Posts with the tag “sermon-on-the-mount”

Jesus’ Words Are Different - People were amazed by Jesus’ teaching because it was unlike anything they had ever heard. The scribes and rabbis of Jesus day always taught referring to what previous teac...  Read More

This section begins with one of the most famous and oft quoted verses, by Christians and non-Christians alike, in the entire Bible. It also happens to be one of the most misapplied and misunderstood. ...  Read More

What are we worried about? We are very fearful people. We have fears about how we are going to provide for ourselves or others. Fears of loneliness, fears of what others think of us, fears of not livi...  Read More

Jesus knows how easily His disciples can turn their attention and affections from the King, Father, and Gift-Giver to the gifts He’s given them. We can quickly find ourselves pursuing and serving God’...  Read More

Prayer includes petitions for provision, forgiveness, and protection. We need daily bread, a posture of forgiveness as we have been forgiven, and protection from the evils of the world and those which...  Read More

There are different and higher expectations for citizens of the kingdom when compared to citizens of the world. This may be the most challenging teaching from the Sermon on the Mount because it change...  Read More

As Disciples of Jesus, we understand the Christian faith is rooted in the biblical principal “covenant”: an unchangeable, legal agreement between God and man that clearly defines the requirements, pro...  Read More

Jesus preached the kingdom of heaven is a revolution, not of radical rebellion, but of radical obedience. While Jesus teaches His disciples Kingdom Ethics, He makes it clear that obedience is more tha...  Read More

From internal heart disposition to external engagement Jesus teaches His disciples what the impact of living out kingdom character will be in the world. Jesus’ disciples are not retreating from a brok...  Read More

What begins in chapter 5, and continues through chapter 7, is a compilation of Jesus’s essential teaching for His disciples. Yet this is more than a legalist manifesto or utopian ideal to be pursued. ...  Read More

The way we think about our lives and our world needs to change. We live believing we are the kings of our little kingdoms, and the world and everyone in it is created to serve us. Challenges arrive wh...  Read More