Glorious Things :: January 11, 2026
I picked Psalm 87 for this morning because it’s so glorious and so…weird. I picked it because I really have never understood it. No matter how many times I’ve read it. What is this psalm, this song, all about? So,…
Continue to Message...One Thing I Ask :: January 4, 2026
What are you asking the Lord for in 2026? What are you praying for as we set out into a new year? What do you want? Many of us start the year by making some goals. We’re going to lose…
Continue to Message...Come, Lord Jesus :: December 28, 2025
“Come, Lord Jesus!” That’s the very last prayer in the Bible. It’s in the last book of the Bible. It’s on the last page, in the last paragraph, in the second-to-last verse. And we’re studying it on the last Sunday…
Continue to Message...The Son of the Most High :: December 21, 2025
This story is the announcement by an angel to that humble young Jewish woman named Mary that the first Christmas was coming, that the Christ was coming, not just someday but now, and not just to her house, but to…
Continue to Message...Days of Feasting and Joy :: December 14, 2025
There once was a wicked man named Haman, and he hated the Jews. He was their enemy. This Haman was a leader in the kingdom of Persia in the fifth century before Christ, and he was very very proud. Narcissistic…
Continue to Message...Another Decree :: December 7, 2025
Our story is not over yet. The Tale of Queen Esther did not end with the death of the wicked Haman at the tail end of chapter 7. Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on Esther 8:1-17. Full manuscript available on Pastor…
Continue to Message...Graduation Sunday’s message has important advice for the Class of 2013: Keep your cool, don’t let yourself get carried away with anger, and be a patient person who calms a quarrel. In the final full message in our Tongue of…
Read MoreThis week, Pastor Matt tackles another type of reckless words that pierce like a sword: Lies Our key verse is Proverbs 26:28.“A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.” Pastor Matt shares three practical steps…
Read MoreLast Sunday, Pastor Matt talked about the difficulties of “Bad Words” in today’s culture. This week, he looks at “Good Words” that are often under-used and under-appreciated. When these words are spoken, at the right time and in the right…
Read MoreIt is hard to preach on ‘bad words’ these days. Everyone everywhere seems to speak them, and the internet and social media have just made it worse. It is now socially acceptable to use bad words, and many people do…
Read MoreThis next installment in our series “the Tongue of the Wise,” teaches us that we should praise our moms. What occurs on Mothers’ Day is right and has biblical reasoning. Praise your mom because: God Says to, Women Need the…
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- “Glorious Things” [Matt's Messages] January 11, 2026
- “One Thing I Ask” [Matt's Messages] January 4, 2026
- Highlights from Reading in 2025 January 1, 2026