This Sunday's Worship Materials can be found in the "Featured Sermon" below. We meet in person at Harper Park Middle School, and the service is also livestreamed on our YouTube channel.

Three Traps for the King (Matthew 22:23-40)

May 25, 2014 Speaker: Dr. David Silvernail Series: The King and His Kingdom! - A Series in the Book of Matthew

Topic: Sermons Passage: Matthew 22:23–22:40

There are a few types of people I'm uncomfortable around -- one is the skeptic, that guy who's always giving you a reason, a rationale, or a hypothetical situation showing why what you said / think / believe is obviously wrong (and subtly calling you an idiot in the process). The other person who makes me uncomfortable is the know-it-all, the legalist, that guy who asks a question, not to find out the answer, but to demonstrate how much he knows (certainly more than you). I often fail to think of the right thing to say until well after the encounter is over.

Thankfully, Jesus is far more perceptive and gracious than I am. In our passage this week, Matthew 22:23-40, Jesus encounters both sorts of men (possibly at a church picnic like we're having this Sunday) and Jesus answers them both in such a way that He's authoritative without being mean-spirited. I think we have a lot to learn from these encounters (well, at least I do). I'm looking forward to being together again and learning from Jesus. And I hope you are too.

See you Sunday, Dr. Dave

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The Resurrection of the King (Matthew 28:1-15)

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All is Lost (Matthew 27:57-66)