Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. – Matthew 5:4 In this session, we move into the second of the eight Beatitudes with another countercultural command from Jesus. In the last session, […]

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs. – Matthew 5:3 This first statement is one of the more confusing that Jesus gives. What does it mean to be poor […]

First words make first impressions. That’s one of the things they tell you in public speaking classes. You need to capture your audience from the very beginning. At the very beginning of the Sermon on […]

Last year, Russell Moore—a former leader in the Southern Baptist Convention—wrote a book called Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America. The reason for the book, he told NPR, was the result of […]