Tag: Matthew
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The Peculiar Kingdom of God & its People ~ Giving to the Needy
Today as we open the Word of God. We will be turning once again to the sermon on the mount as we have been spending this year looking at the Words of Jesus in this sermon of sermons. We are returning to the third section of the sermon found in Matthew 6:1-18 that we entered…
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The Peculiar Kingdom of God & its People ~ Faith Without Hypocrisy
This morning we will return to our series in the Sermon on the Mount and explore more of the theme we discussed a couple of weeks ago on Pentecost. In particular, as we turn to the sixth chapter of Matthew, causing us to ask even more that question about who it is we are living…
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The Peculiar Kingdom of God & its People ~ Radical Love
We have been on a journey through the sermon on the mount, discovering the true peculiar nature of God’s Kingdom and its people. Join us on this journey as we continue where we left off in Matthew 5:42-48 where we come face to face with the true peculiar and radical nature of God’s Kingdom and…
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The Peculiar Kingdom of God & its People ~ Retaliation & Forgiveness ~ Part 2
We have been on a journey through the sermon on the mount, discovering the truly peculiar nature of God’s Kingdom and its people. Join us on this journey as we continue where we left off in Matthew 5:38-42 in part two of a two-part sermon, where we examine what Jesus teaches in His fifth, “I…
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The Peculiar Kingdom of God & its People ~ Retaliation & Forgiveness
THINK About how we usually respond to insult and injury caused by others. KNOW Jesus calls His people to the highest standards and to live in harmony and peace with others. He calls us to lay down our presupposed right to retaliation to take on a life of forgiveness. Do Live in the manner worthy…
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The Peculiar Kingdom of God & its People ~ Radical Truth Telling
Today we continue with the I say to you sayings of Jesus in our series over the Sermon on the Mount. We turn to the fourth ethical teaching of Jesus contained within this section and discover Jesus’ radical call to truthful living found in Matthew 5:33-37. THINK About how we have lived regarding our truthfulness.…
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The Peculiar Kingdom of God & its People ~ Divorce
THINK About how we have come to treat the institution of marriage and what God has created marriage to be. KNOW Jesus doesn’t just have something to say to us today regarding divorce, but the God-given purpose and intent of marriage. DO Grow in our understanding and conviction of the holy, sacred nature God has…
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The Peculiar Kingdom of God & its People ~ Adultery & Sin
Today we continue our journey through the Sermon on the Mount and enter into our second ethical teaching given to us by Jesus in the second section of Jesus’ teaching. In the section known as the, “I say to you, sayings of Jesus.” Learning today what Jesus has to say about adultery and sin. ((Audio…
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The Peculiar Kingdom of God & its People ~ Anger & Murder
In today’s message, we continue taking our time this year to dive deeply and learn from what is claimed by many as the greatest moment of teaching in the Bible that is given directly to us from Jesus to those who would desire to be His disciples, who would desire to follow His way. Those…
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The Peculiar Kingdom of God & its People ~ I Say to You
Today we return to Matthew chapter five. Last week we finished our exploration of the beatitudes, the blessed attitudes, and the virtues of God’s Kingdom and its people, which was just the beginning of a much larger exploration of what we know today, as the Sermon on the Mount. Insomuch, as our journey through the…