Dr. Crawford Loritts continues his series in Matthew with a look at Jesus’ phrase, “unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees you will never enter into the kingdom of heaven.” Crawford begins to list 6 illustrations of such righteousness, beginning with excessive anger.

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We're told to follow the 10 Commandments, but when we try we find we cannot keep them. The Commandments are there to show how much we need God. Jesus fulfilled the Law in His death, burial and resurrection. Therefore, we live in gratitude to God for His Grace in allowing us to live righteously through the power of His Holy Spirit.

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Dr. Crawford Loritts warns that grace has been abused and law has been minimized. We have some wrong assumptions about the place of the law in the Christian life and the place of grace in the Christian life. God is the same in the Old Testament as He is in the New Testament. The standards are the same. How God relates to us, having maintained His standard, is different.

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Dr. Crawford Loritts continues his message, “Tasty and Bright.” It’s a look at Matthew chapter 5 and Jesus’ teaching about being salt and light in the culture. Crawford encourages us to make Christ’s love very visible in our lives. The result will be that God’s light will shine in the darkness.

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Dr. Crawford Loritts continues his series in the gospel of Matthew with a look at what it means to be salt and light in our culture. Crawford reminds us that as followers of Christ we need to be attractive in our demeanor and visible in our influence.

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Dr. Crawford Loritts helps us see the potential for happiness in the Beatitudes of Matthew 5. It’s an insightful look at our life conditions and the resulting promise of God’s faithfulness.

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Crawford Loritts highlights The Beatitudes in Matthew 5, calling this one of the most popular passages in the Bible. From this text, Crawford suggests that happiness can come from unexpected places and conditions.

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Part 2 of “Getting on Board” Matt.: 4:19-25. Crawford Loritts takes us to the unfolding of Jesus public ministry. Jesus is on His way to declaring the kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of God in the midst of humanity. Crawford emphasizes that to follow Jesus means to make a firm decision to do so. It’s not something we take steps toward. And when Jesus calls, we need to be moving with Him. No delay. We were born to follow Christ.

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