We come to verse 34 and Jesus shows His disciples the very purpose of His coming is "not peace but a sword," because the message of God is one which always has and always will lead to a violent response from those who are threatened by it.

As we are betrayed, hated, and persecuted, Jesus says that fear will tempt us. This is where Jesus’ words in verses 26-33 are so comforting. Three times in these eight verses Jesus says not to be afraid (vs. 26, 28, 31). Fear is a real temptation...

In theses verses, Jesus' followers are warned that they not only go to great need, but they go to great danger. In verse 16, Jesus says, "Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves..."

In Matthew 9:35-10:15 the disciples see a glimpse into Jesus's heart and are given a commission to pray and go.

As the final words of Sermon on the Mount, Jesus confronts us with himself. He sets before us the radical choice between obedience and disobedience and calls us to an unconditional commitment of mind, will, and life to his teaching. In these...

We come to Matthew 7:13-20 and we see that the main body of Jesus’ Sermon is now over, and we come to verse 13 and the application or conclusion of Jesus’ Sermon begins. He begins verse 13 with an emphasis on the necessity of choice, “Enter by the...

Today we are studying 7:7-12, and we will see Jesus is saying something similar about how God wants us to be with him in prayer. In these verses Jesus is exhorting his disciples to persist in passionate prayer that explores the extent of God’s...

Look at Matthew 7:1-5. Jesus in verse one warns us, “Judge not, that you be not judged.” Jesus is not saying here that we never judge, that we never point out sin in other Christians lives, or that we never receive correction from others. John Stott...

We’ve been jumping around in the sermon on the mount over the last month with the holidays so let me review where the Lord’s prayer is in the sermon on the mount. It comes in Matthew 6 right after Jesus said this. Matt. 6:5 “And when you pray, you...

Today we are going to look at Matthew 7:28-29. At the conclusion of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, recorded by Matthew, Matthew tells us what impacted the crowds the most. He says, “And when Jesus finished these sayings [his sermon on the mount], the...