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Mission Sent
by Mission Church
Thanks so much for your time as you hear from Mission Sent in Florida. Our mission is to Serve Others, Share the Gospel of Jesus, and Live our Lives on Mission! Let's make the world better one Mission at a time.
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MATTHEW 5: COVENANT OVER CONTRACT
Send us Fan Mail Divorce is one of those topics that can instantly trigger shame, anger, relief, grief, or all four at once, so we slow down and start where Jesus starts: the heart. We open with Romans 3:23 and the Sermon on the Mount to make one thing clear, none of us get to stand above the...
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Fight The Devil But Run From Your Ex
Send us Fan Mail Jesus doesn’t let us downgrade lust into “no big deal.” He calls it what it is: adultery of the heart, a desire problem that eventually becomes a life problem. That’s a heavy word, but it’s also a hopeful one, because it means God isn’t only interested in polishing our behavior....
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I-4 Rage And Other Ways We Get Exposed
Send us Fan Mail Anger is easy to excuse because it feels justified, relatable, and sometimes even productive. But when Jesus says that anger, insults, and contempt belong in the same family as murder, he isn’t trying to shock us for fun, he’s trying to save us from a heart that quietly drifts...
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What If Your Self-Reliance Is The Real Problem
Send us Fan Mail The most uncomfortable question we can ask at church is also the most freeing: who do you trust more, yourself or Jesus? We start in Matthew 5:20 where Jesus says our righteousness has to exceed the scribes and Pharisees, and we take that seriously instead of turning it into...
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Why “No One’s Perfect” Is A Lazy Excuse
Send us Fan Mail Comfort can look a lot like “relaxing” and we’re surprisingly good at calling it grace. We take Matthew 5:19 head-on and ask a question that cuts through churchy talk fast: are we the kind of people who do what Jesus says, or do we quietly loosen his commands and normalize it for...
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What If The Bible Is Enough
Send us Fan Mail Your mind has to land somewhere when the world feels like it’s on fire. We start with two anchoring passages from Paul, Philippians 4:8 and Colossians 3:1–2, because anxiety, grief, financial pressure, and spiritual heaviness don’t get healed by denial. They get met with a...
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Stop Looking For Loopholes In Grace
Send us Fan Mail If right and wrong can flip with every generation, what are we supposed to build our lives on? We start with a blunt question about morality and quickly land in Matthew 5:17, where Jesus draws a line in the sand: He does not tear down the law and the prophets, He fulfills them....
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You Cannot Follow Jesus In Private
Send us Fan Mail Should Christians post the good they do or keep it quiet? That question sounds like a social media debate, but it quickly turns into a deeper challenge: Jesus says we are the light of the world, and a lamp doesn’t get turned on just to be covered. We talk through Matthew 5:14–16...
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Be Salty
Send us Fan Mail Jesus doesn’t start with a to-do list. He starts with a name. After the Beatitudes, Matthew 5:13 hits with a direct identity statement: “You are the salt of the earth.” We wrestle with what Jesus actually means, why so many popular interpretations miss the point, and why the real...
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Stop Feeding The Trolls And Start Sharing Jesus
Send us Fan Mail Somebody in the Bible probably inspires you. Peter’s boldness. Paul’s mind. Elijah’s fire. But here’s the question we don’t like asking: would we trade places with them, including the cost that came with their faith? We start with Matthew 5:11-12, where Jesus says you’re blessed...
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Happy Are The Persecuted
Send us Fan Mail “Blessed are those who are persecuted” is one of the most uncomfortable lines Jesus ever preached, because it forces a question most of us avoid: if our faith never creates friction, are we actually living the Beatitudes at all? We walk through Matthew 5:10 and define persecution...
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What If Peacemaking Costs Your Comfort
Send us Fan Mail “Blessed are the peacemakers” sounds simple until you realize peacemaking is not passive and it is definitely not the same thing as avoiding conflict. We start with a gut-check question: are you the person who calms the room, or the person who quietly fuels the fire? Then we dig...
