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This is where you will find sermons and updates for our church. Our mission is to preach expository sermons focusing on the gospel of Christ. We are a church that is tied to the reformed tradition and seeks to submit to the scriptures so we walk in the Lord’s wisdom rather than our own.
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You would think that Christ would figure out that if he just worked with the leaders of Israel a little bit then His life would be easier. So, why does Christ purposely dine with unclean people after having been rebuked? Why not just give a little sign when he is asked for a sign? Why such a harsh warning for His disciples?
Christ does not embrace a gentile woman with open arms. Why is Christ so caustic to this poor woman? Why does it seem as if Christ is just not showing the compassion we would expect?
There is the temptation that we face, whether we admit it or not, to think at times that we have arrived at a superior place in our sanctification. Now, we might not put it this crassly, but the reality is thatwe do think higher of ourselves than we ought. Why is that? We pride ourselves on our systems, our strategies, and our ways overcoming sin. We do this in the name of growth. So, what does Christ teach us about Spiritual growth and conforming to Him?
We are probably tempted to have our favorite villains in the Gospel stories. We have the Pharisees and the Scribes who conspired to send Christ to the cross. We have Judas who betrayed Christ and should have known better. We have Pilate who compromised justice to save himself from having a potentially huge political mess. However, we do not think about our issues and the gospel? What about the disciples and their struggle?
We might wonder from time to time why Jesus does all these miracles and theatrics. Why not just tell us the point? Why not just live, die, and be raised? Why these miracles for a time? What is the purpose behind these miracles? Why does Jesus feed 5000 people with 5 loaves and two fish?
One great struggle with being a Christian is seeing the world continually slide down hill when we want it to be getting better. Is this something that is unique to our time? Does this mean that the Lord has turned His back on us and this world? Does this mean that the Lord has been dethroned from all His glory?
Does Christ's success depend on the crowds or is there something intrinsic to His person that gives Him such authority? How is that significant in our lives today?
Our Lord rules over the heavens and the earth. There is no doubt that He is busy and has many things to tend to daily. How do we know that He really cares about the little people that He has redeemed? How do we know that He is sovereign enough to overpower everything in this age?
When two armies face off there are two important things you want in your favor. First, you want the element of surprise so that the other Second, you want to overwhelm your enemy with greater forces. The demons have both on their side, but will Christ have to retreat?
We believe that God is sovereign and rules over all things. This is helpful when you talk about theology and God’s continued care for this world. So, why would we care about God being sovereign in terms of our redemption? What does God being sovereign and Lord over this creation really mean for our redemption?
The parables are stories that can be difficult to grasp. You can discern their challenge when you read commentaries and how people analyze all the different parts of the parables with differing opinions. What can we take from the parables that is truly edify? What is the clear message of the parables as we consider their message? How do the parables serve to cut us to the heart when we wrestle with the implications of the gospel?
We speak of parables being, “earthly stories with a heavenly meaning.” This is not necessarily something that is wrong or horrible. However, it does not explain fully why Christ speaks in parables. Why does Christ speak in parables? Mark 4 is a passage that helps us see why the parables.
We can understand why people who were genetically tied to Abraham may be tempted to think that they had a better place or a guarantee of Yahweh’s love. They have a genetic tie to the Lord giving them special privilege or so we think. What about the immediate family of Christ? They are those who witnessed the birth and maturing of Christ. They really have a right to determine His treatment. So, why is their intervention for Christ so wrong and so encouraging at the same time?
Humanity has a funny way of conducting justice. We want justice, and want to see things done correctly. The reason why this is funny is because we want other people to do the right thing while missing our particular infractions. This is the crux of Christ’s question: is it better to heal or destroy? In other words if you are going to do an infraction would you want this to be done erring on the side of grace or contradicting justice?
It is easy to go through life thinking that everyone else has a problem. We can think about life and think about our successes and deceive ourselves into thinking that we are pretty put together. There is the other extreme where someone might think that they are so messed up and made so many bad decisions that they are not worthy of Christ’s love. We might think that one situation is better than the other, but both extremes are actually sinful. How does the gospel take this away? What must we affirm to really love and appreciate the Gospel? What must we see as the real problem of man in order to really bask in God’s glory?
When we talk about the Christian life so often we want something that is radical to happen. For instance, we want to see a man who has not walked in years to all of a sudden get up a walk. This is why miracle workers are so profitable. There is no doubt in my mind that the people who had their ailments truly taken away in the power of Christ are those who had a deep appreciation for His ministry as their physical discomfort was removed once for all. However, do we really understand the true ailment in the Christian life? Do we as humans really see our ailments and short comings? So, how do we really experience the miracle of healing?
The Kingdom of God is something that is so contrary to the standards of this world that truly it is out of this world. We know that the kingdom is radical, but what is the message that makes it so radical? What is the message of the kingdom?
When we think about a kingdom or a king there is an image that we have in our mind. We can be disappointed with the Israelites and even the gentiles who should have seen Christ and known Christ. Our problem as humans is that we think we know better than we really do and we think we know more than we really do. What do we see about Christ that is so contrary to our expectations? How does Christ assure us that He really is sovereign and powerful?
There are times when we think that we know the solution to a problem. We might think that the solution is easy, and the solution might be easy for the problem that we perceive. Do we ever stop to think that maybe at times we are diagnosing the wrong problem? Do we ever realize that sometimes our intentions, no matter how good, still might be wrong? How were the ladies on the first Easter morning very well intentioned, but at the same time incredibly wrong?
It is always strange that we celebrate a Good Friday when we commemorate our Lord’s death. Why is it good that Christ died on the cross? What does Christ’s death on the cross do that is so significant? Why is it so hard for those around Christ to see the necessity of His death?
We are a bible believing church in the Belgrade, MT. We are a Reformed Protestant church who desire to build one another up in love as we sojourn under the sun.
