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Pastor Jonathan Eckberg continues our study of Matthew as we look at the next section of the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus begins the Sermon on the Mount by reminding his disciples of their calling to and blessing in His alternate kingdom. But how, then, does this change His disciples lives? In the next section of His teaching, Jesus raises …
Pastor Jonathan Eckberg teaches our very special Easter message. “Jesus is alive!” It’s our glorious, worshipful cry of Easter morning. But in the midst of our celebrations, do we stop to ask: What does that mean in the face of the busyness, trials, and triumphs of our daily lives? We celebrate and consider this foundational truth in Luke 24:1-12.
Pastor Jonathan Eckberg brings us back into our study through the book of Colossians. Freedom is a buzz-word in our American culture. We stand for it. We value it. We want it. But do we really know what “freedom” truly is? In Colossians 2:8-15, Paul shows how we often have a skewed perspective of freedom. Fortunately, he also reveals how we can …
Pastor Jonathan Eckberg teaches Galatians 5:1-15 as we continue our study through the book of Galatians, “The Real Thing.” Paul has spent a great deal of time explaining the freedom we have through faith. This week he begins to shift his focus to what that liberated life looks like. In Galatians 5:1-15, we will hear the characteristics of a life …
Pastor Jonathan Eckberg continues our study through Galatians in a series called, “The Real Thing.” Over the last two weeks, we’ve heard Paul tell the Galatians how they’ve been adopted as children of God and how their former way of life should now hold no appeal to them. This week, in Galatians 4:21-31, he shows the implications of their new …
Pastor Jonathan Eckberg teaches the next section of our study through Galatians. Junk food looks, smells, and tastes so good, but it offers no nutritional value and does us much more harm than good. Seeking righteousness by our own efforts seems appealing to us as well, but it fails us in every way. Galatians 4:8-20 reveals the false appeal of …
Pastor Jonathan Eckberg teaches from Galatians 4:1-7 in the next message of our series, “The Real Thing.” We all know what it’s like to think we have a great plan only to find ourselves deeper in trouble. This is because our natural instincts are enslaved to this world. But when we surrender ourselves to Christ, we find true freedom. This …
Pastor Jonathan Eckberg continues our Advent series, “Longing for Christmas”. No one enjoys feeling trapped. Instead, we love the sense of freedom. Most of us would love to be free from the constraints of time, money, or responsibility that can feel suffocating as seek meaning and fulfillment. This week we see how the birth of the Messiah delivers the freedom …