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Pure In Heart
Send us Fan Mail “Blessed are the pure in heart” can feel like a crushing standard if we read it as “blessed are the flawless.” We go straight at that tension by slowing down in Matthew 5:8 and asking what the Bible actually means by “heart” and what Jesus is really promising when He says the…
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Happy are the Merciful
Send us Fan Mail Mercy sounds like a church word until you put it under pressure: would the people closest to us call us merciful, or would they say we’re quick to get offended, slow to forgive, and committed to winning? We open Matthew 5:7 and follow the Beatitudes as they pivot from the…
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Are You Spiritually Starving or Just Grazing? | Matthew 5:6
Send us Fan Mail Rundown In this episode, we dive into Matthew 5:6 and ask a blunt question: Are you actually hungry for God, or are you just surviving on spiritual snacks? We look at how easily our minds lock onto the “if I could just…” trap—believing that the right job, a swollen bank account…
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Stop Fighting Every Hill And Start Being Happy
Send us Fan Mail The word “meek” has a branding problem. Most of us hear it and think soft, quiet, weak, or easy to push around, and then we wonder how Jesus could possibly connect that to happiness. We slow down in Matthew 5:5 and reclaim what the Beatitudes actually mean: meekness is not...
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Happy Are The Sad
Send us Fan Mail “Blessed are those who mourn” can sound like a cruel riddle until you realize Jesus isn’t praising misery, he’s revealing the only path to lasting comfort. We dig into Matthew 5:4 and the upside down logic of the Sermon on the Mount: the world sells happiness as numbness,...
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Happy Are The Humble
Send us Fan Mail If you have ever said “I just want to be happy” and then felt weirdly empty when you got what you wanted, this message is for you. We open the Sermon on the Mount and slow down at the first Beatitude, Matthew 5:3, where Jesus ties real happiness to something the world avoids:...
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What If The Kingdom Of Heaven Flips You
Send us Fan Mail Jesus does not step onto the mountain to offer life hacks. He sits down like a King and speaks words meant to demolish our self-sufficiency and rebuild us as citizens of a different kingdom. We’re kicking off our new series, The Upside Down Kingdom, by opening Matthew 5 and…
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Bring Them To Jesus
Send us Fan Mail If church growth feels complicated, we think you’re asking the wrong question. The real issue is simpler and more challenging: how do people actually come to know Jesus, and what is our specific role in that journey? We start in Matthew 4:24 with one loaded phrase: “they brought...
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Jesus On Mission
Send us Fan Mail Jesus doesn’t wander through the Gospels hoping something good happens. He’s on a mission, and Luke 19:10 says it plainly: he comes to seek and save what is lost. The question we sit with is uncomfortable in the best way: are we on the same mission, or have we replaced it with...
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Fishers Of Men
Send us Fan Mail If Jesus were building a movement today, would He start with polished religious professionals or with ordinary workers who know how to grind, adapt, and go get results? We sit in Matthew 4 as Jesus calls Peter, Andrew, James, and John, and we wrestle with a question that cuts...
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Your Light Was Never Meant To Stay Hidden
Send us Fan Mail Darkness doesn’t need to “win” to be dangerous. It only needs you to hide your light. We sit in Matthew 4 as Jesus leaves Nazareth and intentionally goes to Galilee, the region Isaiah called a place of deep darkness, and we ask the question that won’t let us stay comfortable: is...
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Wisdom War And Peace
Send us Fan Mail Make war or make peace, which one should a Christian do? We start with that tension and end up somewhere surprisingly practical: how Jesus faces temptation, how wisdom actually grows, and why the Bible can call us to fight and reconcile at the same time. We dig into the…
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Beat The Devil
Send us Fan Mail The devil isn’t creative, but he is consistent, and that’s exactly why so many of us keep getting hit in the same places. We start with the blunt question: can you beat the devil? Then we go straight to Matthew 4 and watch how Jesus responds to temptation in the wilderness, not...
