In this message, Pastor Matt exhorts us to throw off sin and run the race of the Christian life, looking unto Jesus as our strength, hope, and example. Hopefully not too many of you are looking at that title and thinking run like pastor oh don’t run away or like pastor I don’t really run…
The Life of Faith: Power and Endurance Faith, as we learned from Ben, is confidence in the unseen God for salvation in Christ and all its benefits. Last week, we explored growing in faith, which is the application of saving faith. If we are saved by believing that God exists and rewards those who diligently…
Sermon: Growing in Persevering Faith (Hebrews 11) Ben and I made the decision that, since this chapter builds on one another every week, we’re just going to keep reading more. So next week, we’re going to read the whole of chapter 11. It’s like we’re pro-Bible. Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for,…
Is AI going to kill us all? Is AI literally the Devil? How are our kids going to learn when AI writes their essays? Pastor Matt shows that God’s word gives us better answers and more hope than any machine. Hello and welcome to the seventh of Proverbs and seven deadly sins of smartphones. And we have made our way to sloth.…
Introduction Thanks be to God for His Word. Today, I want to draw a connection between the overuse of smartphones, gaming, and media, and how it functions similarly to drunkenness in our lives. This sermon explores how excessive digital consumption mirrors gluttony, pulling us away from the purposeful life God calls us to. Two weeks…
Sermon: The Seven Deadly Sins of Smartphones – Lust Introduction Thanks be to God for His holy word. Today, we explore the intersection of Proverbs 23:26-28 and the pervasive influence of smartphones, focusing on the sin of lust. Sexual intimacy is a sacred mystery, a divinely appointed sign and seal of marriage between one man…
Sermon: A Tranquil Heart vs. Envy Today, we focus on Proverbs 14:30: “A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot.” The Poison of Envy: A Tale of Snow White Once upon a time, a queen had a daughter with skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood,…
Sermon: The Seven Deadly Sins of Smartphones – Wrath Praise the Lord for His Word. Today, we continue our series on the seven deadly sins of smartphones, focusing on wrath. As we’ve explored this series, I’ve noted that for each sin—pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony, and sloth—there’s an app that embodies it. We’ve already covered pride (Facebook) and greed (FanDuel or…
In this sermon, Pastor Matt explains biblical wisdom regarding gambling. 1. It is wise to work hard 2. Fast wealth fades 3. Don’t oppress the poor The Gospel alternative to gambling: 1. Character and hard work 2. Giving to the poor and serving the kingdom of God, always sound investments! Proverbs and the Seven Deadly…
Proverbs 16:18-25 In Proverbs, pride is exalting oneself above God and others, which leads to destruction through foolishly ignoring God’s wisdom and authority. – Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:18 1) Social media gives more opportunities for classic proud boasting 2) Smartphones subtly make us falsely feel like gods (being omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent) 5 recommendations…