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276. One in Christ

Ephesians 2:11-22

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... , however, did not mean that all moral standards were abolished. The early Christians adopted many of the moral teachings of Judaism into their theology as long as they conformed to the standard that Christ taught or that he fulfilled in his life (cf. the Sermon on the Mount, esp., Matt. 5:17–48). Stott mentions that although Jesus did not abolish the moral law “as a standard of behavior,” he did abolish it “as a way of salvation” (p. 101). It took the early church considerable time to realize the ...

277. What's In The Final Exam?

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

George Johnson

... wholeness. It takes us back to the Old Testament covenant with God's people which included the expectation to do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with God. It takes us back to the beginning of Matthew's gospel when Matthew describes in the Sermon on the Mount what the kingdom is about, what righteousness is about. Matthew writes to a church, not just a group of individuals. Some call it a house church. It was a household of Christians trying to live together and follow the way taught by Jesus. They ...

278. Sent From The Mountain

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

William G. Carter

... to do with the good news, and everything to do with the messengers. "Go and make disciples," Jesus said. But we cannot do that unless we ourselves are committed disciples. "Go and teach people all that I have commanded you," says the Teacher of the Sermon on the Mount. We cannot do that if our only study of the Bible is a little bit of verse-surfing before breakfast to keep us healthy, wealthy, and wise. Any church that takes the Great Commission seriously must move into deeper waters, and not merely throw ...

279. Maundy Thursday: Seeing Ourselves in the Disciples

Matthew 26:17-30

Sermon

Brett Blair

... talents are God given, but we must chose to use our talents toward the right end, that is, to enhance humanity. To make this world a better place by our having been alive. Matthew did just that. His Gospel which bears his name contains Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount and a majority of Jesus’ parables. The Gospel according to Matthew changed the world like few writings have ever done. Maybe we see ourselves in James and John. They remind us of the pride and the ego that is within us all. It was their mother ...

280. The Problem with Signs

John 6:25-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... is not good enough for us to proclaim, as do the followers of Islam as well as the nation of Israel, "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth." (Deuteronomy 19:21) That's Old Testament, not New. We cite the words of our Lord in the Sermon on the Mount, "You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.' But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let ...

281. What Making a Difference Looks Like

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... . Are you one of them? Is this a blessing you desire? Verse 10, “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Jesus was no naive dreamer, no starry-eyed fool. He begins the Sermon on the Mount with a warning that discipleship is costly, at the beginning in poverty of spirit, but particularly near the end of the path. Beyond the pressing issue of making peace between individuals are larger conflicts. Real issues of social justice and communal evil ...

282. We Hold These Truths To Be Essential

1 Peter 3:8-16

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J. Howard Olds

... often wrong in their interpretations. Furthermore, we must see the parts of the Bible in light of the whole. Somebody said, “God got better as he got older." Moses taught in Ex. 21:24 “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth." Jesus, in the Sermon on the Mount said, “You have heard about an eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth, but I say to you, if anybody strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also." Even that calls for interpretation in our day. We are a Biblical fellowship. Let that be ...

283. The Lord’s Prayer and The Stones-Serpents-Scorpions Story

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... disciples exactly what they ask for — a “formulaic” prayer. The “Lord’s Prayer” or “Pater Noster” is found both in Matthew and in Luke — suggesting a “Q” source. But while Matthew’s version is proclaimed publically at the “Sermon on the Mount,” and is more detailed and eloquent, Luke’s version is short, sweet, and offered privately to Jesus’ closest disciples. For twenty-first century Christians, the initial address of “Father” is not startling. But for first century Jews ...

284. Building a Victorious Life

Luke 6:39-49

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Gary L. Carver

... . There are foundations upon which we can build our lives, and they will work. One of those foundations is what Jesus is talking about in our scripture lesson today. He is simply saying that, "He that heareth these words," — he that hears the Sermon on the Mount — embodies their principles, lives out their characteristics, and doeth them, is like a man who built his house upon a rock! When the storms of life assailed it, it stood and stood secure. I go to the doctor every now and then when something ...

