This week we take a look at what Jesus said about fasting from His teaching on the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 6:16-18.

When things get darkest, the light shines brightest. Jesus said His followers are the light of the world. This means when things get dark in the world, it is not time for the Church to be afraid or confused together with the whole world, but it is time for the Church to shine bright so that people will see that and glorify our Father in heaven. Now is the time for the Church to rise up and make a difference in the world.

It was one of the worst weekends for some in Jerusalem while others thought they had triumphed. Travellers had come from near and far to celebrate the Jewish feast of Passover. A first century Jewish carpenter-turned-rabbi had been crucified on a Roman cross as a blasphemer. The city’s streets were littered with broken dreams and shattered hopes of some that thought and hoped this rabbi would be the long-awaited Messiah. In the midst of all the disappointments and confusion, three words changed everything! The same three words have the potential to change everything for us in our own crisis (or is it crises?).

At the height of Jesus’ popularity, he turned to His followers to say one of the most difficult-to-accept statements in just about the entire Bible. What does He mean, “and does not hate his own father and mother…”? Is Jesus interested in becoming a cult leader? Understanding what Jesus meant here is at the heart of what it means to be a true follower of Jesus.

It was a once-in-a-lifetime kind of moment. The nation of Israel was at the cusp of crossing over to inherit the land that had been promised to their forefathers. But between them and their inheritance stood an impossible situation. Without boats or rafts to cross the Jordan river, it seemed they would not be able to cross over to possess the land God had sworn to give to them. What Joshua said to them will also help us to be able to cross over any challenging situation to possess God’s promises for us.

Welcome to Peoples Church At Home! We are so glad that you are here. We are a community of Jesus followers touching lives, changing tomorrow.

In our journey to loving Jesus, we normally make a very big mistake. That mistake is, we assume that He is just like all the other people that we have interacted with and been in relationships with. But Jesus is unlike anyone we have ever met and a relationship with Him is unlike any relationship we have ever been in.

Generosity as a lifestyle is a much better way to live, also, Christians have a much better motivation for living generous lives. Namely, the greatest gift anyone can ever receive here on earth, the gift of salvation. We are generous because God is a generous God and we are made in His image.