"Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth." – John 17:17 There is no shortage of opinions in our world today. Everywhere you look, people are sharing what they think, how they feel, and why their view is the right one. But with so many competing voices, how do you know what’s actually true?  That’s the question a young college student asked her professor on the first day of class. When the p...  Read More

“For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or one stroke of a letter will pass away from the law until all things are accomplished.” - Matthew 5:18 We live in a world that’s allergic to absolutes. The most popular belief in culture today is that truth is relative. What’s true for you doesn’t have to be true for me. Everyone gets to decide their own version of ...  Read More

“You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me.” - John 5:39 There’s a big difference between knowing what the Bible says and knowing the God who said it. The Pharisees in Jesus’ day knew the Scriptures better than anyone. They memorized it, recited it, and even taught it. But when the Word made flesh stood right in front ...  Read More

“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” - Matthew 5:17 If you claim to follow Jesus, then you should see Scripture the way He did. And Jesus never once questioned the authority of God’s Word. Not the New Testament, and not the Old either. In fact, right here in His Sermon on the Mount, Jesus makes it crystal clear. He...  Read More

“But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles” - Isaiah 40:31 Jesus didn’t call you to blend in. He didn’t rescue you just to get comfortable. He called you to live different. To live holy, to live bold, and to live with purpose in a dark and broken world. There’s a story about a duck who broke his wing on the way south for the winter. A kin...  Read More

“You are the salt of the earth… You are the light of the world” - Matthew 5:13-14 Jesus was sitting on a hillside when He preached what we now call the Sermon on the Mount. He looked at a group of ordinary people, His disciples and a crowd gathered around, and gave them a brand new identity. He said, “You are the salt of the earth” and “You are the light of the world.” Those weren’t compliments. T...  Read More

“In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.” - Matthew 5:16 One of the most important tests for a follower of Jesus is simple. Are other people seeing your life and giving glory to God? Not “Are they impressed with you?” Not “Do they like you?” Not “Do they think you’re a good person?” Are they seeing your good...  Read More

“You are the light of the world. A city situated on a hill cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket, but rather on a lampstand, and it gives light for all who are in the house.” - Matthew 5:14-15 Jesus did not say you might be the light of the world. He said you are. That means this is not something you can opt out of. If you follow Jesus, your life is meant to shine. You ...  Read More

“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt should lose its taste, how can it be made salty? It’s no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.” - Matthew 5:13 Salt does no good if it stays in the shaker. Jesus did not save you so you could sit still, stay safe, and keep to yourself. He called you salt. That means you were made to be poured out, scattered, ...  Read More

“You are the salt of the earth” - Matthew 5:13 When Jesus called His followers salt, He wasn’t tossing out a random metaphor. He was speaking directly to the value, influence, and purpose He designed them to carry. And the same is true for you. Salt is a miracle. You take two elements, sodium and chloride, that on their own are toxic and deadly, but when combined correctly, they form something use...  Read More

“You are the salt of the earth... You are the light of the world.” - Matthew 5:13-14 The people who gathered on the hillside that day (in Matthew 5) to hear Jesus teach weren’t elite or influential. They weren’t leading cities or running businesses. They were fishermen, laborers, and ordinary families just trying to get through life under Roman rule. Many of them probably felt powerless and unimpo...  Read More

“Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.” - Romans 12:2 Jesus didn’t just come to save your soul. He came to reshape your entire life. That includes your identity, your mindset, and your way of living. In other words, Jesus calls us not only to know who we are in Him, but to live ...  Read More