1st Samuel 17:1-58 David and Goliath (Part 3): Slaying the Giant (November 12, 2023 PM, Rev. Michael Grasso)
1 Samuel 17:1-58 tells the well-known story of David and Goliath. David's defeat of Goliath is meant to be a type of Christ. David's defeat of Goliath indicates that Christ is the giant-defeating, dra...
13 Nov 202335min
Matthew 16:24-26 Pick Up Your Cross (Part 1) (November 12, 2023 AM, Rev. Michael Grasso)
In Matthew 16:24-28, after shockingly predicting His own death, Christ calls upon His disciples to pick up their own crosses and follow Him to that death. The call to follow Christ is a call to a life...
12 Nov 202341min
1st Samuel 17:1-58 David and Goliath (Part 2): The Victory of the Shepherd King (Oct 29, 2023 PM, Rev. Michael Grasso)
1 Samuel 17:1-58 tells the well-known story of David and Goliath. It is important to remember that David's life is meant to be understood as a prophecy of Christ. David is a type of Christ, and theref...
30 Okt 202330min
Matthew 16:17-20 The Keys of the Kingdom (Oct 29, 2023 AM, Rev. Michael Grasso)
In Matthew 16:17-20 Christ responds to Peter's confession by telling him that He will build the Church on Peter and that He will give to Peter (and the Apostles by extension) the keys of the Kingdom. ...
29 Okt 202340min
1st Samuel 17:1-58 David and Goliath (Part 1): Courageous Faith (Oct 22, 2023 PM, Rev. Michael Grasso)
1 Samuel 17:1-58 tells the well-known story of David and Goliath. David's courageous faith is an example to us in today's world. In the face of great opposition, David trusts in God and enters the bat...
23 Okt 202339min
Matthew 16:13-17 The Christ, the Son of the Living God (Oct 22, 2023 AM, Rev. Michael Grasso)
In Matthew 16:13-17 Peter makes the climactic confession of the first half of Matthew’s Gospel: You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God. As Christ, Jesus is the anointed Prophet, Priest, and Kin...
22 Okt 202339min
1st Samuel 16:14-23 Saul’s Evil Spirit (Oct 15, 2023 PM, Rev. Michael Grasso)
In 1 Samuel 16:14-23 Saul receives an evil spirit, which torments him. This spirit comes upon him after the Holy Spirit leaves him. The result is that Saul’s servants suggest bringing David into the r...
16 Okt 202327min
2 Corinthians 9:1-15 Giving from the Heart (Oct 15, 2023 AM, Rev. Michael Grasso)
In 2 Corinthians 9:1-15 Paul gives instructions for giving. The purpose of this portion of Paul’s letter is to exhort the Corinthians to be faithful in giving, but also to consider the spiritual benef...
15 Okt 202341min