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The devil Only Runs Three Plays And You Keep Falling For Them
Send us Fan Mail We ask a blunt question: is it actually possible to defeat the devil, or have we been giving him way too much credit. We connect Genesis 3 with Matthew 4 and lay out the three predictable tactics behind every temptation so we can stop guessing and start getting honest about where...
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If God Felt Hunger Then What’s Your Excuse?
Send us Fan Mail Jesus is fully God and fully man, and that single detail “He was hungry” changes how we see His closeness to our weakness. We connect the incarnation to real life, confronting our favorite excuses and calling each other to one concrete change through the Spirit’s power. • Jesus…
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April Q&A: What John The Baptist Really Was
Send us Fan Mail We answer two listener questions about John the Baptist and what his ministry tells us about preaching today. We also challenge the idea that sharing the gospel belongs only to pastors, and we trace how John’s message spread without modern technology. • how our monthly Q and A...
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Why Spiritual Highs Trigger Spiritual Attacks
Send us Fan Mail We talk about why wilderness seasons often show up right after a spiritual high and why the pushback can feel immediate and relentless. We reframe the wilderness as a Spirit-led place where God removes distractions, grows us through trials, and teaches us to reach for help…
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Would You Baptize Jesus
Send us Fan Mail We wrestle with the shock of Jesus asking John to baptize him and what John’s hesitation reveals about our fear of being “unqualified.” We trace Matthew 3:13-17 verse by verse and land on a simple challenge: surrender our will, act with intention, and speak the name of Jesus out...
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Jesus Is Not Your Buddy Pal
Send us Fan Mail We keep circling one question that refuses to stay theoretical: are we ready for the coming King, or are we just good at looking ready. John’s words in Matthew 3 push us past surface religion into Spirit-powered change that shows up in our homes, our work, and our urgency. • why...
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Beyond Church Folk
Send us Fan Mail We ask what matters most, then we test whether our week backs up the answer. We confront the difference between church folk and true followers of Jesus, and we choose one concrete act of fruit that proves repentance is real. • asking whether Jesus is first or just the right…
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Jesus First
Send us Fan Mail We ask a question that cuts through church talk and self talk: what is the most important thing in your life, really. We look at John the Baptist’s focus on Jesus and confront how comfort, screens, and even ministry “success” can quietly replace the mission. • testing whether…
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Stop Playing Games – The True Meaning of Repentance (Matthew 3:1-2)
Send us Fan Mail We are skipping 25 years ahead in the timeline of Jesus’ life, moving from the manger straight into the dirt and grit of the wilderness. This week, we are looking at John the Baptist and his single, unapologetic message: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” The modern...
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Faith Requires Movement
Send us Fan Mail What if the silence you feel is not absence but alignment? We wrestle with trust by walking alongside Joseph in Matthew 2:19–23, where God calls him out of Egypt, warns him about Archelaus, and redirects him to Nazareth. It is a masterclass in guided obedience: move when God says...
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Collateral Damage vs. Tactical Surrender
Send us Fan Mail What if the way to win your hardest battles is to stop fighting them on your own terms? We open Matthew 2 and watch Herod grasp for power at any cost, then turn the lens on ourselves to see how a need for control quietly harms spouses, kids, friends, and even our sleep. The…
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Q&A: The Right Way to Confront Someone & Dealing with Unanswered Prayers
Send us Fan Mail We take a listener’s question on handling being wronged and walk through a clear, biblical, and practical path for healthy confrontation. We show how to start private dialogue, bring wise mediators when needed, and aim for reconciliation while keeping boundaries and perspective.…
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Spoilers: God Knows The Ending And Still Picks You
Send us Fan Mail What if the future you’re worried about is the place God already stands? We unpack a surprisingly practical take on Matthew 2: Joseph’s midnight move to Egypt wasn’t panic—it was obedience supported by advance provision. The Magi’s gifts didn’t just symbolize royalty and…
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Your Heart Is Not A GPS, Stop Letting It Drive
Send us Fan Mail What if the most important thing about you isn’t your job, your goals, or even your personality—but what leads your worship? We explore how the Magi were guided by a moving star and how Israel followed a pillar of cloud and fire, then bring those scenes into our modern lives…
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Which Jesus Are You Worshiping?
