We continue to study Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. This week, we consider Matthew 7:1-5. When Jesus said. "Judge not, that you be not judged," was that a blanket condemnation…
We continue to study Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. This week, we find Jesus discussing the act of giving. And it's not about what we give; it's about why we…
We continue to study Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. This week, we find Jesus addressing the old "eye for an eye" teaching of the day and, among other things, pointing…
Some Bibles label this section of the Sermon on the Mount "Oaths." But it's about more than vows. Jesus had just corrected popular misunderstandings about divorce, which is a breaking…
Once again, in the Sermon on the Mount, we find Jesus telling His listeners that what they have bee taught isn't quite right. And now, He's really meddling because He's…
As a youngster, I loved building model cars and airplanes. On the display shelves in the hobby stores, there was usually a sign that read, "It's OK to look and…
"Sticks and stones may break my bones." But words cut to the quick! As we progress through Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, we find Him once again turning common teaching…
As we continue our study of the Sermon on the Mount, we come to Jesus' preparatory words just before He began His explanation of what real obedience to God's law…
Matthew 5:11-13a (ESV) Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 12 Rejoice and be glad,…
Jesus launched right into His sermon on the Mount by turning His audience's world view totally upside down. And He did the same to our typical 21st century world view…