A Community Built on the Rock

At the very end of the Sermon, Jesus calls those who have heard his words to not just admire his teaching, but to put everything he has said into practice.

SermonBecca PayneMay 29, 2025Corey Widmer, The Upside-Down Kingdom

A Community of Fruitfulness

This Sunday we're looking at the second of three paragraphs in Jesus' conclusion to the Sermon on the Mount.

SermonBecca PayneMay 25, 2025Corey Widmer, The Upside-Down Kingdom

A Community of the Narrow Way

This Sunday we're starting into the conclusion of the Sermon on the Mount.

SermonBecca PayneMay 18, 2025Corey Widmer, The Upside-Down Kingdom

A Community of Other-Love

This Sunday we are looking at the final bit of teaching in the main body of the Sermon on the Mount.

SermonBecca PayneMay 11, 2025Corey Widmer, The Upside-Down Kingdom

A Community of Child-like Trust

This Sunday, we are looking at the next section of the Sermon on the Mount which addresses prayer, and our child-like relationship with God as our Father.

SermonBecca PayneMay 4, 2025Corey Widmer, The Upside-Down Kingdom

A Community of Non-Judgmental Love

We're back into the Sermon on the Mount this Sunday, now starting into Matthew chapter 7. Jesus has a lot to say about how we handle our relationships with one another.

SermonBecca PayneApril 27, 2025Corey Widmer, The Upside-Down Kingdom

Easter Sunday: An Upside-Down Hope

This Sunday we gather to celebrate our Risen Lord. The grave cannot hold him, death cannot win. Hallelujah!

SermonBecca PayneApril 20, 2025Corey Widmer, The Upside-Down Kingdom

Palm Sunday

This Sunday is Palm Sunday, the official start of Holy Week. I love our tradition of reading through the whole passion narrative starting with Jesus' entry into Jerusalem.

SermonBecca PayneApril 13, 2025Corey Widmer, Stand-Alone Sermons

A Community Without Worry

This Sunday, we'll look at the next section in Matthew 6 about worry and anxiety. In a culture steeped in anxiety, these words from Jesus remain timely and important.

SermonBecca PayneApril 3, 2025Corey Widmer, The Upside-Down Kingdom

A Community of Clear Priorities

This Sunday we are moving into the last section of Matthew 6, as Jesus calls us to trust our Father with our money and the way we use it.

SermonBecca PayneMarch 30, 2025Corey Widmer, The Upside-Down Kingdom

A Community of Holy Hunger

This Sunday we turn to fasting! Fasting is misunderstood and not frequently practiced, but Jesus also assumes that his followers will be doing it.

SermonBecca PayneMarch 23, 2025Corey Widmer, The Upside-Down Kingdom

A Praying Community (Part 2)

This Sunday we are continuing to learn from Jesus about how to practice our life with God- this week our focus is prayer.

SermonBecca PayneMarch 16, 2025Corey Widmer, The Upside-Down Kingdom

A Praying Community (Part 1)

This Sunday we are continuing to learn from Jesus about how to practice our life with God- this week our focus is prayer.

SermonBecca PayneMarch 9, 2025Corey Widmer, The Upside-Down Kingdom

A Community of Generous Giving

This Sunday, we’re heading into chapter 6 of the Sermon on the Mount. This is “part 2” of the main body of teaching in Jesus’ sermon, in which Jesus addresses religious practices and the importance of our motivation in doing them. He begins with giving.

SermonBecca PayneMarch 2, 2025Corey Widmer, The Upside-Down Kingdom

A Community of Enemy-Love

We’re now winding down our study of the second section of the Sermon on the Mount (5:17-48), in which Jesus addresses his relationship to the Torah.

SermonBecca PayneFebruary 23, 2025Corey Widmer, The Upside-Down Kingdom

A Community of Non-Retaliation

This week, we’ll see that Jesus wants to re-order our desire for revenge, the universal thirst to pay back evil with evil.

SermonBecca PayneFebruary 16, 2025Corey Widmer, The Upside-Down Kingdom

A Community of Truthful Speech

This Sunday, we’ll continue in our study of the Sermon on the Mount, looking at the next of the series of “case studies” in which Jesus demonstrates his relationship to the Old Testament.

SermonBecca PayneFebruary 9, 2025Corey Widmer, The Upside-Down Kingdom

A Community of Fidelity

As we continue our study of the Sermon on the Mount, this week we come to Jesus’ teaching on marriage and divorce.

SermonBecca PayneFebruary 2, 2025Corey Widmer, The Upside-Down Kingdom

A Community of Sexual Wholeness

This week, Jesus addresses the issues of lust, sex and adultery.

SermonBecca PayneJanuary 19, 2025Corey Widmer, The Upside-Down Kingdom

A Heart of Peace

This Sunday we are continuing in our study of Jesus' teaching in the sermon on the mount, this time on the subject of anger and contempt.