Here Is Our King (Matthew)

The rule of the schoolyard tells us that you always want to be on the team with the strongest player… even if it’s a bully. It’s our greatest temptation, if we can’t be the strongest, to be on the same team as the strongest. We choose leaders who seem powerful because they make us feel powerful and secure. But Jesus is the King who seems to meet none of those criteria. He’s supposed to be the King of kings, but he doesn’t even save himself. What do you do with a king like that?

Most Recent Message in this Series

Oct 3, 2021

Here Is Our King Part 32 :: Review

In this message, Jeff Mikels reviews all 31 messages from the series and tackles a live Q & A session. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Matthew

All Messages in this Series

Feb 14, 2021

Here Is Our King Part 01 :: Origins

As we start our series in the book of Matthew, Pastor Jeff takes us into a behind-the-scenes look into Matthew’s telling of Jesus’ origin story. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Various

Feb 21, 2021

Here Is Our King Part 02 :: Winning

How does our King fight his battles? Through selflessness. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Matthew 3:1-4:11

Feb 28, 2021

Here Is Our King Part 03 :: Kingdom Building

When our king begins to build his kingdom, he does things no one expected. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Matthew 4:12-25

Mar 7, 2021

Here Is Our King Part 04 :: Citizens

As Jesus begins to build his Kingdom, he starts by talking about what citizenship in the kingdom looks like. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Matthew 5:1-16

Mar 14, 2021

Here Is Our King Part 05 :: New Law

As Jesus begins to build the culture of his Kingdom, he turns toward a new law, a law that surpasses the law of Moses and the law of the Pharisees. Jesus teaches a law that demands nothing less than perfection. But there’s a ray of hope nevertheless. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Various

Mar 21, 2021

Here Is Our King Part 06 :: New Religion

In this chapter, Jesus begins to establish the guidelines of the religion of his Kingdom. That is, what are the practices of faith in his Kingdom? What traditions are important? Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Matthew 6

Mar 28, 2021

Here Is Our King Part 07 :: New Judgment

In this passage, Jesus explains a totally new way of understanding God’s judgment. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Matthew 7:1-23

Apr 4, 2021

Here Is Our King Part 08 :: The King’s Way

On this Easter Sunday, we see a fundamental calling to realize that the Jesus way of living is the Only Way to enter the Kingdom. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Matthew 7:24-28

Apr 11, 2021

Here Is Our King Part 09 :: The Harvest

In this section, we see Jesus doing miracle after miracle, but we also see why. He’s not doing it just to be a Healer. He’s doing it to bring people closer to himself! Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Matthew 8-9

Apr 18, 2021

Here Is Our King Part 10 :: The Sent Ones

Jesus asked his followers to pray for God to send out workers to gather the harvest… and then he sent his followers out to start gathering the harvest! Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Matthew 10

Apr 25, 2021

Here Is Our King Part 11 :: The Middle

John the Baptist is stuck just like us, in the Middle. The King has come, but the Kingdom is still coming. What Jesus says to him and to us puts a challenge to us like never before. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Matthew 11:1-12:14

May 2, 2021

Here Is Our King Part 12 :: Unforgivable

The majority of Matthew 12 has Jesus making some bold claims, but one of the most bold and most uncomfortable is his claim that there is one kind of sin that God will never forgive. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Matthew 12

May 9, 2021

Here Is Our King Part 13 :: Don’t Miss Out

In chapter 13, Matthew records a number of parables Jesus taught specifically to keep some people in the dark about the Kingdom of God. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Matthew 13

May 16, 2021

Here Is Our King Part 14 :: Who is Jesus

This won’t be the only time we address the question of Jesus’ true identity, but it is the first time any human being has gotten it right! Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Matthew 14

May 23, 2021

Here Is Our King Part 15 :: The Heart Condition

Have you heard what makes Jesus mad? It’s whenever people put more weight on religious tradition than on the condition of your heart. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Matthew 15:1-20

May 30, 2021

Here Is Our King Part 16 :: Post Tradition

What do you do when you move beyond religious traditions? What do you do when all you are left with is you, God, and the people around you? Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Matthew 15:21-16:12

