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Today we continue our journey through Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. Perhaps the most quoted (and misquoted) verse in the Bible is our focus for today. What did Jesus teach about “judging others”?
This weekend over a billion people will celebrate Easter all around the world. How is it something could happen two thousand years ago, approximately, and still draw crowds of people today? Why is Easter and the story of Jesus raised from the dead a big deal?
The words “Jesus died on the cross for us” are familiar but what does this really mean? Today as we prepare our hearts for the Lord’s Supper, we will explore the significance of Jesus’ death at the cross – what it means and what it means for each of us.
In our Bible teaching today Jesus addresses our worries. Our concerns and anxious thoughts swell up from multiple sources and can quickly overwhelm us. Jesus teaches us how to win over worry.
What do we do with when a brother or sister in Christ is caught in a sin? Do we talk behind their back, do we ignore them, what should we do? The apostle Paul anticipated this reality in the church and gives the spiritual in the church some specific injunctions for how to handle these situations.
Jesus begins taking on misguided priorities in this portion of the Sermon on the Mount. When you ask church attenders about their priorities they say, “God, family, church…and then the other stuff” but the truth is often different than our intentions. Jesus teaches us what a disciple’s life should reflect. It’s a tug-of-war every day.
Today we focus our thoughts on the spiritual discipline of fasting. We find it practiced throughout both the Old and New Testaments. Yet, it is seldom practiced today. This morning we seek to rediscover the blessings of this spiritual practice
God created us to know and love Him. If we are going to go through life living out a love relationship to God, we must grow as people of prayer. Today we will learn about prayer from Jesus’ teaching in the Model Prayer.
Today we rejoin the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus taught what it meant to be His disciple, His follower. Most Americans say they like Jesus but don’t care for religion. Jesus wasn’t a fan of religion either. How can we live as Christians without being religious?
Professing Christians may sin against God in this God-given purpose more than in any other area of spiritual life. In a consumerdriven society, God’s charge to pray, minister, and share the Good News beyond what immediately benefits us is a countercultural challenge. You were made by God for a mission and to be on mission.