Motives Matter - Sermon on the Mount #11
God not only cares about what we do and how we do things, but also about why we do (or don't do) what we do. Our motives come from the desires of our heart and reveal our heart. Unfortunately, on our own we don't always know our own heart's motives, and so God calls us to reflect and confess to help us identify, clarify and reshape when necessary the desires of our heart, which will change how we live.
Jesus, Law & You - Sermon on the Mount #4
These verses are not just a key to understanding how to read Jesus' whole sermon, but actually are the key for how we are to read the whole of the Old Testament. Jesus claimed to be the fulfillment of the Law and Prophets. What lessons can this give us in how to read the Bible so we hear Jesus?
Another Sermon on Salt and Light
Jesus' call for His followers to be salt and light is not a call to just be an influence, but to have an impact. Followers of Jesus are to have an impact on those around them because King Jesus is present within every follower of His. To be an impact we need to remember who we are in Christ.
Starting at the Ending - Sermon on the Mount Series #1
In Matthew 5-7 we find Matthew's summary of the core of Jesus' teaching. This was not just a collection of spiritual ideas, but Jesus' vision and proclamation of what the Kingdom of God was like and who it was for. Jesus had a clear vision as well of how His followers were to respond to His teaching... to put it into practice.