See Life Better - #7 - Turn all the Lights On

Some things change our lives and leave a lasting impact on us.  The transfiguration of Jesus did that for Peter.  It was something that he called to mind when he wrote his second letter.  As Peter writes to us and we hear his Word, Peter would have us come back to the one thing that truly will change our lives and leave an eternal impact on us and on the world - God’s Word.  He shows us with convincing proofs why God’s Word is the one thing that turns all the lights on for us.

This is a sermon by Pastor Nate Bourman from Mount Lebanon on 2 Peter 1:16-21.

See Life Better - #6 - Fridge Privileges

With all the trouble in this world and all the trial in our own lives, it’s hard not to be concerned.  It’s hard not to worry. It’s hard to be full of faith when what you see shows difficulty and trouble.  That’s why Jesus takes our eyes off our finances and off of our lives. That’s why Jesus takes our eyes off of what we see and turns them to the God whom we cannot see.  He is God who cares for the most passing and insignificant things in this world.  He is the God who can and will do so much more for us who believe in him.  We can hardly imagine what God has in store for us.  Jesus wants us to see our God better and put our trust in him.  See that instead of the trouble and the trial and the difficulty. See Life Better: Be full of faith in your Father who cares for you more than you know.

See Life Better - #5 - Different

Jesus turns conventional wisdom on its head and directs our lives by his perfect wisdom.  We are truly different and are to live truly different lives as his wisdom shows us.  This is a sermon by Pastor Paul Krueger from Mount Lebanon on Matthew Matthew 5:20-30. 

See Life Better - #4 - #Blessed

This is big.  This is really big.  You can tell it is big when Jesus sits down, when his disciples come to him, and then he opens his mouth.  I think that’s a really big deal.  Matthew seems to think so too.  The translation doesn’t quite catch it.  The translation simply says, “He began to teach.”  But what Matthew says in the Greek is this: “And Jesus opened his mouth and taught them.”  This is not some casual conversation that Jesus is having.  This is life changing, destiny altering, light shining stuff that Jesus is about to say. That’s what happens whenever God opens his mouth.  God opened his mouth in the beginning and light came. Jesus opened his mouth and people were healed.  Jesus opened his mouth and the dead were raised.  Whenever Jesus opens his mouth, something amazing happens.  See, Matthew is signaling to us that Jesus is about to teach and say something really important.  And Jesus will.  In these first 12 verses alone, Jesus is going to change our lives, alter our destiny, and shine light into our hearts.  This is big.  This is really big. See Life Better: You have a blessed life and eternity from our Savior.

This is a sermon by Pastor Nate Bourman from Mount Lebanon on Matthew Matthew 5:1-12.

See Life Better - #3 - Called to Drop the Nets

Are you seeing this? Are you seeing how God was moving in the heart and life of Jesus?  It started with his baptism, when the Spirit came down on him fully and anointed him for his work.  Immediately he was led by that Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.  Jesus won!  And now, now it was time!  It was time for Jesus to do what God had called him to do: Preach! Teach! Tell!  Bring light to the dark places. Are you seeing this?  Are you seeing now how God is moving in your heart and in your life?  It started with your baptism.  It started when the Holy Spirit entered your heart and made his home there.  It started when the Holy Spirit made you a conqueror in Christ.  Because Jesus won, you win!  And now, now it is time.  It is time for you to get up and follow Jesus just as the disciples did.  Don’t worry.  He will teach you.  He will train you.  He will disciple you for this work.  See Life Better: You are called to follow and to fish for people.

This is a sermon by Pastor Nate Bourman from Mount Lebanon on Matthew 4:12-25.

See Life Better - #2 - More than Conquerors

Each day brings temptations.  Each day the Tempter comes to speak lies into our ears and to bring death into our hearts.  He wants nothing more to kill us and drive us from God.  That’s what we see when we look into the desert where Jesus was tempted by the Devil for 40 days and nights.  The Tempter wanted to nothing more than to destroy Jesus, his mission and his work.  But Jesus conquered.  At the end of the 40 days, Jesus sent the devil away and bowed in worship.  But be careful what you see as you watch.  This is not a lesson for us about how to beat temptation.  This is a story about how our Savior Jesus beat temptation.  It is a story about his victory on our behalf.  See that!  See how he threw the devil down and made him harmless to us.  See how he took away his sting.  See how he sent the devil packing.  See Life Better: You are conquerors through the One who conquered.

This is a sermon by Pastor Nate Bourman from Mount Lebanon on Matthew 4:1-11.  For more information about Mount Lebanon or to listen to more audio or video content, check out our website: TheMountMKE.org

See Life Better - #1 - Spirit-Filled

There’s a very serious proposition in this sermon series: If you learn to look at your life in light of the life of Christ, you will be able to see life much, much better. There are two ideas in the phrase “See life better.” The first is that you can see life more clearly. When we look at the world in the way God shows it to us, it really can make sense. The second is that you can see life improve. This has to come second – if you don’t see life more clearly, things will stay the same. But if we approach life more wisely, we will also see it change for the good.

This Sunday we “See Life Better” through the Baptism of Jesus. 

This is a sermon by Pastor Paul Krueger from Mount Lebanon on Matthew 3:13-17.