REFUGE KENOSHA

Can our inward convictions or devotion to Christ stay inward? Is there a need for an external outworking of the character of Christ in us? Today, as we look through the fifth Beatitude (Matthew 5:7), we will see how people who belong to the Kingdom of God are to be merciful, showing active goodness toward people who are in misery and distress.

Everyone wants to be fulfilled. However, where does true fulfillment come from? Where are we to aim our desires? Today, as we look at the fourth Beatitude in Matthew 5:6, we’ll see how true fulfillment is found in hungering and thirsting after the right things.

How can you overcome the American ingrained mindset, “just a little more?” How can you weather the difficult seasons that come in life? Today, we will look at the humble and gentle term “meekness,” and see how the Spirit of God can actually give you a gentle strength that completely trusts in Him throughout all seasons.

Everyone mourns. But is every tear that is shed good and right before God? Today, Refuge Elder Mark Lehmann continues through our study on the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:4). The question that will be asked is: What sort of mourning is right and acceptable before God?

We begin what is referred to as the Sermon on the Mount, which is regarded by many as Jesus’ most hard-hitting sermon. Today, we’ll look at the first saying Jesus gives: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.”

A disciple is someone who follows Jesus, is transformed by Jesus, and teaches others to do the same. Today, as we look at the start of Jesus’ public ministry in Galilee, we are going to see how King Jesus brings about transformation in the lives of those that follow Him.

Every single one of us is tempted in a variety of ways, and in the culture we live in, temptation is more accessible than it has ever been. How was Jesus tempted? What is the best weapon against it? And what can we learn from Jesus’s temptation in the wilderness, in order to help us fight the many temptations we come across?

This is the second part to of our study of the Trinity. Specifically, we will look at the concept of God as eternal Father, and what that means for us as believers. In addition, we will consider several ways that God being an eternal three-in-one God ought to shape our fundamental beliefs about creation.