Hdbc Podcast

Jesus challenges his followers to focus on eternal treasure rather than earthly treasure. How we view and use our money and possessions offers an accurate reflection of our spiritual condition.

Jesus offers practical guidelines for the spiritual discipline of fasting.

The Lord's Prayer (the model prayer) is an illustration of the kinds of things believers are encouraged to include in their praying. There are six petitions in the prayer; three are related to God and three are related to us.

Jesus calls for a radically new way for His follows to approach prayer. In this text He speaks of the process of prayer (how we pray) and the contents of prayer (what we pray). He closes his statements about prayer with one of the most shocking statements recorded in the New Testament.

Jesus calls us to be real in our service and ministry to others. This means we must resist the temptation to do good things for wrong reasons and to do good things for the praise of others. Jesus cuts to the heart of the matter, calling us to do what we do from pure, unselfish motives.

Most of us have no problem loving our family, friends and even neighbors. What are we to do with our enemies and those who persecute us? Jesus answered that question in the sermon on the mount.

John shares the account of Jesus healing a man's son. The point John wants to make is that Jesus is the Son of God. Only God can do miracles. Jesus did miracles. Therefore, Jesus must be God.

John records seven miracles performed by Jesus. He calls these signs. Each one points to the deity of Christ. In the first of these miraculous signs, Jesus saves a wedding by turning water to water.

Jesus calls His followers to a react to insults, attacks, mistreatment and harassment in a radically new way. This sermon examines what it means to "turn the other cheek" in practical terms.

Jesus calls his followers to be radically honest. He uses the Old Testament teachings about vows to challenge believers to be radically honest in every way.

Father's Day message preached by HDBC student pastor, Jace Tubbs

Divorce is a routine reality in the American culture. It leaves in its wake broken homes, confused children and unhealed wounds. Jesus calls his followers to a radically different perspective on divorce. In doing so, he points out that divorce has a spiritual and moral component, as well.

Jesus calls His followers to a radical level of sexual purity. In spite of the immorality which believers in America and other western cultures are surrounded by, we are called to sexual purity. In this message, we exam the radical words of Jesus in the sermon on the mount.

Jesus calls his followers to related to other people in ways that exhibit grace, love, forgiveness and patience. In this part of the sermon on the mount, Jesus identifies four areas of concern in how we relate to others.