need for a Savior. The call to follow him needs to be taken seriously by those who profess their faith in Christ
The Lord Bless You
What we need more than anything is a reminder of WHOSE we are, and to have His blessing for our journey.
Trust in The Lord
Proverbs 3:5&6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
Made to Love the Lord
Deuteronomy 6:4–9 “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. [5] You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. [6] And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. [7] You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie…
The Way of Abiding
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 2 He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. 3 And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 Whoever says “I know him” but does…