Surpassing Pharisaic Righteousness
Jesus told the crowd: unless your righteousness exceeds that of the Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Tony Padgett unpacks what that means for ordinary believers — and why the answer is not trying harder, but surrendering deeper.
Different from the World, Faithful to the King
Jesus didn't come to tear up God's charter — he came to fulfill it. Discover what that means for how we live as faithful citizens of the Kingdom.
The Blessings of a Transformed Character
What does it mean to be truly blessed? In Matthew 5:3-12, Jesus redefines blessing completely — moving it from outward circumstances to inner transformation. Tony Padgett opens the 2026 Sermon on the Mount series with a powerful three-part framework: humility as the foundation, righteousness as the focus, and peace as the fruit of a genuinely transformed character.