LBFC Weekly Sermons

Jesus' "Sermon on the Mount" has included his warning against hypocrisy, then his encouragement toward generosity, and last time we condluded with his admonition that we cannot serve both God and money! That naturally brings up our human inclination to worry about the future. This time, we consider Jesus' teaching to leave worry behind, instead seeking first God's kingdom and right relationships.

This session includes a reference to a written essay on discernment and clearness committees that you can find here: https://www.oaks2b.com/2012/02/14/a-discernment-process/

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Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan.

We worked through Matthew 6.16-24, focusing on the purpose of prayer and fasting, and then on generosity. In this passage, Jesus talks about "storing up treasure in heaven." What is that, exactly?

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Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan.

Last time, we worked through Matthew 6.16-24, focusing on the purpose of prayer and fasting, and then on generosity. I touched on verse 24, the last verse; but I'd like to focus on it this time - the subject of Mammon, or money and wealth.

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Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan.

After teaching his disciples what we call the Lord's Prayer, Jesus returns to the topic of hypocrisy - that is, in his terms, practicing religion and doing good deeds to be seen by others. He addresses fasting, generosity, our treasure, and having eyes to see. It's quite a profound line of thought, and a great treasure for those with eyes to see.

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Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan.

How should Jesus' followers respond to offenses? Is condemnation a good response? The Olympic opening ceremony led to some strong reactions from many Christians that led me to consider this question, and speak to it from the Sermon on the Mount, a bit out of order in our text.

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Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. Dallas Willard's paraphrasing of the Lord's Prayer was excerpted from The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard (HarperOne, 1997).

Jesus teaches his followers how they should pray in the very center of his sermon on the mount. This too, is our way to pray. In this message, we consider more deeply the line of the second half of the prayer, "lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one."

There are two articles with various links related to this podcast:

https://www.oaks2b.com/2024/06/07/links-to-the-lords-prayer-with-music/

https://www.oaks2b.com/2024/06/07/patterning-our-praying-as-jesus-taught/

We encourage everyone to check out the Bible Project series at https://bibleproject.com/playlists/ and https://bibleproject.com/podcasts/the-bible-project-podcast/.

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Music by Adam Selzer: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan.

Jesus teaches his followers how they should pray in the very center of his sermon on the mount. This too, is our way to pray. In this message, we consider more deeply the line of the second half of the prayer, "forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors." There are two articles with various links related to this podcast:

https://www.oaks2b.com/2024/06/07/links-to-the-lords-prayer-with-music/

https://www.oaks2b.com/2024/06/07/patterning-our-praying-as-jesus-taught/

We encourage everyone to check out the Bible Project series at https://bibleproject.com/playlists/ and https://bibleproject.com/podcasts/the-bible-project-podcast/.

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Music by Adam Selzer: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

Some scriptures quotations taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. Some scripture quotations taken from Holy Bible: New Living Translation. 2015. Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. Lastly, a few scriptures quotations are from The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language (MSG) by Eugene H. Peterson, Copyright: © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson, Used by permission of NavPress. Each passage is marked as to which translation is used.

Jesus teaches his followers how they should pray in the very center of his sermon on the mount. This too, is our way to pray. In this message, we consider more deeply the first line of the second half of the prayer "Give us this day our daily bread." There are two articles with various links related to this podcast:

https://www.oaks2b.com/2024/06/07/links-to-the-lords-prayer-with-music/

https://www.oaks2b.com/2024/06/07/patterning-our-praying-as-jesus-taught/

We encourage everyone to check out the Bible Project series at https://bibleproject.com/playlists/ and https://bibleproject.com/podcasts/the-bible-project-podcast/.

Visit us on the web: https://www.lbfc.org.

Give: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=3ZJ93YXC6X9AS

Music by Adam Selzer: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

Scriptures quotations taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan.

Richard Bauckham quote is from Bauckham, Richard. Jesus: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2011.

Jesus teaches his followers how they should pray in the very center of his sermon on the mount. This too, is our way to pray. In this message, we consider more deeply how the first portion of the prayer relates to God's purposes in creation and for humans. There are two articles with various links related to this podcast:

https://www.oaks2b.com/2024/06/07/links-to-the-lords-prayer-with-music/

https://www.oaks2b.com/2024/06/07/patterning-our-praying-as-jesus-taught/

We encourage everyone to check out the Bible Project series at https://bibleproject.com/playlists/ and https://bibleproject.com/podcasts/the-bible-project-podcast/.

Visit us on the web: https://www.lbfc.org.

Give: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=3ZJ93YXC6X9AS

Music by Adam Selzer: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

Scriptures quotations taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. Scriptures from Matthew 5 through 7 as translated by Bible Project are Copyright © 2024 by BibleProject and used under these terms: https://bibleproject.com/terms/. Learn more about the Bible Project at https://bibleproject.com/.

This is an announcement and participation invitation for Father's Day on June 16, 2024. It is not part of any series of messages.

Instructions for writing a general Psalm of thanksgiving, which can be adapted for Father's Day: https://www.oaks2b.com/2019/11/18/writing-a-psalm-of-thanksgiving/

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