Living a Legacy

In part one of “Passing the Test,” Dr. Crawford Loritts took us to Matthew 4:1-11, to describe how Jesus passed his test of temptation in the wilderness. In this second part, Crawford talks about how we pass our test.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/livingalegacySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Crawford Loritts speaks about overcoming anxiety. In this first part of the message he defines anxiety and explains its effect on us.  He concludes by highlighting four commitments Jesus calls us to.  Those will be developed in detail in the second half of the message next week.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/livingalegacySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There is a direct relationship between how we handle our resources and our true spirituality. In this message, Crawford explains what Jesus means when He says that we’re to go beyond the performance of the scribes and Pharisees. It’s as if Jesus is saying here, “Look, I need to tell you something.” “How you handle your resources and how you handle what God places in your heart is an indication of how close you are to my heart.”Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/livingalegacySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matt 6:19-24  I There is a direct relationship between how we handle our resources and our true spirituality. In this message, Crawford explains what Jesus means when He says that we’re to go beyond the performance of the scribes and Pharisees. It’s as if Jesus is saying here, “Look, I need to tell you something.” “How you handle your resources and how you handle what God places in your heart is an indication of how close you are to my heart.”Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/livingalegacySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matthew 6:1-18 I Part 2 of “Don’t Show Off.” The message of these 18 verses is simply this: Don't show off. Don't use spiritual disciplines to promote yourself. In this passage, Jesus is not necessarily talking about running from recognition, but he does say it’s wrong to do something for the recognition.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/livingalegacySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matthew 6:1-18 I The message of these 18 verses is simply this: Don't show off. Don't use spiritual disciplines to promote yourself. Are you blowing your trumpet a little bit too much? Do you really want everybody to know how spiritually mature you are?  Jesus is not necessarily talking about running from recognition. It’s wrong when you do something for the recognition.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/livingalegacySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Crawford Loritts shares the second part of his message, “An Uncommon Love.”  There’s nothing easy about loving our enemies.  Crawford reminds us it is only done through the power of the Holy Spirit within us.  It’s another great lesson Jesus taught his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount and it’s one for us to learn as well.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/livingalegacySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Crawford Loritts explains how to take the godly approach when loving our enemies. It all begins with reflecting God’s unconditional love when facing ridicule and mistreatment.  Be ready to turn in your Bible to Matthew 5:43-48.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/livingalegacySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crawford is leading us through a series of messages called, “For His Kingdom”… it’s a study in the NT book of Matthew. In a few moments, we’ll hear the rest of the message Crawford began last week about retaliation. The scribes and  Pharisees  of Jesus day were known to pull this on occasion in order to maintain their perverted desire to manipulate people while appearing to be righteous. But before we get to the rest of the message let’s check in with Crawford real quick here. We’re in Matthew 5: 38 thru 42.  Crawford, we’re seeing how Jesus has been outlining several ways in which the Scribes and Pharisees come up short in their religious posturing.  Here’s Crawford speaking to the congregation of Fellowship Bible Church in Roswell, GA.  Part 2 of his message titled, A Good Fight here on Living a Legacy.          Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/livingalegacySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Crawford Loritts looks at Jesus teaching about retaliating against those who do wrong to us. As Americans we’re quick to threaten legal action, to demean, to retaliate with angry speech on social media. The question for followers of Christ though is do we want to be right or do we want to be Kingdom people and relinquish our rights for the cause of Christ?Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/livingalegacySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.