Traders Point Christian Church (Audio)

Jesus isn’t afraid to address challenging topics because He knows our lives are greatly impacted by them. As He turns His attention to good deeds, money, and material possessions in His Sermon on the Mount, He continues to focus on the motivations of our heart and transformation from the inside out. He teaches the important truth that our hearts will always follow what we treasure, and He challenges us to have spiritual vision and an eternal perspective.  
Aaron Brockett • MasterClass • Matthew 6:1-4, 19-24

The Sermon on the Mount is a grand exposition on how to live out the greatest commandment: love God and love people. In it, Jesus walks through case studies to explain what He means, four of which are divorce, dishonesty, revenge, and loving our enemies. Jesus calls us to not just focus on external behavior and image management. He calls us to examine the motives of our hearts. When we follow His example, we reflect the Kingdom of God to the world around us.
Aaron Brockett • MasterClass • Matthew 5:31-48

Jesus knew that knowledge wasn’t enough to give meaning and purpose to life. He didn’t come to earth just to heal a few people or to teach a few lessons on morality or good manners. He didn’t even come just to die on a cross so that sinners could go to heaven someday. Jesus came to teach men and women what it means to be fully human. He came to win our hearts and change us from the inside out.
Aaron Brockett • MasterClass • Matthew 5:20-30

We live in an age where we have more access to information than any other generation in history. While knowledge isn’t a bad thing, it isn’t enough to fix the massive brokenness of our world and the bankruptcy found within each of our hearts. We need something deeper and more profound. In His most famous sermon, the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus described His upside-down kingdom, His way of putting our broken world right-side up.
Aaron Brockett • MasterClass • Matthew 5

A master class is a class given to students of a particular discipline by an expert of that discipline. Jesus taught the original master class on what it means to be fully human when He gave His famous Sermon on the Mount in Matthew chapters 5-7. The message of His sermon wasn’t, “Live like this and you’ll be my disciple,” but rather, “Because you are my disciple, live like this.” It’s not about how we ought to live, but how we were meant to live. Let the words of the Sermon on the Mount lead you straight to the Master Himself.

Ryan Bramlett • MasterClass • Matthew 5:1-12

The heart of the Christmas story is that God sent His Son to be a Savior for everyone, including the fearful, the shamed, and the guilty.Aaron Brockett • For All the People • Luke 2:10-11

The good news of the Christmas story is that God meets us where we are. In the midst of overwhelming guilt, God provides an answer! Confession to both God and others is the pathway to forgiveness and joy. Let guilt be the vehicle that takes you straight to the grace of God. 

Ryan Bramlett • For All the People • Luke 2:8, Psalm 32:1-7

The announcement the angel brought to the shepherds on that first Christmas was a message he said would bring great joy to all people. It wasn’t a message just for the Jew, the Gentile, the religious, the good person, or the worthy person, but for all. If you feel like Mary and Joseph - as if your life has been disrupted, or you feel alone, or you feel shamed - God meets you in all three with His love and grace. Jesus was born from sinners, for sinners.
Aaron Brockett • For All the People • Luke 2, Matthew 1

To be afraid is to be human. The command, “Don’t be afraid,” is the most frequent command in the Bible for a reason. Where is God in the midst of our fear? As we look forward to the celebration of God coming to earth as a baby this season, remember that God is always doing something in the midst of our storms. Whatever fear is stealing from you, God wants to replace it with a peace that passes all human understanding. 
Ryan Bramlett • For All the People • Luke 2:10, Mark 4:35-41

How can we disagree with brothers and sisters in Christ in a way that honors both God and the other person? Romans 14 and 15 give us guidelines for doing this well. By prioritizing the spiritual health of others over our personal freedoms in Christ, we bring glory to God. Spiritual maturity is not developing convictions based on how much we know. It's learning to show restraint in the weight we give those convictions. In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, love.Aaron Brockett • Recalibrate • Romans 14, 15