We are a forgetful people in a land of distractions. Our minds are easily captivated by trivial and temporary inducements. New things quickly become old. In our mind’s eye even glory tends to fade and warnings tend to wane. It is no wonder that we who are invisibly united to Christ and visibly in and not of this world live in constant need of renewal. And what is true for the Christian is true for the church. This is a series that seeks to renew the mind of the church. Not so much by reviewing what she is called to do as much as what she is called. As with the Christian so with church, her God-given identity defines her. We who are the church are a people for God and none other.
Before we return to the book of Romans, we will be looking at the what scripture says about the Church, in its nature, how she expresses herself in song, and how the church cares and equips for its members.
The messages from this series can be found here:
Manny Pereira - January 27, 2019
Treasuring God - Part 2
Part 2 - If true righteousness is emphatically an affair of the heart (Matthew 5:21-48), then true religion is about heart affections (Matthew 6:1-18). Both are to be God-centered if they are to be true. The human heart belongs to God without rival. With these thoughts ringing in their ears, Jesus directs His hearer’s attention from the virtuous aim of righteousness to a penetrating application of the affections and ambitions of the heart—from the three pillars of Judaism to the highest delight and reward of a Godward soul. This sermon seeks to give voice to a passage that powerfully speaks of treasuring God above all earthly treasures.
Scripture References: Matthew 6:19-24