Jun 6, 2021

Here Is Our King Part 17 :: The Church

In this passage, Jesus gives his foundational statement on something we call “The Church.” Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Matthew 16:13-28

Jun 13, 2021

Here Is Our King Part 18 :: Mountains and Valleys

In this lesson we learn the reasons why mountaintop moments always seem to be followed by valleys. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Matthew 17:1-23

Jul 4, 2021

Here Is Our King Part 19 :: Power for the Lowly

In this message, we see Jesus live out the principle of humbling himself for the sake of others, and then he teaches his followers to do the same. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Matthew 17:24-18:14

Jul 11, 2021

Here Is Our King Part 20 :: Restoration

Three passages that are often misunderstood become clear when we see them through the lens of God’s desire for restoration with people. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Matthew 18:12-35

Jul 18, 2021

Here Is Our King Part 21 :: Flipping the Script

In these two chapters, we see Jesus finish his teaching about what Kingdom living is really all about. We learn about marriage, divorce, wealth, children, and heavenly rewards along the way! Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Matthew 19-20

Jul 25, 2021

Here Is Our King Part 22 :: King of the Outsiders

When Jesus entered the Jerusalem, he fulfilled the OT prophecies about the Messiah, but he did it by kicking out the insiders and welcoming outsiders in! Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Matthew 21:1-22

Aug 1, 2021

Here Is Our King Part 23 :: Fake and Fruitless

The implications of the Fig Tree miracle become clear as Jesus confronts people who are fake and fruitless. There’s a message here that is both scary and encouraging! Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Matthew 21:23-22:14

Aug 8, 2021

Here Is Our King Part 24 :: Trust His Words

Can Jesus be trusted? In this section, Matthew demonstrates that Jesus knows the Bible better than anyone else, so what he says about the most important commandment should be our own rule for life. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Matthew 22:15-46

Aug 15, 2021

Here Is Our King Part 25 :: Bad Religion

Have you ever had a friend tell you that they would be a Christian except for all the hypocrites? Have you ever had someone tell you they hated “Organized Religion”? If so, your friends needs to know how much Jesus is like them! Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Matthew 23

Aug 22, 2021

Here Is Our King (Matthew)

Most Recent Message in this Series

Here Is Our King Part 32 :: Review

All Messages in this Series

Here Is Our King Part 01 :: Origins

Here Is Our King Part 02 :: Winning

Here Is Our King Part 03 :: Kingdom Building

Here Is Our King Part 04 :: Citizens

Here Is Our King Part 05 :: New Law

Here Is Our King Part 06 :: New Religion

Here Is Our King Part 07 :: New Judgment

Here Is Our King Part 08 :: The King’s Way

Here Is Our King Part 09 :: The Harvest

Here Is Our King Part 10 :: The Sent Ones

Here Is Our King Part 11 :: The Middle

Here Is Our King Part 12 :: Unforgivable

Here Is Our King Part 13 :: Don’t Miss Out

Here Is Our King Part 14 :: Who is Jesus

Here Is Our King Part 15 :: The Heart Condition

Here Is Our King Part 16 :: Post Tradition

Here Is Our King Part 17 :: The Church

Here Is Our King Part 18 :: Mountains and Valleys

Here Is Our King Part 19 :: Power for the Lowly

Here Is Our King Part 20 :: Restoration

Here Is Our King Part 21 :: Flipping the Script

Here Is Our King Part 22 :: King of the Outsiders

Here Is Our King Part 23 :: Fake and Fruitless

Here Is Our King Part 24 :: Trust His Words

Here Is Our King Part 25 :: Bad Religion

Here Is Our King Part 26 :: The End Part 1

Here Is Our King Part 27 :: The End Part 2

Here Is Our King Part 28 :: Winners and Losers

Here Is Our King Part 29 :: King of the Cross

Here Is Our King Part 30 :: King of Life

Here Is Our King Part 31 :: The Mission

Here Is Our King Part 32 :: Review

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