Gospel Generosity | Part 1 | Why We Give
2 Corinthians 8:1-15 Philippians 2:5-11
ListenThe Narrow Path | Part 10 | Just Do It
All disciples of Jesus are professing Christians, but not all professing Christians are disciples of Jesus. In the teaching of Jesus, especially in the Sermon on the Mount, it becomes clear that there is no such thing as half-hearted discipleship or a part-time follower. It’s either all-in or nothing. Discipleship means that we commit to…
ListenThe Narrow Path | Part 8 | The Plank, the Speck and the Spirit of Condemnation
In this message, we discuss every not-Christian’s favourite Bible verse: do not judge. And the fact that this is quoted back to us so often is because the Church is infamous for its judgmental attitude.
Somehow, the Church has the manage the tension of being both wildly inclusive in the way of Jesus, and persuade people to join the journey on the narrow path. How can we do this?
According to Jesus, this means dying to our self-justification, hypocrisy and judgmental attitude, putting on humility and integrity instead so that we can walk in the way of loving correction.
ListenThe Narrow Path | Part 6 | Breaking Mammon’s Power
In this part of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus begins to speak about our relationship to money, speaking in profound terms. His words apply equally to those who have a lot and those who have a little, because money can be or become an idol for anyone.
Jesus addresses us from the perspective that money is no neutral subject. He is making clear that there is an inherent power that money holds that will always make us desire more.
We invite you to let Jesus radically reshape your approach to possessions, and consider how you assign value, what you look to for a sense of identity and security and who you serve.
ListenThe Narrow Path | Part 4 | But I Say Unto You
In today’s passage, Jesus both gives the strongest possible confirmation that the law of Torah, and also says that there are sure limitations to it and we need to look beneath the surface of the law as we seek to live a life that glorifies God. After this introduction, Jesus goes through several hot topics…
ListenThe Narrow Path | Part 3 | The Beatitudes
In this opening statement to His great sermon, Jesus turns our whole understanding about His Kingdom upside down. From the get go, His listeners know that there is something very different about this man’s teaching, and they’d better pay attention. Interestingly, commentators wildly differ on how to take these blessing statements. Is Jesus describing good…
ListenThe Narrow Path | Part 1 | Intro
This message is an intro message to a 10-part series on the Sermon on the Mount. This one sermon from Jesus has been called: Jesus great Manifesto, a description of a life under the rule of God, a vision for individual and communal flourishing, the best TED-talk ever and many other things.
Jesus intention was for His followers to live these words. But how can we? It is so radical, so counter-cultural, and perhaps unattainable?
In this message, Koen is giving you a framework for approaching the Sermon on the Mount, which will serve us as a guide for the coming weeks as we work through its themes.
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