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Character | Matthew 5: 1-10
E01 · Apr 11, 2021 · 34 min
by Bijan Mirtolooi
Summary
This Sunday, we begin a new sermon series: ‘Discipleship.’ We’ll be looking at the Sermon on the Mount, wrestling with what it means to follow Jesus today.
In and For the City | Matthew 5:11-16
E02 · Apr 18, 2021 · 28 min
by Bijan Mirtolooi
Summary
How are Christians supposed to relate to and engage with the city? This week, we hear Jesus calling us, his church, to be ‘salt and light’ in London today.
Taking Grace Seriously | Matthew 5:17-20
E03 · Apr 25, 2021 · 31 min
by Bijan Mirtolooi
Summary
As we continue our series on ‘Discipleship’, we wrestle with the question: how—if at all— does God’s grace and God’s law relate to each other? What is the role of grace and law in the Christian life?
Anger | Matthew 5:21-26
E04 · May 2, 2021 · 31 min
by Bijan Mirtolooi
Summary
As we continue our series through the Sermon on the Mount, we explore the potentially destructive power of anger, as well as how anger can be healed and reconciliation, can be pursued.
Cultivating Selflessness | Matthew 5:27-32
E05 · May 9, 2021 · 35 min
by Bijan Mirtolooi
Summary
We continue our series through the Sermon on the Mount exploring how and why Jesus calls his disciples to cultivate characteristics of selflessness using sexuality and marriage as examples.
Speech | Matthew 5:33-37
E06 · May 16, 2021 · 32 min
by Bijan Mirtolooi
Summary
We continue our series on Discipleship through the Sermon on the Mount unpacking why words matter, and what it means to pursue integrity in the ways you talk with and to others.
Loving Enemies | Matthew 5:38-48
E07 · May 23, 2021 · 31 min
by Bijan Mirtolooi
Summary
In Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount he commanded his disciples, ‘Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you’. In Matthew 5:38-48, we explore what it means to love enemies, and why Jesus calls his followers to do so.
Practicing Righteousness in Secret | Matthew 6:1-8, 16-18
E08 · May 30, 2021 · 31 min
by Bijan Mirtolooi
Summary
As we continue our series on Discipleship, we see how the disciple of Jesus lives not for the approval of others, but with a conscious awareness of the presence of God.
Prayer | Matthew 6:9-15; 7:7-12
E09 · June 6, 2021 · 31 min
by Bijan Mirtolooi
Summary
The Lord’s Prayer is guidance from God himself on what to pray, and how to pray. As we continue our series on discipleship, we look at what prayer is and why it’s such a crucial aspect of following Jesus today.
Where's Your Treasure | Matthew 6:19-24
E10 · June 13, 2021 · 31 min
by Bijan Mirtolooi
Summary
What you treasure says a lot about who you are and what’s most important to you. As we continue our series on Discipleship, we explore why Jesus calls his followers to have ‘treasure in heaven’.
Worry, Anxiety, and the Kingdom of God | Matthew 6:25-34
E11 · June 20, 2021 · 32 min
by Bijan Mirtolooi
Summary
Everyone worries. And everyone worries about all kinds of things. But what, if anything, does God have to say about your worries and your anxieties?
Navigating Conflict | Matthew 7:1-6
E12 · June 27, 2021 · 31 min
by Bijan Mirtolooi
Summary
Community is important and can also be messy! How do you navigate conflict in your community? This week we explored Jesus’ famous statement, ‘Do not judge’ and how that teaching shapes the way you navigate conflict today.
Practicing the Words of Jesus | Matthew 7:13-29
E13 · July 4, 2021 · 30 min
by Bijan Mirtolooi
Summary
This is the final sermon in our series on ‘Discipleship’. This week we looked at what it means that true discipleship is putting the words of Jesus into practice in your life.

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