Apr 7Our Priority in Prayer - Prayer, Part 2Matthew 6:9-10 If Jesus, the One who invented the very concept of prayer, tells us how we are to pray, then we should probably listen!...
Mar 31When You Pray - Prayer, Part 1Matthew 6:5-8 In the previous verses, Jesus has just corrected a false view of giving, which was (and still is) one of the pillars of...
Mar 24Freely You Have Received, Freely GiveMatthew 6:1-4 Remember, chapter divisions are not in the original text, but were added later on. Matthew 6 continues on Jesus' sermon...
Mar 18Love Your Enemies As You Cling To The CrossMatthew 5:43-48 Up to this point in His sermon, Jesus has already made many radical, counter-cultural statements. But this one seems to...
Mar 12Jesus Calls Us to Radical ServitudeMatthew 5:38-42 Jesus continues on with what it means to be a "kingdom-minded" person. As He has done several times already, He addresses...
Feb 18Jesus Followers Keep Their WordMatthew 5:33-37 "I promise I'll do it. I swear!" How many times have we said something of this nature? We think that somehow a phrase...
Feb 11What Jesus Says About DivorceMatthew 5:31-32 As Jesus has done twice already, He continues to take the law and to show how it is rightly interpreted. He is showing...
Feb 4The Root Of Sin Lies In The HeartMatthew 5:27-30 Jesus does a similar thing here in verse 27 as He did back in verse 21. He takes the law, which was the cultural standard...