In His Sermon on the Mount, Jesus contrasts two entirely different kingdoms—the kingdom of the world and the Kingdom of the Heavens. The Kingdom Jesus preaches seems to be upside down in comparison to the world’s kingdom.

Last Sunday, we talked about how life inside the Kingdom of the Heavens seems upside-down to those living in the kingdom of the world. The two kingdoms are exact opposites. But the life of a genuine disciple of Jesus is also inside-out.

Three years ago, our congregation took part in an intensive 15-week study of the Sermon on the Mount based upon the book Living Jesus by ACU theology professor Randy Harris. Sermons and Bible classes covered the same material weekly so we could spend q...

I suppose every preacher gets kidded about the length of his sermons (or maybe they’re not kidding!). Sermon lengths have changed from when I was a kid. It was nothing for Kermit Upshaw, the preacher in my “growing up” church,

In the past, we’ve discussed how words lose or change meaning over time. Take, for example, the word awesome. Deborah’s boss asks her to do something for her. When the task is complete, Deborah’s boss will declare that she is awesome! Now,

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always,

Bible Text:  2 Peter 11-4 Sermon by  Kirk Talley, Youth Minister, Southern Hills Church of Christ, Buda, TX, December 30, 2018    

Bible Text:  Matthew 1:18-25

In 1997, I was working for a radio company based on the eastern shore of Maryland. At some point, our company was invited to attend a press luncheon at the Rayburn House across from the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

On Thursday, I was privileged to attend the state championship football game for the Ellyson kids’ high school, Austin Veritas Academy. The game was played at the same stadium as last year in Waco. Even though it was “misting”,