Sermons by Matt Kieswether
We are Family, Part 2: The Body of Christ
Christ’s body is made up of believers of every race, tribe, nation and ethnicity—all in communion with the Holy Spirit. … On a cellular level, we have an individual purpose, and we’re called to do something in our specific time, and God is working through us where we are—but if we looked at the whole picture and stepped back out of time and space, we’d see how all these individual cells of human beings all combine into the body of Christ that is moving across time and space to seek and save the lost. And when we understand this perspective of what Paul is describing, of being different parts yet part of the same body, we understand there’s this much deeper connection between us, that may be right on the surface. As believers, there’s a deep connection between you and me, and it’s that we’re all individually a part of Jesus working to save those around us. And honestly, how can there be a deeper connection than that?
Shattered, Part 3
SHATTERED, PART 3: Family Shattered We’re all infected by sin. Our souls are stained with it. Only Jesus’s blood can wash us clean. If we are to be a whole people—individuals [who are] fully who God created us to be, undivided, without constant regret or remorse, not hiding—then we need to seriously look at our own sin and wrap our heads around our true state. Not continuing to believe that our will is somehow inherently good, that our desires are…
Giving Thanks in Everything
It’s really easy for us, as Christians, to fall into that mindset that the world has, that is based on circumstances. We spend entire periods of our life waiting for circumstances to change so that we can be happy again. . . . When your heart and your mindset is set on waiting for your circumstances to change, it should lead you to ask at some point: What really, truly, is my hope in? In good circumstances, or in Jesus?…
Citizens, Part 2: The Mindset of Citizens (Matt Kieswether)
“Have you sought unity with other believers by seeking the mind of Christ — by seeking the heart of God on these issues — to try and discern what his will is for us? And in doing that, have you found other believers doing the same thing, and found unity with them? … Are you actively looking to humble yourself by serving others, just as Christ has done for us?” — Matt Kieswether
