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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
Today we examine the final beatitude in the introduction of the Sermon on the Mount. In this, we tie them all together to show how they are a collective whole, and how you cannot have one without the other. We also examine what it is Jesus means when He says blessed are those who are…
Today as we continue our journey through the Sermon on the Mount we continue our journey through Jesus’ opening words, The Beatitudes. The blessed attitudes and virtues of the Kingdom of God and its people. We continue where we left off in verse nine of Matthew five, which is the seventh beatitude. “Blessed are the…
Today as we continue our journey through the Sermon on the Mount we continue our journey through Jesus’ opening words, The Beatitudes. The blessed attitudes and virtues of the Kingdom of God and its people. We continue where we left off in verse eight of Matthew five, which is the sixth beatitude. “Blessed are the…
Today as we continue our journey through the Sermon on the Mount we continue our journey through Jesus’ opening words, The Beatitudes. The blessed attitudes and virtues of the Kingdom of God and its people. Today we see a noticeable shift in Jesus’ teaching. He is no longer speaking of beatitudes of need or aspiration,…