This psalm recalls the deliverance of God's people from slavery in Egypt and the earth's response to God's presence with his people.

Psalm 113, the first of the Egyptian Hallel (Psalms 113-118), is all about the God who condescends to not only see his people, but to get his hands dirty and lift them up.

On this Easter Sunday, we dived into the story of Mary Magdalene on the morning of Jesus' resurrection and celebrated that God calls the people we would lead expect.

In this conclusion to the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus lays out two ways of life, one leading to life and one to death, instructing his followers to bear good fruit by following his teaching and to center their lives on his teaching.

In this final section of the teaching portion of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches his followers the importance of persistent prayer.

What does it mean to not judge? How should the follower of Jesus distinguish right from wrong without judging others? In this week's passage Jesus helps us navigate the muddy waters of this often misappropriated quote.

In today's passage, Jesus teaches that our heart is where our treasure is, and his followers' treasure is to be in heaven, not on earth.

In this passage, Jesus teaches his disciples not to look for praise for their good deeds, but to practice their righteousness before God alone.

In this final section of But I Tell You, Matthew 5:43-48, Jesus commands his hearers not to love only their neighbors, but their enemies as well, and in so doing, be genuine children of their enemy-loving God.

In today's passage, Jesus teaches us to be people of integrity who have no need to take oaths or swear by anything.