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Dr. Crawford Loritts continues his series in the gospel of Matthew with a look at what it means to be salt and light in our culture. Crawford reminds us that as followers of Christ we need to be attractive in our demeanor and visible in our influence.

Today we read the account of the disciples and Jesus experiencing the storm at sea. This literal event is also a portrait of what the Christian life is all about and how God Himself develops us. We’ll learn that faith cannot exist without uncertainty, adversity, and crisis.

Dr. Crawford Loritts takes us to Jesus closing thoughts expressed in the Sermon on the Mount.  As we come to the high point of the last two paragraphs, Jesus is calling for a decision or choice. What will you build your life upon?

Dr. Crawford Loritts continues his message, “Get After It” with a look at how we’re to pray expectantly and rest in God.

Matthew 6:1-18 I The message of these 18 verses is simply this: Don't show off. Don't use spiritual disciplines to promote yourself. Are you blowing your trumpet a little bit too much? Do you really want everybody to know how spiritually mature you are?  Jesus is not necessarily talking about running from recognition. It’s wrong...

Dr. Crawford Loritts looks at Jesus teaching about retaliating against those who do wrong to us. As Americans we’re quick to threaten legal action, to demean, to retaliate with angry speech on social media. The question for followers of Christ though is do we want to be right or do we want to be Kingdom people and relinquish our rights...

Crawford is leading us through a series of messages called, “For His Kingdom”… it’s a study in the NT book of Matthew. In a few moments, we’ll hear the rest of the message Crawford began last week about retaliation. The scribes and  Pharisees  of Jesus day were known to pull this on occasion in order...

Dr. Crawford Loritts warns that grace has been abused and law has been minimized. We have some wrong assumptions about the place of the law in the Christian life and the place of grace in the Christian life.  God is the same in the Old Testament as He is in the New Testament.  The standards are the same. How God relates...

Dr. Crawford Loritts explains that to follow Christ means to fully and completely identify with Him.  Discipleship means a single focus.  No distractions.  Our extensive study of Matthew has continued for several weeks and is worth the listen and relisten!  Make sure to check back here, subscribe to our podcast and continue...

Matt 6:19-24  I There is a direct relationship between how we handle our resources and our true spirituality. In this message, Crawford explains what Jesus means when He says that we’re to go beyond the performance of the scribes and Pharisees. It’s as if Jesus is saying here, “Look, I need to tell you something.”...