Glorify God, Not Yourself - Pastor Tom Loghry

In Matthew 23:1-12, Jesus instructs his disciples in how they live differently from the Jewish religious leaders who were seeking to glorify themselves rather than God.

Thomas LoghryNovember 21, 2022jesus, son, pharisees, scribes, teachers of the law, father, teacher, phylacteries, tassels, humble

Whose Son is the Messiah? - Pastor Tom Loghry

In Matthew 22:41-46, Jesus comes to the Pharisees with a question about the Messiah - a question that implies his claim to be both the Messiah and the Son of God.

Thomas LoghryNovember 14, 2022jesus, son, my lord, david, pharisees

Love Fulfills the Law - Pastor Tom Loghry

In Matthew 22:34-40, Jesus says the commands to love God and neighbor are the greatest. Searching the Scriptures, we come to understand why that is.

Thomas LoghryNovember 7, 2022jesus, love neighbor, love God, the shema, greatest command, second is like it, expert

The Reality of Resurrection - Pastor Tom Loghry

In Matthew 22:23-33, Jesus responds to a trick question about the resurrection posed by the Sadducees.

Thomas LoghryNovember 1, 2022jesus, father, son, farmers, kill, prophets, cornerstone, rejected, fruits, harvest

We Owe Caesar Something? - Pastor Tom Loghry

In Matthew 22:15-22, Jesus reveals that the rule of government is not necessarily at odds with God's rule.

Thomas LoghryOctober 24, 2022jesus, father, son, farmers, kill, prophets, cornerstone, rejected, fruits, harvest

Chosen for God's Kingdom - Pastor Tom Loghry

In Matthew 22:1-14, Jesus shares a third parable in which he reveals what it means to be among God's chosen people, in contrast with the high priests and elders who rejected him and those who are shown to have no place in God's Kingdom.

Thomas LoghryOctober 19, 2022jesus, father, son, farmers, kill, prophets, cornerstone, rejected, fruits, harvest

The Rebel Farmers - Pastor Tom Loghry

In Matthew 21:33-46, Jesus offers the high priests and elders of the people a second parable about a landowner his tenant farmers that reveals a rebuke against them and further revelation about Jesus's identity.

Thomas LoghryOctober 10, 2022jesus, father, son, farmers, kill, prophets, cornerstone, rejected, fruits, harvest

The Authority of Jesus - Pastor Tom Loghry

In Matthew 21:23-32, Jesus turns the tables on the Jewish religious leaders when they question him on his authority.

Thomas LoghryOctober 3, 2022jesus, authority, john the baptist, two sons, vineyard, father, believe

The Fruit Jesus is Looking For - Pastor Tom Loghry

In Matthew 21:18-22, Jesus curses a fig tree. Why would he do that?

Thomas LoghrySeptember 26, 2022jesus, fig tree, faith, prayer, mountain, into the sea

Created and Called Together - Ed Pichette

Ed Pichette, Executive Director of the TOGETHER RI, calls us to consider Christ's prayer for the unity of believers described in John 17.

Thomas LoghrySeptember 19, 2022jesus, prayer, church, unity, john 17

Jesus Comes to Restore Worship - Pastor Tom Loghry

In Matthew 21:12-17, Jesus enters the temple courts and turns over the tables of those selling animals and exchanging currency. Why does he do this?

Thomas LoghrySeptember 12, 2022jesus, temple, moneychangers, tables, healing

Jesus is the Messiah We Need - Pastor Tom Loghry

In Matthew 21:1-11, Jesus enters into Jerusalem on the back of a young donkey, greeted with enthusiastic fanfare. He is fulfilling Messianic expectations, but also beginning to undermine the popular expectations of the people...

Thomas LoghrySeptember 6, 2022jesus, donkey, colt, palm branches, cloaks, messiah, hosanna, palm sunday

Vision Sunday - Pastor Tom Loghry

Pastor Tom updates us on the direction RCC will be taking this Fall!

Thomas LoghryAugust 28, 2022discipleship, rockland community church, small groups, sunday school

Jesus Gives Sight to the Blind - Pastor Tom Loghry

In Matthew 20:29-34, Jesus encounters two blind men who recognize him as the Son of David and plead for him to heal them.

Thomas LoghryAugust 15, 2022jesus, two blind men, bartimaeus, contradiction, error, mercy, healing, faith

Servants are the Greatest in God's Kingdom - Pastor Tom Loghry

In Matthew 20:17-28, Jesus prepares his disciples for the fate which awaits him in Jerusalem and corrects their understanding of what it means to be great in God's Kingdom.

Thomas LoghryAugust 8, 2022James and John, zebedee, mother, servant, jerusalem, crucified, Gentiles

Don't Be Envious of God's Generosity

In Matthew 20:1-16, Jesus tells the parable of a vineyard owner who repeatedly goes to market to hire workers. By the end of the parable, Jesus has driven home what he means when he says the "last shall be first."

Thomas LoghryAugust 1, 2022vineyard, owner, workers, last shall be first, denarius, envious

Follow Jesus and Leave Everything Behind - Pastor Tom Loghry

In Matthew 19:13-30, Jesus reveals that God's Kingdom belongs to those who are like little children and has an encounter with a man who wants eternal life but clings to his wealth.

Thomas LoghryJuly 25, 2022little children, rich young ruler, eternal life, only God is good

What Does Jesus Say About Divorce? - Pastor Tom Loghry

In Matthew 19:1-12, Jesus responds to the question of the Pharisees as to whether man can divorce his wife for any reason.