Jan 10, 2017
Matthew 5:21-26. What's underneath the external robe you wear?--the robe you try desperately to impress other people with; the robe which you hope and pray will mask the real you for just another day? You do not have to live long in this life to begin to realize what you are capable of by nature. The test of whether...
Jan 10, 2017
Matthew 5:17-20. Have you ever been exposed for judging other people on the basis of externals?--To be internally rebuked for your Pharisaical self-righteousness? It is humbling and humiliating and it ought to lead you to repentance. Jesus came to bring the heart back into the law. Here, He teaches the only way in...
Jan 10, 2017
Matthew 5:13-16. John Stott wrote, "Christians are to bring the savoring flavor of Beatitude living in order to arrest cultural decay...the world is putrefying--it cannot stop itself from going bad." Such engagement suggests that Christians must get out of their holy huddles in order to make any helpful contribution...
Jan 10, 2017
Matthew 5:10-12. One would assume that if you put the Beatitudes into practice, that it would make you one of the most loved and appreciated of people in the world. And yet, Jesus taught the opposite. Engaging with people can be dangerous business and leads to persecution. It was true for Jesus, and oftentimes it is...