Being fugitives means that we are running away into self-destruction, but because of God’s amazing grace, even though we are deliberately challenging his authority and running away from him in our sin, he runs after us with a cosmic interventio

Matthew 7:28-29, Not Your Average Epilogue

Jan 23rd, 2022

Jesus wants us see Himself in the Sermon on the Mount and cry out to Him in humble repentance and cling to Him with desperate faith. When you look at the Sermon on the Mount and you see your failures know this, that Jesus died for all your fail

Matthew 7:24-27, Wise & Foolish Building

Jan 9th, 2022

What makes a good work good is that you don’t trust it to save you. As soon as you put hope in that good work, it’s no longer good. As soon as you see it as your ticket to heaven, it’s no longer good. Stephen SaucierThe post Matthew 7:24-27, W

Matthew 7:21-23, Who Will Enter the Kingdom of Heaven?

Jan 2nd, 2022

It’s scary to know that genuine and counterfeit believers are nearly identical, scary to think that this is the fate of many professing Christians, and scary to consider that the consequences are eternally grave. Scary. Stephen SaucierThe post

Matthew 7:15-20, False Prophets

Dec 26th, 2021

The challenge of the gospel is that there needs to be an equal emphasis on both the demand of the gospel and the comfort of the gospel; otherwise, you lose the gospel. Stephen SaucierThe post Matthew 7:15-20, False Prophets appeared first on S

Matthew 7:13-14, The Narrowness of Christianity

Dec 12th, 2021

Now all this is to say that Christianity IS narrow. But its narrowness is no narrower than claims to the contrary. The narrowness of Christianity is NOT arrogance. Stephen SaucierThe post Matthew 7:13-14, The Narrowness of Christianity appeare

Matthew 7:12, The Golden Rule

Dec 5th, 2021

If you really think about it, there needs to be a change in the ‘you’ in order for you to do to them what ought to be done with you. Stephen SaucierThe post Matthew 7:12, The Golden Rule appeared first on Sunfield.

Matthew 7:7-11, The Generosity of God

Nov 21st, 2021

When God brought you into his family he brought you into his family “as is,” just as you are — as bratty and filthy and cranky and petty and self-willed and disrespectful and disobedient as you are — he, while you were in the throes of a temper

Matthew 7:1-6, Two Kinds of Judgment

Nov 14th, 2021

Being judgmental lands us in hot water with God because it usurps his role as the sole lawgiver and judge. Stephen SaucierThe post Matthew 7:1-6, Two Kinds of Judgment appeared first on Sunfield.

Matthew 6:25-34, Worry, Fear, Anxiety, and the Gospel of Grace

Oct 17th, 2021

Perhaps the thing that makes worry so sinister is that it is a kind of maternal sin — it gives birth to a thousand others. You know what a number worry does on you. You know it when you see it. You know it when you experience it. And you know i

Matthew 6:19-24, Heavenly Treasure

Oct 3rd, 2021

To treasure anything other than Jesus is to live completely contrary to your design. And you know that when you force something, like a tool, to do something contrary to its design, you end up ruining both that appliance and the object you were

Matthew 6:13, Do Not Lead Us Into Temptation

Sep 26th, 2021

A person who believes the gospel is not surprised at the difficulties of life, and is not outraged that these things happen to him because he knows that he deserves far worse. Stephen SaucierThe post Matthew 6:13, Do Not Lead Us Into Temptatio

Matthew 6:12, Forgive Us Our Debts

Sep 19th, 2021

If you hope to maintain even the semblance of a relationship with other people, weak and sinful as they are, you’ve got to figure out how to forgive them. More than that, because you are one of those weak and sinful people yourself, you are (ev

Matthew 6:11, Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread

Sep 12th, 2021

When we realize that the person we’re praying to is a heavenly father, we must also remember that we are his earthly kids and like any kid, don’t always ask for what’s best for us. Stephen SaucierThe post Matthew 6:11, Give Us This Day Our Dai

Matthew 6:10, Thy Will Be Done

Sep 5th, 2021

What makes obedience a challenge is that God is not looking for slow, coerced obedience — he’s looking for quick, joyous, spontaneous obedience that flows from our hearts. Stephen SaucierThe post Matthew 6:10, Thy Will Be Done appeared first o

Matthew 7:7-11, Ask. Seek. Knock.

Aug 29th, 2021

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Matthew 6:10, Thy Kingdom Come

Aug 22nd, 2021

We want to run our own lives. Until we see ourselves as pretenders to the throne of our hearts, God’s reign will not hold sway. Stephen SaucierThe post Matthew 6:10, Thy Kingdom Come appeared first on Sunfield.

Matthew 6:9, Hallowed Be Thy Name

Aug 15th, 2021

So Jesus again does what we could never do; he hallows God’s name for us. But this doesn’t mean that we are off the hook. We pray that in our lives and in the world, God’s great name would be the most sacred thing in the universe, that he would

Matthew 6:8-9, Our Father

Aug 8th, 2021

Jesus was forsaken so that you and I will never have to be. The one time Jesus did not pray “my Father” is the very moment that he made it possible for you to come to God saying “Abba.” Stephen SaucierThe post Matthew 6:8-9, Our Father appeare

Matthew 6:16-18, Fasting From the Heart

Aug 1st, 2021

Christianity is about the heart. That even if we were to take away every single command, every single spiritual discipline off the list, our hearts would still find a way to live for the eyes of people rather than the eyes of God. Stephen Sauci

Matthew 6:5-15, Prayer From the Heart

Jul 25th, 2021

You can’t pray this prayer unless you forgive the people who have wronged you because you cannot look at a person who’s wronged you and refuse to forgive them unless you feel superior to them. So until you repent of your superiority (and thus b

Matthew 6:2-4, Giving From the Heart

Jul 4th, 2021

Christianity is not a system of self-improvement. It is not a list of rules and regulations to live by. It cannot be reduced to a program of morals and ethics. It is the story of God’s great work of salvation in Jesus. And by faith, you get to

Matthew 6:1, The Perils of Hypocrisy

Jun 27th, 2021

Unless you are convinced that the love of Christ has nothing to do with your good behavior, you’ll turn the reward into a wage and see your sincerity as a stepping stone to acceptance with God. Stephen SaucierThe post Matthew 6:1, The Perils o

Matthew 5:43-48, Love Your Enemies

Jun 13th, 2021

It seems like this God is willing to love anybody. Doesn’t he have any taste? Doesn’t he have any standards? I know why he would love the righteous and the good, but not bad people and unrighteous. BUT THIS IS WHAT GRACE IS! AND IT’S AMAZING! S

Matthew 5:38-42, Two Kinds of Retaliation

May 23rd, 2021

Because Jesus turned the other cheek for us, God’s vengeance was satisfied on the cross — for vengeful, evil people like you and me. Stephen SaucierThe post Matthew 5:38-42, Two Kinds of Retaliation appeared first on Sunfield.