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…
We see that Jesus hand selected his first disciples, which contradicted the norm of the day where the disciple would choose their rabbi. The call to follow Christ as a…
How will you respond to Jesus' call to "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand"? You can reject, refrain, rebel, or receive. To receive the kingdom is to…
Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness. We see that Jesus was tempted by the enemy's familiar tactics. Jesus combated the temptations using the Word of God,…