Center of Gravity - The Sermon on the Mount
Rooted in Jesus
In this sermon, Pastor T. C. Moore teaches on Matthew chapter 7 in the penultimate message in the “Center of Gravity” series. He organizes the chapter into four parts: vv.1–6 “See Clearly”; vv.7–14 “Trust Deeply”; vv.15–23: “Discern Wisely”; vv.24–29 “Build Courageously.”
Practicing Integrity
In this sermon, Pastor T. C. Moore explores the contrasting motivations of fear-based obedience and love-based obedience, using the Sermon on the Mount as a lens to understand Jesus’s teachings. The message begins with a reflection on old Fundamentalist political cartoons, which often used fear to enforce rigid moral behaviors. This serves as an entry point to a broader conversation about how fear-based frameworks of faith distort the message of Jesus. He shares a personal story about growing up with…
City on a Hill
This week’s sermon continued our exploration of Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount, focusing on the metaphor of being the “light of the world” and a “city on a hill” (Matthew 5:14). Pastor highlighted the historical appropriation of this metaphor by figures like John Winthrop and U.S. presidents, including Reagan and JFK, to frame America as a moral beacon. However, the sermon challenged this narrative, redirecting us to Jesus’s original intent: a vision for his disciples as a new and alternative…
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