Sermons at Littleton Christian

When You Fast Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Matthew 6:16-1816 “When you fast, do not look sullen like the hypocrites, for they make their faces unattractive so that people will see them fasting. I tell you the truth, they have their reward! 17 When you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, 18 so that it will not be obvious to others when you are fasting, but only to your Fat...

Pray in Secret Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Matthew 6:5-155 “Whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray while standing in synagogues and on street corners so that people can see them. Truly I say to you, they have their reward! 6 But whenever you pray, go into your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father, who see...

Secret Righteousness Rev. Mike Wright Matthew 6:1-4“Be careful not to display your righteousness merely to be seen by people. Otherwise you have no reward with your Father in heaven. 2 Thus whenever you do charitable giving, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in synagogues and on streets so that people will praise them. I tell you the truth, they have their reward! 3 ...

Do Not Resist an Evildoer? Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Matthew 5:38-4238 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39 But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer. But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well. 40 And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your coat also. 41 And if anyo...

Let Your Yes Be 'Yes Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Matthew 5:33-3733 “Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation, ‘Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ 34 But I say to you, do not take oaths at all—not by heaven, because it is the throne of God, 35 not by earth, because it is his footstool, and not by Jerusalem, because it is the city of th...

Tear it Out & Cut it Off Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Matthew 5:27-3027 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to desire her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away! It is better to lose one of your members than to have your w...

Go and Reconcile Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Matthew 5:21-2621 “You have heard that it was said to an older generation, ‘Do not murder,’ and ‘whoever murders will be subjected to judgment.’ 22 But I say to you that anyone who is angry with a brother will be subjected to judgment. And whoever insults a brother will be brought before the council, and whoever says ‘Fool’ will be sent t...

Think Rightly about Jesus Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Matthew 5:17-2017 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have not come to abolish these things but to fulfill them. 18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth pass away not the smallest letter or stroke of a letter will pass from the law until everything takes place. 19 So anyone who breaks...

Rejoice, Be Glad & Let Your Light Shine Rev. Stephen Newhall Teaching Text - Matthew 5:-16Now when Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. 2 And He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be com...

Repent & Follow Me Rev. Mark Grapengater Teaching Text - Matthew 4:12-2212 Now when Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, he went into Galilee. 13 While in Galilee, he moved from Nazareth to make his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14 so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled:15 “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphta...

Let it Happen & Go Away Satan Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Matthew 3:13-17; 4:8-10Then Jesus came from Galilee to John to be baptized by him in the Jordan River. But John tried to prevent him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?” So Jesus replied to him, “Let it happen now, for it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John yielded to him. After Jesus wa...

A Commission for the Rest of Us - Mt. 28:18-20 Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Matthew 28:18-20Then Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you al...

Palm Sunday - Humble but not Modest Rev. Stephen Newhall Matthew 21:1-11Now when they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, telling them, “Go to the village ahead of you. Right away you will find a donkey tied there, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, you are to say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ an...

Armor: Shoes & Shield - Eph. 6:10-17 Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Ephesians 6:10-1710 Finally, be strengthened in the Lord and in the strength of his power. 11 Clothe yourselves with the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the...

Armor: Shoes & Shield - Eph 6:10-17 Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Ephesians 6:10-1710 Finally, be strengthened in the Lord and in the strength of his power. 11 Clothe yourselves with the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the...

Armor: Belt & Breastplate - Eph. 6:13-20 Rev. Stephen Newhall Teaching Text - Ephesians 6:13-2013 For this reason, take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand your ground on the evil day, and having done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm therefore, by fastening the belt of truth around your waist, by putting on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 by fitting you...

Armor: Full and Singular - Eph 6:10-17 Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Ephesians 6:10-1710 Finally, be strengthened in the Lord and in the strength of his power. 11 Clothe yourselves with the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against t...

Armor: So You Can Stand - Eph. 6:10-13 Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Ephesians 6:10-1310 Finally, be strengthened in the Lord and in the strength of his power. 11 Clothe yourselves with the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against t...

Holy Household; Service & Submission - Eph. 6:1-9 Mike Carstens Teaching Text - Ephesians 6:1-9Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment accompanied by a promise, namely, 3 “that it will go well with you and that you will live a long time on the earth.”4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger,...

How to Submit in Marriage Ephesains 5:22-33 Rev. Michael Wright “Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord….” “Husbands, love your wives as Christ loves the church…” How can we possibly live this out???

Eph. 5:15-21 Rev. Mike Wright 5:15    Therefore consider carefully how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16 taking advantage of every opportunity, because the days are evil. 17 For this reason do not be foolish, but be wise by understanding what the Lord’s will is. 18 And do not get drunk with wine, which is debauchery, but be filled by the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another in psalms,...

Holy Warnings - Eph. 5:6-14 Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Ephesians 5:6-146 Let nobody deceive you with empty words, for because of these things God’s wrath comes on the sons of disobedience. 7 Therefore do not be sharers with them, 8 for you were at one time darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live like children of light— 9 for the fruit of the light consists in al...

Holy Imitation - Eph. 5:1-5 Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Ephesians 5:1-5Therefore, be imitators of God as dearly loved children 2 and live in love, just as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God. 3 But among you there must not be either sexual immorality, impurity of any kind, or greed, as these are not fitting for the saints. 4 ...

Holy Speech - Eph. 4:25-32 Dave Rhodes Teaching Text - Ephesians 4:25-3225 Therefore, having laid aside falsehood, each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, because we are members of one another. 26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on the cause of your anger. 27 Do not give the devil an opportunity. 28 The one who steals must steal no longer; instead...

Holy Life - Eph. 4:17-24 Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Ephesians 4:17-2417 So I say this, and insist in the Lord, that you no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. 18 They are darkened in their understanding, being alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts. 19 Because they are callous,...