MissionWay Church Sunday Sermons

Psalm 34 is a well-known passage of Scripture for good reason. In that Psalm, David gives us a picture of the one whose trust is in the Lord and whose satisfaction is found in Christ. Communion is a time where we specifically come to the Table to remember the Lord, put our trust in Him, and flee from our sin. This Psalm will encourage us to do all of those things. Join us as we spend our entire ga...

After Jesus ends the sermon on the Mount, he walks down from the mountain and is immediately met by a leper asking Jesus to heal him. For the next 2 chapters, Matthew records for us several miraculous healings that Jesus performed during his earthly ministry. We see His compassion, mercy, and power on full display during these stories, but we are ultimately pointed to the greatest healing of all t...

Every single person who has trusted Christ as their Savior has been supernaturally and graciously gifted to serve within the body of Christ. Your spiritual gift(s) are given to you so that you may steward them for the glory of God and the good of His people. This means none of us should be sitting on the sidelines or acting like 'consumers' within the Church. If you have not yet discovered your gi...

Success in life can be defined in many different ways. The Gospel seems to define success in a way that goes against every other definition our world would give. Jesus, Himself shows us how even He came "not to be served, but to serve." That has huge implications for us as His followers. The life of a Christian is one of sacrificial service for others and while our world often tells us that we sho...

If you ask almost any modern American churchgoer why they go to a particular local church, it's likely you will hear something about the "community" they have found there. At the same time, you will hear that same answer from many who frequent a certain gym, sports league, mom's group, etc. When we say that we value Authentic Community, we are talking about a spiritual fellowship among followers o...

True, authentic, passionate worship must flow from our having dwelt deeply in the Word of God. That worship is also not meant to happen in isolation, but should often happen surrounded by brothers and sisters in Christ, and it must be more than a song that we sing. The truth is, we are either worshiping the Lord or an idol with everything we do and every word we speak. May we be a people who worsh...

We believe discipleship is the ultimate mission of the Church. This is the first of our core values and is the umbrella under which all of the others rest. The ministry of discipleship is not just given to pastors and those in "full-time ministry," but to every single believer. We are all called to make disciples and therefore build up the body together.

God is our refuge. Because of His goodness, His provision, and His joy; we can trust Him. Are we running to Him or to other things (gods) for our refuge?

Jesus' concluding words on the Sermon on the Mount show us the importance of obedience to His Words. After hearing all that He has said in this sermon, we can either be wise and withstand the storms of life, or we can be foolish and our faith will crumble in the storm.

Jesus moves on from talking about false teachers to addressing false Christians. This is certainly one of the most sobering passages in the entire Bible and it should cause all professing Christians to examine themselves. Is Jesus actually saying that there will be professing Christians who end up going to hell? How can we be sure that's not us?

One of the biggest dangers facing the Church today is that many Christians cannot spot false teachers and therefore are prone to chasing after lies. Jesus warns us that we must be prepared to spot and avoid false teachers and that one of the ways we do that is to analyze their "fruit."

As we celebrate baptisms this week, let's hear from Jesus these sobering, yet foundational words that there are only two options for eternity - life or death. There are two gates we can walk through. One of them is broad, easy, and leads to destruction. And the other is narrow, and hard, but leads to life. Which one will you walk through?

One of the greatest promises in the Bible is found right here in the Sermon on the Mount. Even though it is sometimes twisted by some, this is an amazing promise given to believers that our Good Father loves to give us good and needful things. And when we live in His generosity toward us, it should cause us to be generous to those around us as well.

A popular anthem of people in the culture - and even some Christians - is "You can't judge me!" If they have heard these verses in Matthew 7 before, they will even quote them to support their argument. But is Jesus telling us that we can never judge others at all? Is there a right kind of judgment? And what does any of this have to do with throwing pearls before pigs?

One of our elders - Rob Loy preaches from Matthew 6:25-34 on how to deal with anxiety. Why do we need to trust God when we are anxious? How does that help bring us peace in those moments?

The message of Jesus in this passage is clear: worship of God and money do not mix. In our current cultural crisis of inflation, our hearts on this issue are being checked every time we pass by a gas station wondering what the numbers will reveal. There are many ways that we "store up treasure on earth" and serve money instead of Jesus. How should we rightly view our resources and instead "store u...

In the final of the three spiritual disciplines Jesus speaks of in Matthew chapter 6, He addresses fasting. This is a spiritual discipline that is either rare or completely non-existent in many Christian's lives. Why should we pursue fasting again? What is it and why is it important?

Jesus taught the disciples to pray using what we know as "The Lord's Prayer." This prayer was not given to just be mindlessly repeated for thousands of years but was given by Jesus to show how we should approach our Father in Prayer. In these verses, we learn the importance of praying in secret and with simplicity and also how to prepare our hearts for prayer.

Nate O'Brien walks us through Matthew 6:1-4 about giving. Jesus taught us that when we give, we should do so humbly and privately, not in order to receive the praise of men. Our Father rewards those who give "in secret," but those who do not, have already received their reward through the praise of men.

One of the hardest topics to talk about that Jesus covers in the Sermon on the Mount is divorce and remarriage. Does Jesus give any biblical grounds for divorce? What does the rest of the Bible have to say about it? Let's dive into the Scripture and be willing to speak the truth in love even on tough topics like this one.

The command to love our enemies may be one of the most difficult to follow of all of Jesus' teachings. How can we actually do good to those who hate and persecute us? Don't we have a right to retaliate and enact personal justice when we are wronged? Yet, as difficult as this command is, this is also one of the things that sets Christianity apart and makes it most beautiful to a lost and dying worl...

Jesus begins to unpack his statement in Matthew 5:20, that our righteousness must "exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees" in order to enter the Kingdom. He begins to unpack specific examples of how Israel had misunderstood and wrongly taught the Law, and then by His authority as the Living Word of God, shows the correct way to view and apply the Law. He begins with the examples of anger and lus...

Why is it important for Christians to walk in obedience to the Law? What's the difference between obeying for salvation and obeying because of our salvation? In these verses, Jesus shows us how Christians should view God's Law and seek to walk in it. He shows us that there are those who are least and those who are great in the Kingdom. He also shows us how we enter the Kingdom in the first place.

What does it mean to be "in Christ?" If we are all born into sin and death because of Adam, how does Jesus give us life? What does it mean for us that Christ has been raised from the dead?

Is the Old Testament still relevant to us today? Are we really supposed to read and follow the Laws we find there? Did Jesus come to show us a better way and get rid of the Old Testament? Let's hear from Jesus on this very important matter as we continue walking through the Sermon on the Mount.