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Sunday messages from Refuge Church in Kenosha, WI.
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Join us Sunday at 9:00am at Nash Elementary School!! (6801 99th Ave.)
Connect with us online // Facebook/Instagram: @refugekenosha. Web: refugekenosha.com.
Join us Sunday at 9:00am at Nash Elementary School!! (6801 99th Ave.)
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What if belonging to Jesus redefined what it means to belong to family? In Matthew 12:46–50, He declares that those who do the will of His Father are His true brothers and sisters, inviting us into a family shaped by faith rather than blood. This podcast explores the call of discipleship, the cost of misplaced priorities, and the hope of life together in God’s household.
In Matthew 12:43–45, Jesus warns against the danger of outward reform without true inward renewal. It’s possible to sweep our lives clean and even decorate them with religion, yet remain empty of Christ’s transforming power. Are you pursuing outward reformation, or resurrection life in Christ?
Proverbs 18:21 says that “Death and life are in the power of the tongue.” The words that we speak are not accidental—they come from a storehouse of what resides inside of our hearts. Today, as we look at Matthew 12:33-37, Jesus teaches us that the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart. What does your speech today reflect about the status of your heart?
In a world that thrives on gray areas, Jesus draws a clear line: there is no neutral ground. In Matthew 12:22-32, we encounter a moment that forces every person to answer life’s most important question: What will you do with Jesus? This message explores why indifference is enemy territory, why every heart must respond to Christ, and why the stakes are eternal. Are you gathering with Him—or scattering against Him?
Jesus is described in Matthew 12:15–21 as God’s chosen Servant—marked by service, justice, gentleness, and mercy. Unlike the leaders of His day, He did not clamor for attention or dominate with power, but quietly brought healing, rightness, and hope to the broken. In a world obsessed with influence, numbers, and noise, this passage calls us to see true greatness in humble servanthood.
Religious devotion can look convincing while still missing the heart of God. In Matthew 12:9–14, Jesus exposes a godless religion that values rules over mercy, accusation over truth, and self-protection over love for God and others. Can it ever be the case that some of your devotional practices are actually keeping you from trusting in Christ today?
When religious rules become the focus, we risk missing the very heart of God. In Matthew 12:1–8, Jesus confronts the Pharisees and reveals that He—not our man-made regulations—is Lord of the Sabbath. Could it be that your version of obedience is actually keeping you from resting in Christ?
Today, we are looking at the heavy Doctrine of Election. Jesus makes some staggering claims in Matthew 11:27. He claims that He’s been entrusted by God the Father with all things. He claims that nobody knows Him except for the Father. And then He claims that nobody knows the Father except Him and anyone to whom Jesus desires to reveal Him. What does that mean?
In a culture marked by restlessness, Jesus offers the truest and highest form of spiritual rest. He gives the famous invitation in Matthew 11:28 “Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” He gives this invitation first to those who don’t follow Him, but continues to extend this offer to those who call Him Lord every day. The question for you, then, is, “How are you responding to this invitation today”?
Indifference may seem harmless, but Jesus warns it is a deadly response to all that He has revealed—one that invites judgment even more severe than some forms of godless behaviors. In Matthew 11:20-24, we see that seeing the works of Christ and shrugging them off is among the gravest of offenses. The question for you today is: How might spiritual indifference be lurking beneath the surface of your life right now?
Have you ever doubted God? Or have you ever been overly critical of a person or idea, but only because it convicted you? In Matthew 11:1–19, we see how hearts respond to Jesus through doubt and criticism. When the way of Christ challenges you, do you question your heart honestly or do you criticize and narrate to protect your comfort?
What if the life you’ve always wanted is actually found in surrender, not survival? In Matthew 10:32–11:1, Jesus calls us to a bold, public allegiance to Him—one that acknowledges Christ over comfort, treasures Him above every relationship, and takes up a cross rather than chasing convenience. In a culture obsessed with self-preservation, how do we live the kind of life that speaks, sacrifices, and serves like Jesus? This message confronts the cost of discipleship and invites you into the reward of true life—life found only in following Jesus.
What we fear reveals what we worship. In a world quick to cancel, slander, and shame, Jesus reminds us that the disciple is not above the teacher—and the cross-shaped life is often misunderstood and maligned. But reputation, security, and worth on this earth are fleeting compared to what is eternal. Matthew 10:24-31 calls us to fearless faith in the face of opposition, grounding our identity not in what others say, but ultimately in what God sees.
Jesus sends His followers out as sheep among wolves—vulnerable, yet Spirit-empowered; exposed, yet divinely protected. In Matthew 10:16–23, we’re called to live with sharp discernment and quiet purity, resisting the goddess of comfort and embracing our place in a world that may oppose us. When opposition comes, will your faith endure with both wisdom and innocence?
How is Jesus’s instruction to His disciples on this short-term mission trip to Jerusalem relevant for us today? As we continue looking through Jesus’s sermon on mission (Matthew 10), we will be challenged to look to God for guidance. What would change in your life if your decisions were shaped by dependence on God?
When Jesus sent out the twelve, He gave them a focused mission and a clear message: proclaim that “The kingdom of heaven has come near.” This message isn’t just ancient history—it’s a call to recognize the rule and reign of Christ right now and live accordingly. Do you truly see the people around you with spiritual clarity, and does your inner life know the King’s message, or are you carrying a message your heart doesn’t yet believe?
Jesus calls ordinary people to extraordinary mission—not because of their qualifications, but because of His transforming grace and power. Jesus met His disciples in their ordinary lives and sent them out together with authority, reminding us that greatness in God’s Kingdom begins with becoming less. In a culture obsessed with platform, are we willing to be the “and” in someone else’s story for the sake of God’s glory?
What is to be our motive as Christians for reaching lost people? Today, as we look at Matthew 9:35-38, we are going to see the compassion of Jesus, as well as what His solution is to the problem of those who are far from God.
What causes you to lose a clear vision of God and His work in your life? Stresses, crises, even pursuing good things in a particular way can begin to blur how we see God, ourselves, and the world. As we look at the last set of miracles in Matthew 9:27-34, we will see that the closer we are to Christ, the clearer our vision will become.
When pain, fear, and loss press in, where do you turn? In Matthew 9:18–26, two desperate people reach for Jesus—one grieving a child, the other bleeding for twelve years—and both discover the power of a Savior who responds to fragile faith. In this message, we explore how our most desperate moments can become the canvas for Christ’s greatest work.
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