Jesus continued in His Sermon on the Mount by discussing our tendency to perform acts of spiritual devotion differently when we have an audience. He reminds us that God rewards right motives, but not wrong ones. He also helps us recognize that right motives produce a deeper relationship with God himself, and growth in righteousness.

Jesus continued in His Sermon on the Mount by challenging those who were following him to do acts of compassion, but to do them in a way that did not call attention to themselves. His discipline of secrecy not only blesses those in need, but brings unusual blessings to those who give, blessings that we […]

Jesus continued in His Sermon on the Mount by discussing how the Jews responded to laws of the land, how they obeyed them only to the extent that had to obey or could benefit from them. Jesus encouraged them instead to obey out of love, to go beyond the legal requirements to show how God […]

Jesus continued in His Sermon on the Mount by using three well-known, Jewish, religious laws to show us how true righteousness begins with our thoughts and motives. In doing so, He called us to pure-hearted love, which arises from pure hearted thoughts, pure hearted devotion, and pure hearted words.

Righteousness is a big word which simply means “living in a way that is right before God.” Jesus spoke extensively of righteousness in the Sermon on the Mount. He startled and dismayed His listeners by telling them, that to know God, their righteousness would have to exceed that of the most respected religious figures in […]

Jesus used the terms “salt” and “light” to describe the way His disciples are meant to influence the world. Jesus was a master at using simple images to remind us about important concepts. Salt is more than a seasoning and light is more than an illumination. Find out how Jesus means for us to live […]