"One of Jesus’ Twelve disciples is bodily possessed by Satan himself. How in the world did that happen? How can a follower of Jesus be possessed by the devil?" "When we give in to the same temptations, doing the same sins—habitual sins—we invite demons as sure as leaving food outside attracts flies. " "Giving in to your favorite sins is like putting handles on your soul so the devil can really get a good grip on you." "I don’t want you to doubt your salvation. There’s a big difference between giving into temptation followed by repentance—and deliberately continuing to embrace sin. The life of a Christian is a life of being sorry for your sin and returning to grace. But it’s not trying to hide your sin, cover it up and trying to get away with it. If you confess your sin, Jesus is always faithful to forgive." "I don’t know what your favorite sins are but I know you need to confess them, say what they are, admit to them, turn away from them, and return to the promise of God’s grace, mercy, and forgiveness.”

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Are we looking forward to that day? Or dreading it—the end of the world? "The only ones who are going to be delivered from the wrath of God at the end of the world are the people who trust in Jesus to save them." "How can we talk about how good God is, how God is love, if He’s going to be like that? What’s so good about a God who destroys the wicked?" "If we think God’s judgment of the world is immoral, if we think it’s not good—then what are we saying? That we’d rather that evil triumphs?" "I would make a terrible god." "What is it that if it was taken away, you’d think it was the end of the world?"

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It’s going to be cataclysmic. Horrifying. Nightmarish. This is why Jesus told us in advance. When the obvious end of the world starts to happen, everything is going completely bonkers, and you see Jesus coming down from heaven—try to remember what He told us to do. It’s just three simple things: Stand up straight, raise your heads and look at Him, and thank God your salvation is here! Can you remember that? It’s going to be counterintuitive. When the most frightening thing in the history of the world happens, Jesus says you don’t have anything to be afraid of. "It’s going to be obvious to every single person who is alive on the earth. This is the end of the world and no one will mistake it for anything else. It’s not a secret rapture of the believers with everyone wondering where all the people went." "Don’t give up. Don’t think, “Oh, it’s been too long. He’s not coming back.” "if they’re going to hate you, make sure it’s actually because of how much you’re like Jesus, not how much you’re not like Him."

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If Jesus is who He says He is, then everyone has a tough decision to make. He's either God, or a liar, or He's crazy. The one thing He can't be is a nice guy who said nice things. * This message is a not-so-subtle attempt to blow your mind about how awesome and unique Jesus actually is. It also includes a strong warning to beware of toxic Christians and not to let them chase you away from Jesus.

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If you argue with someone, who usually gets mad first? You or them? Why do we get mad when we argue? Are we surprised someone has different opinions than we do? Why do we think it’s okay to get mad just because they get mad at us? Today Jesus is going to get into some arguments. Let’s pay attention to how He handles Himself.

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"What was your part in making things bad? Don’t look around trying to find someone else to blame. Confess. Repent. Repentance is God’s kindness. It’s His idea, He wants to forgive you, it’s what He came to do. God is infinitely more patient with you than you will ever be of yourself."

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Jesus has His authority challenged by the local authorities. We explore why His answer about John's authority was not avoiding the question. We also talk about the proper distinction between Law and Gospel (and how most Christians confuse them).

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It’s fine to have emotions, it’s part of what makes us human. But we can’t let those emotions control our behavior. In this lesson, Jesus goes from extreme happiness, to utter sadness, to furious anger. All in 24 hours. What can we learn about how we should deal with our emotions?

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"Don't tell me what to do!" Jesus could have come riding in on a war horse, in a chariot, driving a tank—guns blazing and mowing down anyone who tried to stop Him with flame throwers. Could have had an army of angels clear the path. But He came in humility to bring peace. We need to be doing the same thing.

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Did Jesus actually say about the Gospel, "Use it or lose it!" What are the "minas?" Is this parable the same as the parable of the Talents? (It's not) It's also not about money. The Gospel in this parable is so unfair it's not funny. (But that's not to say nothing is funny.)

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You can’t earn salvation. Jesus earned it for you. But you can try to live up to it. God’s name is holy, and He puts His name on you. You can’t earn it, but you can try to keep His name holy now that it’s on you. It’s about being someone people can count on. About being someone who does what's right, even when it's hard.  God has put His holy name on you. Now what? How are you going to keep it holy? How are you going to live up to it?

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There are a lot of things we think we understand before we actually experience them, then we find out we had no idea. How many things have you heard over and over but they never sank in? Important things—like the Gospel. You might want to share this one with someone who needs to hear the Gospel, someone who is struggling to believe. This is the Gospel according to Jesus.

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Sometimes, if we want to live, we have to give up something that’s killing us. We’ll almost never want to do it. Jesus says this is why it's impossible for rich people to enter the kingdom of God.  Everything we have must be put under His Lordship. Every single thing. The question is always: Lord, what do You want me to do with this all this stuff You’ve given me? He will tell you. But you probably won’t like His answer—not at first. The things you possess will try to possess you.  There is good news for rich people but you'll have to listen to what Jesus says to hear it.

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1. Receive the kingdom of God like a child or you won't receive it.
2. Does that mean trying really hard to be like a child? Haha. (No.)
3. Church is not optional.
4. Jesus shared His Father with us.
What more do you want?

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The Pharisee and The Tax Collector like you've never heard it. A pretty good case can be made they went to the temple to pray on The Day of Atonement—which changes everything you thought you knew about this parable. Also, what's the deal with the rainbow text? (You might be surprised.)

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Jesus teaches how to pray for what you want and never lose heart. Seems like an important thing to pay attention to. What if God isn't going to do anything until you ask? In this teaching, Pastor Frank gives at least 17 important clues on how to pray so God will answer you. Don't bother listening.

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The Apocalypse of Jesus. When will the kingdom of God come? Where will the kingdom of God be? What about The Rapture? Hmmm In the end, the only thing we will have is whatever we have given to God for safekeeping.

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Most people aren't familiar with the story of Jesus and the Ten Leopards. One of His rare recorded incidents with wildlife. No. Ten Lepers. Very different thing. Here are some ideas this sermon will cover: 1. The shortest path was never a straight line. Going straight toward Jesus is a long and winding road. Every time. 2. Doing things you don't want to do is how to get to do the things you really want to do. 3. The story of how Kemper Crabb and Frank Hart became friends. 4. Your sin is more gross than a leper's ginger root nub of fingers. 5. Your faith in Jesus will heal you. Eventually. Keep walking in the direction He tells you to go.

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Pastor Frank applies ten verses to Mom in practical ways for Mother's Day but don't let that fool you—this is strong medicine for all of us.

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Most people say they believe in some kind of afterlife. People of faith, as well as scientists who are only looking at physical evidence. So what happens after we die? What did Jesus Himself actually say about heaven and hell? This is a story about a rich man and a poor man who both die—Jesus gives us a lot to think about here. If you listen, and believe what He's saying, it could have eternal ramifications.

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