I don’t think it is surprising that Jesus included multiple thoughts on prayer in His Sermon on the Mount. We have already discovered the principle of “Being Real” when we pray among other things back in chapter 6. That discussion leads to one of...

We have been studying the Sermon on the Mount. More than a few of you have indicated that the subject matter of the last few weeks has been extremely convicting. Not surprising. We come to a section of Jesus’ sermon this morning that, to use a...

Our text this morning is part of the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus has been teaching about life in His kingdom. He began with the beatitudes—those little proverbs that teach us how to really have the life God meant for us to have. Then, Jesus...

We have been in the Sermon on the Mount for the last several weeks and continue in that study this morning. We are looking for the wisdom of Jesus. The Bible tells us that Jesus grew in wisdom and we are to grow in the likeness of Jesus. So, here...

We continue with our series on the Sermon on the Mount with an extended passage today. The context demands that we consider this lengthy passage. Remember, we are looking for the wisdom of Jesus.

We have discovered so far in the Sermon on the Mount the kind of life that God wants us to have. Now, Jesus shifts the focus to being the kind of person He wants us to be. He identifies our primary purpose to be salt and light. Many seek the...

We are studying the Sermon on the Mount. We are looking for “The Wisdom of Jesus.” The Sermon on the Mount starts out with the Beatitudes. We have already considered the first eight Beatitudes. The eighth Beatitude seems to be developed a little...

I have issued a challenge for us for 2009. I take our challenge from Luke 2:52 that we grow as Jesus did in wisdom, in stature, in favor with God, and in favor with others. I proposed that we spend one quarter of the year in each of these growth...

Praying for the President

Jesus’ message of wisdom begins with a series of sayings that are usually called “The Beatitudes.” Each of these sayings begins with the word, “Blessed.” The idea is happy. The idea is that Jesus is saying this is truly the person that is going to...