It’s the most important week, of the most important person who ever lived. It’s a story that doesn’t need to be changed or enhanced with fancy lights or pounding on a pulpit. We all have sinned. We all will die.…
Category: Gospel of Matthew
Matthew: The Unforgiving Servant
Christianity is a thinking faith. Jesus wants us to think. To use the brain He gave us. This is why he often taught in parables. This past Saturday night we looked at the parable of the Unforgiving Servant, and we…
Matthew: The Keys to the Kingdom
The big turning point Matthew’s Gospel comes with this confession by Peter that Jesus is the Christ, the promised Messiah. It's a statement changed the course of human history. It’s the same statement that can change your life. Sermon…
Matthew: The Mustard Seed
Christianity is a thinking faith. Jesus wants us to think. To use the brain He gave us. This is why he often taught in parables. This past Saturday we looked at the parable of the Mustard Seed. The Kingdom of…
Matthew: Inconvenient
This is the weekly message of Refuge.Church in Fort Myers from February 10th, 2018 taken from Matthew 8:18-22 and part of our Gospel of Matthew series for Spring 2018. Sermon Audio
Matthew: Greed is Blind
This week, we had some technical difficulties with the recording of the message. It happens. So instead I am posting my notes from the sermon. Please forgive any typos. GREED IS GOOD. At least that’s what Gordon Gecko (Michael…
Matthew: Alternative Worship
On this Saturday night at Refuge, we didn't do traditional worship (singing songs). We didn't preach a traditional sermon. Instead, we sat up tables, gathered at those tables, and worshipped by discussing God's Word together, and praying with and for one-another. If…
Matthew: Salt & Light
Matthew 5:13-16 // You ARE the salt of the earth. You ARE the light of the world. Jesus is stating a fact. Giving us an identity. Here's what is true of you. You ARE a city on the hill. He's…
Matthew: #blessed
Matthew 5:1-12 // This is our first instruction and teaching from Jesus in Matthew's Gospel. Jesus is teaching his disciples, but he also knows there is a crowd full of sinners, prostitutes, really religious people, and gentiles (not at all…
Matthew: What is a Disciple?
Matthew 4:12-22 // This is the message and selections of worship from Refuge.Church in Fort Myers, FL on the night of January 6th, 2018. What is the purpose of the Church? What does it mean to be a disciple of…