Send us Fan Mail The question hits hard: are we worshiping Jesus—or a safer version that never crosses our will? Starting in Matthew 2, we follow Herod’s careful language as he calls Jesus “the child” instead of “the king,” a small pivot with massive spiritual consequences. That habit is alive…
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You Can Know The Bible And Still Miss Jesus
Send us Fan Mail Ever feel like life is pushing you from behind instead of being led toward something good? We explore a vivid choice: be driven like cattle by fear and pressure, or follow the Good Shepherd who goes first, calls by name, and leads to rest, purpose, and change. Starting with…
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Dangerous To The Right Kingdom
Send us Fan Mail What if the most dangerous person in your city isn’t loud, angry, or famous—but quietly loyal to a different King? We trace Matthew’s relentless theme of kingdom and ask why the birth of Jesus rattled Herod and unsettled Jerusalem’s religious elite. The answer cuts close to home:...
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Why The Wise Men Traveled And We Won’t
Send us Fan Mail A simple question can reorder a life: are you seeking Jesus, or just adding Him when it’s convenient? We trace the journey of the wise men in Matthew 2 and discover a challenging mirror for modern faith. These travelers likely came from the East shaped by Daniel’s legacy,...
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When God Speaks, Will You Listen And Act
Send us Fan Mail What if the most radical act of faith is simply pausing long enough to hear—and then obey? We walk through Matthew 1 and sit with Joseph, a just man who refuses public shame, considers carefully, and responds to God’s word without hedging. His example cuts across our...
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Baby Jesus Didn’t Bring Vibes, He Brought An Army
Send us Fan Mail A quiet stable, a crying child—and a blitz of glory. We don’t treat the manger like a postcard; we confront it as a landing zone where the uncreated Creator steps into creation to reclaim what’s His. That single shift—from “intervention” to “invasion”—changes how we see…
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Why Christmas Matters: Finding Real Hope When Life Hurts
Send us Fan Mail The season moves fast, and for many of us it feels like we’re sprinting on empty. We wanted to slow the frame and ask a harder, better question: what does the birth of Jesus actually change when life feels heavy, frantic, or hopeless? Starting from Matthew’s quiet line—“Now the...
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Your Idols Called; They Want A Bonfire
Send us Fan Mail A king was born for more than a holiday story—he came to restore what idols ruin. We follow a surprising arc through Matthew’s genealogy: Hezekiah the faithful, Manasseh the notorious idol-builder, Amon the imitator, and Josiah the eight-year-old reformer who read the Book of the...
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King For The Outcast
Send us Fan Mail What if the family tree of the Messiah isn’t polished, but painfully human? We walk through Matthew’s genealogy and linger on four women—Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba—whose stories carry scandal, loss, and controversy. Their names aren’t there by accident. They reveal a King...
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If Jesus Is King, What Changes Today
Send us Fan Mail A list of names can feel like the slow lane—until you realize it’s a coronation. We open Matthew 1 and discover the genealogy is a bold claim that Jesus is the promised King in the line of Abraham and David, the serpent-crushing Messiah God pledged from the very beginning. That...
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Jesus Begins The Work, Continues It, And Completes It
Send us Fan Mail What if the deepest theology ends not in debate but in song? We wrap our two-year journey through Romans by turning doctrine into doxology and belief into bold action. From Paul’s stark portrait of human need to the radiant hope of a Savior who begins, sustains, and completes the...
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Thanks so much for your time as you hear from Mission Sent in Florida. Our mission is to Serve Others, Share the Gospel of Jesus, and Live our Lives on Mission! Let's make the world better one Mission at a time.
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