Nov 29, 2016
Matthew 5:7-9. The first four Beatitudes refer to our relationship with God. They are vertical in nature. They describe how we can be right with God and enter into His kingdom. The final four refer to the horizontal; that is, our relationship to one another. Are you a merciful person? Is your heart pure? Are you...
Nov 29, 2016
Matthew 5:4-6. The Christian is called to walk by faith and not by sight. It is easy to get that mentally, but what about those times when one's feelings get in the way? The Beatitudes are given to us in a specific, progressive order so as to keep us grounded on the truths of the gospel as we walk the life of...
Nov 29, 2016
Matthew 5:1-3. Charles Spurgeon said; "The way to rise in the kingdom is to shrink to ourselves." In this introduction to Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, we discover what it means to be "poor in spirit."
Nov 29, 2016
Deuteronomy 34:1-12. This chapter could not have been written by Moses, because it concerns his own death on top of Mt. Pisgah. Yet, whoever wrote it records some of the sweetest words in all of the Bible. God loved Moses. He allowed His prophet to know the surety of His promises. And God Himself buried His...
Oct 13, 2016
Deuteronomy 28; 30:1-20. Here, Moses puts a crashed car, so to speak, before the Israelites--so that they might contemplate before hand the potential consequences of disobedience as opposed to the manifold blessings which come to those who obey perfectly the law of God. I don't know about you, but that dooms me from the...