Cmv Church Podcast

Matthew 7:1-6 The scribes and Pharisees were proud and self-righteous. They were convinced of their own superiority to others. The natural results of that kind of prideful attitude was that they became totally condemning and judgmental of everybody else. But Jesus shows us that as God’s kingdom people are not to be like that. Jesus shows how God’s people should relate to others.

Matthew 6:25-34 In our text, Jesus speaks on a topic that impacts every person at some level – worry and anxiety. Three different times in this section Jesus says, "Do not worry.” After each time, He explains the reasons why God’s people have no need to be anxious about the things we face in this life. Jesus shares three reasons why God’s people have no need to worry.

Matthew 6:19-24 God’s people are not be cloistered away from the world like monks. Jesus had already said that we are to be salt and light in an evil world. In this section in Matthew 6:19-24, Jesus teaches on how God’s people should live in a sinfully corrupt and dark world.

Matthew 6:8-15 Jesus preaches the Sermon on the Mount to reveal what God’s Kingdom people are like. In this section, Jesus instructs God’s people on how they should pray. This prayer is divided into two parts. The first part focused on God’s glory and how God’s people should seek His Kingdom and His will. The second part of this prayer focuses on our needs of provision, pardon, and protection.

Isaiah 43:1-28 No matter how long we have been a Christian, or interested in spiritual things, we all have had times when things go flat, when the zest got up and went away. This message will offer, in light of Isaiah 43, some helpful insights for when that happens.

Matthew 6:8-15 Jesus, in His Sermon on the Mount, instructs His disciples on how to pray. He makes a distinction between those that are just religious and those that know God as Father. As Jesus makes clear, the key to effective prayer is our relationship with our Father in Heaven.

John 20:19-29 For many people, Easter is a time of joy and celebration because our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ has risen from the grave, but there are some who struggle with doubts about the validity of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection. This message will focus on the apostle Thomas and how he went from doubting the resurrection to believing in the risen Lord.

Matthew 21:1-17 The ministry of Jesus has been about his kingdom. Normal kingdoms come through power, coercion and the sword, but Jesus' kingdom shatters those expectations. Palm Sunday is a story about how other people don't understand what Jesus is doing, but every action of Jesus is extremely intentional to show his kingdom is ushered in a very specific way.

Matthew 6:1-8 & 16-18 God is concerned with our motives and the attitude of the heart. In this message, Jesus will focus on three important religious practices that he expects God’s people to honor. Jesus will discuss the practices of giving, praying and fasting, including the proper attitude behind why and how God’s people should practice these.

Matthew 5:33-48 In our text, Jesus explains three principles that distinguish God’s kingdom citizens from those of the world. These three principles are truth, selflessness, and love. All three of these are of incredible importance in the Christian life as they reveal who God’s Kingdom people are. Come and discover what Jesus has to say in this insightful, probing passage.

Matthew 5:31-32

Matthew 5:21-30 Jesus stated in the Sermon on the Mount that he was the fulfillment of the Law. Jesus will devote much of his sermon to exposing the faulty principles of the scribes and Pharisees. We will see Jesus use the phrase: “You have heard that the ancients were told,” or “You have heard it was said.” He will say this to introduce six different corrective illustrations that expose the false righteousness found in the religious leaders. In this message, Jesus will focus on two sin issues of the heart - murder and lust. Jesus will show that true righteousness is a matter of the heart.

Isaiah 42:1-25 It is critically important that in dealing with those we love we understand where they are coming from. Many disagreements have their roots in our failure on this point. If this is true with people, how much more is it in our relationship with the Lord? We’ll gain some insight as we consider The Ways of the Lord.

Matthew 5:17-20 The Sermon on the Mount was Jesus' first recorded sermon and He preached it at the beginning of His ministry on a hill to a mixed crowd of disciples and those who were curious. In that crowd were His disciples, common people, and religious leaders. Jesus will shock His hearers by stating that He is the fulfillment of the Law and the prophets. We will learn what place the Old Testament Scriptures hold in the Kingdom of God.

Matthew 5:13-16 There is opposition because of Jesus in the world. And the world sees the Kingdom of God as a threat to its own selfish ways and so it seeks to destroy it. If this is the response of the world to the Kingdom of God how are we as God’s kingdom people to live in the World? Jesus in our passage - will use two pictures drawn from the everyday world to illustrate what it means to be a citizen of God’s Kingdom in a lost and dying world. He calls us to live as salt and light.

Matthew 5:8-12 This time we will focus on the last three of eight Beatitudes. So far we have seen that God’s Kingdom people have desperate hearts, broken hearts, surrendered hearts, hungry hearts and tender hearts for God and others. This Sunday we will see God’s people also have undivided hearts, peace-seeking hearts and steadfast hearts that will stand in faith in the midst of persecution.

Isaiah 58:1-14 We hear from visiting missionary Steve Gumaer, who will be preaching out of the book of Isaiah. Steve Gumaer is the CEO of Partners Relief & Development, an aid organization dedicated to bringing free full lives for children affected by conflict and oppression. Partners Relief & Development's mission is to demonstrate God's love to children and communities made vulnerable by conflict and oppression. Join us for this unique experience as we hear from one of our missionaries who is serving in some of the most difficult places in the world.

Matthew 5:6-7 Jesus' sermon on the mount focused on the Kingdom of God and its citizens. He began his sermon with eight beatitudes that reveal what the heart condition is like for kingdom citizens. The beatitudes deal with the internal qualities of the heart. The Bible speaks of the heart as the whole person, who you are at your core. So far in our series, we have seen three beatitudes. God’s people should have Desperate hearts, Broken hearts, and Surrendered hearts. In this section, Jesus will make a very natural transition focusing on righteousness and mercy. Kingdom citizens should have hearts that are hungry for God and tender towards others.

Mark 1:21-34 & 2:1-12 We are going to look at two stories that you've probably heard a million times. We're going to approach them with a different lens to see how they are functioning in the larger context of the Gospel of Mark and what they mean for our lives today.

Luke 10:38:42 Jesus often shocked people. His proclamation of the kingdom of God usually left people amazed, perplexed or puzzled. An example of His shocking ways is seen in Luke 10:38-42. This may look like a simple, domestic scene, but there are shocking elements embedded in this story… elements that also speak powerfully to our own day and culture.