Beyond

As Jesus traveled around preaching, he often closed with the challenge found in Luke 6:46-49. He simply wasn’t satisfied unless his hearers acted on his message. Failure to practice his teachings is just as foolish (and just as destined to fail) as a house that is built on a poor foundation. Art Morris works through this message and asks those of us who are interested in Jesus’ message to answer three questions: Why are you here? Who do you trust? What are you building your life on? A parallel passage is found in Matthew 7 as the closing of the Sermon on the Mount.

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In this message for September 16, 2007 Eric Kramer explains the “under power” of the Kingdom of God. This power comes from a position of service, of humility, of sacrifice and of grace. This upside down nature of Christianity is hard to understand sometimes but is an essential part of the heart of the Christ-follower. With this type of power God can accomplish things through us that we may never have dreamed of. It truly is the power to change the world. (tech note — the audio is a bit muffled compared to usual)

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Eric Kramer used this clip from the CNN series “God Warriors” to highlight the fact that Christians don’t “walk the talk” like Muslims often do.

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In this second sermon of the Hitting the Books series, Eric Kramer challenges us to do the most difficult thing in the world: imitate Jesus. See also the CNN video clip that Eric refers to midway through the message. Robbie Foreman closes out with a time for reflection

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In this week’s introductory sermon for our series “Hitting the Books” (a focus on some of the essential teachings of Jesus), Eric challenges us to consider what’s involved with adopting a close-to-home view of heaven and bringing heaven to earth now.

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