The religiously moral heart can hide a long time in the walls of the church yet lack true life. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus presents two paths, two different foundations. In this message from Matthew 7, Pastor Philip Miller shows the contrast between the Pharisees’ religious moralism and the way of Jesus. The stakes are high—choose between destruction or life.
Moody Church Hour is the weekly radio outreach of The Moody Church in Chicago, Illinois. Philip Miller is the 17th Senior Pastor of The Moody Church. He is committed to cultivating a gospel-centered church that welcomes spiritual explorers, promotes gospel clarity in culturally engaging ways, inspires passionate worship and catalyzes a multiplication movement of gospel renewal both locally and globally.
Moody Church Hour is the weekly radio outreach of The Moody Church in Chicago, Illinois. Philip Miller is the 17th Senior Pastor of The Moody Church. He is committed to cultivating a gospel-centered church that welcomes spiritual explorers, promotes gospel clarity in culturally engaging ways, inspires passionate worship and catalyzes a multiplication movement of gospel renewal both locally and globally.
Israel was performing all the right acts of worship, but their hearts weren’t in it. God’s stern warnings to His people show His mercy, like a friend pulling us back from disaster. In this message from Malachi 1, Pastor Philip Miller guides us from cavalier worship and cursed religion to God’s compelling greatness. Why is God worthy of our first and our best?
Focusing on all our disappointed dreams leaves us feeling miserably unloved. Does God’s love depend on life going our way? In this message from Malachi 1, Pastor Philip Miller shifts our focus from life’s gaps to God’s graces, examining Israel’s weighty concerns, wary hearts, and God’s wonderous love. His love is bigger than our losses and disappointments.
We are all learning from someone how to “do” life. For those who follow a secular or a religious philosophy, is their way of living durable? In this message from Matthew 7, Pastor Philip Miller shows us a third way—the way of Jesus. Jesus’ words stand firm as a rock, while other philosophies crumble like shifting sand.
Many people measure their virtue by what causes the least among of harm. But Jesus’ ethic is completely different. In this message from Matthew 7, Pastor Philip Miller depicts Jesus’ way to a virtuous life: the way of love, the life of the Spirit, and the heart of righteousness. What is a truly virtuous life?
Some view the Sermon on the Mount as random bits of wisdom. But Jesus’ "Golden Rule" is unlike any other code of ethics. In this message from Matthew 7, Pastor Philip Miller guides us through this complex passage, where Jesus reveals three types of hearts: the unhelpful, the helpful, and the helpless. What kind of heart treats others rightly?