Team,

Pastor Rob will be continuing the series, Live on Purpose. He will be preaching from Matthew 15:1-20. I will serve as the Digital Pastor along with Digital Hosts, Karen Noske and Steve Pelton. Here's the info for the service.

Worship Songs

King of All - Mosiac
There is a Name - Bethel Music
Jesus, I Need You - Hillsong Music
Power - Hillsong

Faith in Action - Jennie Allen Event

Message Background

As a healer, Jesus was in touch with 'unclean' people. In Matthew 8 & 9, he touched a leper and a dead body and was involved with tax collectors and sinners. This led to a confrontation with the religious leaders that resulted in one of the most profound statements about human life: What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them (Matthew 15:11). The real enemy for a life on purpose is the sin in our hearts — an enemy that needs constant attention if we hope to make real progress in our lives.

The most common response to this problem is some form of religion—particularly the kind practiced by the Jewish leaders of Jesus’ day. They reduced the moral law of God to mere external observances. This pursuit only blinded them to their real need and their ability to help others. Many people no longer believe in the idea of human sin, yet the consequences of it are everywhere. We live in an age of high anxiety and growing hopelessness. Religion is not the answer, nor is politics, yet most people feel something is wrong.

Jesus declared an end to the food laws by fulfilling what they pointed to in his life and his sacrificial death. Only in Jesus is anyone made truly clean. He fulfilled all righteousness and not only offers us forgiveness but a new heart and a new life. But it’s here the real growth begins. To be planted by the heavenly Father is to have a whole new orientation to your life. This person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—whatever they do prospers (Psalm 1:3).

This simile represents a flourishing and fruitful life. One that grows steadily over time. It’s a life nurtured daily by the Word of God and one that produces quality growth and genuine prosperity—from the inside out.

Peter Englert

Adult Ministries Director at Browncroft

Browncroft Community Church Sunday 10:30 EDT

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