This Sunday, our series continues on the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew’s gospel. We are now continuing in chapter 6 and are studying verses 5-15. In this passage, Jesus continues His teaching on kingdom living, and dealing with questions on life and Christian issues of that day. Here Jesus tells these Jewish believers in…
This Sunday, our series continues on the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew’s gospel. We come now to chapter 6 and will be studying verses 1-4. In this passage, after Jesus had taught on the way to live real in kingdom living, He also dealt with questions on life and social issues of that day. …
This Sunday, we continue our series on the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew’s gospel; and will be studying chapter 5, verses 38-48. In this passage Jesus continues His teaching on the way to live and dealing with questions of life and social issues of that day. Here Jesus talks about the laws of personal…
This Sunday, we continue our series on the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew’s gospel; and we’ll be studying chapter 5, verses 33-37. In this passage Jesus continues His teaching on the way to live; and dealing with questions of life and social issues of that day. Here Jesus talks about oaths and promises that,…
This Sunday, we continue our series on the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew’s gospel; and will be studying chapter 5, verses 31-32. In this passage Jesus continues His teaching on the way to live; and dealing with questions of life and social issues of that day. Here the question Jesus answers is a question…
This Sunday, as we continue our series on the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew’s gospel, we will be studying chapter 5, verses 27-30. In this passage Jesus, continues His teaching on the way to live; making points about the old commandments and what true victorious kingdom living is all about. That we understand there…
as we continue our series on the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew’s gospel, we will be studying chapter 5, verses 21-26. In this passage Jesus, continues in His teaching about the law; making sure that His listeners don’t just follow the law about a major point, i.e., Murder, adultery swearing oaths, etc. But that…
As we continue our series on the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew’s gospel, we will be studying chapter 5, verses 17-20. In this passage Jesus, in His teaching, circles around by making sure, after all He has said, that they are not misunderstanding His teaching about the law. In context, His focus is the…
This Sunday, we continue our series on the sermon on the mount in Matthew’s gospel, chapter 5, verses 13-16. In this passage Jesus follows up the beatitudes by giving His disciples/followers 2 great examples (pictures) of what they will become when they live out the beatitudes. We are salt, and we are light, Jesus says.…
This Sunday, we continue our series on the Beatitudes with the eighth beatitude from chapter 5, verses 10-12, “Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake.” How is this beatitude to be understood by us here in America? Although we know people in our country are facing injustice and wrongful prosecution by people in…