Teaching and Messages Archives

What was the yoke Jesus referenced in the Bible? In biblical times, it was a familiar term to most people and worked well for a parable of Jesus. Let's explore the biblical definition of Yoke and why Jesus used it in his teachings!

The Beatitudes are blessings declared by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount from the Gospel of Matthew. Eight blessings are found in the Gospel of Matthew while four blessings and woes are found in the Gospel of Luke. Discover the full list of Beatitudes and their meaning!

Jesus knew how to pray with sincere passion, and there’s much we can learn from His example. Let's focus on five lessons we learn from Jesus on prayer.

Matthew 11 is pure gold. A mother-lode for sure. This treasure trove deserves far more attention than it has usually received. Can you believe what Jesus said here?

We must be so careful when we bow our heads to pray, or lift our voices to sing. God is not impressed when we utter mere words.

Yes. In fact, no other biblical figure speaks about hell more often than Jesus Christ. As the one who was God in human flesh, no one knows more about hell than Jesus Christ. So let's look at the different terms and images Jesus uses to describe hell, and then explore what he actually says about it.

At first it might be tempting to conclude that Jesus had nothing to say about pornography; after all that word is found nowhere in the Gospels, or the entire New Testament for that matter. But simply because Jesus did not explicitly refer to pornography in the Gospels does not mean that he had nothing to say about the subject.

One of the most dramatic moments in Jesus’ life is recorded in Matthew 16:13–20. Jesus tells Peter: “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven” (16:19). So what are the keys of the kingdom?

As fallen humans, we all struggle with how to reach out to God. So, Jesus gave us a model to show us how our prayers are to be made.

Because God forgives us and does not hold our sins against us in Jesus, we must base our practice of forgiveness on the gospel.

Matthew 7:1 is probably one of the most quoted verses in our culture. But the verse is usually misused by those who like to throw it around. The standard isn’t about humanity’s views, but about God’s truth.

These temptations that came to Jesus are the same temptations that come to us. But He did not fall because He could not fall.