285. Palm/Passion Sunday

Mt 26:14-27:66 · Php 2:5-11 · Isa 50:4-9a · Ps 31

Sermon Aid

Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... to see the connection of the entry to the prophecy of Zechariah. The significance of the prophecy and its fulfillment for Matthew may lie in the description of the king as the meek or gentle one. It is the same word as in the Sermon on the Mount, "Blessed are the meek, [praeis]" and in the saying which only Matthew preserves, "Learn from me, for I am gentle." Of the four evangelists, only Matthew uses the word in his gospel. This gentleness is compatible with upsetting the tables of the money-changers ...

286. “May the Net They Hid Entangle Them”

Psalm 35:1-28

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

... interpersonal relationships, on the one hand (in which we are to love our enemies and turn the other cheek, etc.), and the behavior of those responsible for carrying out justice in society, on the other. It is generally recognized that Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount is talking about how we should live as kingdom people, not about how society should function or how governing officials should deal with crime. Surely they are not to turn the other cheek and let crime go unchecked. With this caveat in place ...

287. When the Rules Change

7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Sermon

David Coffin

... from task to task. Even while being tempted by Satan in the wilderness; it took all of two verses in Mark 1:14-15. There is no dialogue with Satan about turning stones into bread or jumping off the temple as in Matthew and Luke. We do not get a Sermon on the Mount in Mark as in Matthew. Nor do we hear parables about the prodigal son or good Samaritan as in Luke. Jesus was like the worker who kept his nose to the grindstone and kept working. He might be the unemployed person who was always on the computer at ...

288. Moses: On the Manna Diet

Exodus 16:1-5

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... the wilderness and the simplicity of Jesus' petition—not for wealth and ego satisfaction, not the jealous pride of your neighbors. Rather, God provides the basic necessities of life. Daily manna, daily bread…just enough. The context for Jesus' prayer is found in this Sermon on the Mount: Therefore, I tell you, don't be anxious about your life, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink, or about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and body more than clothing? Look at the birds ...

289. Peacemaker

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

James Merritt

... of the past. As we talk about regifting, Jesus wants those of us who’ve experienced peace with God, and have the peace of God, and know the peace from God, to re-gift that and share it with someone else. I know that, because He said in the Sermon on The Mount, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” (Matthew 5:9, ESV) I want to get very practical with you today. I want you to take someone a security blanket by being a peace maker in someone’s life. I want you to re-gift ...

290. A Disconcerting Sight

1 Corinthians 3:1-9

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... it is always in process. This year's harvest is followed quickly by next year's planting and so on. Think of the biblical metaphors that suggest process. There is the potter at his wheel in Jeremiah. There is the house built on the rock in the Sermon on the Mount. (Anyone who thinks a house is not a work in progress has never owned one.) We can see Paul using the analogy of a master builder. Paul wants us to understand that the Christian life, both at the individual and the collective levels, is very much a ...

291. A Little Theology at Christmas

Titus 2:11-14

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John N. Brittain

... reveals truth and makes clear. "Break forth, O beauteous heavenly light, and usher in the morning." And this image of the sunrise underscores the inclusivity of God's act in Jesus Christ, "bringing salvation to all ..." This echoes Jesus' teaching in the Sermon on the Mount that our Father in heaven "makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous," just as he makes salvation available to all. Our lesson begins with the connecting word "for," clearly ...

292. On Being the Greatest

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... of the matter is that many Christians are woefully ignorant of the teachings of their Lord. I once read a speech by a President of the United States (he’s dead, so don’t start guessing) in which he declared on page 1 that his religion was the Sermon on the Mount, and then on page 3, when dealing with foreign affairs, said: “Let’s have no nonsense about turning the other cheek.” No, we really donUt want to know what Jesus thinks of what we say and do, do we? It might change things (change us) too ...

293. Epiphany 7

Genesis 45:3-11, 15, Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40, Luke 6:27-36, 1 Corinthians 15:35-37, 42-50

Bulletin Aid

Julia Ross Strope

... explanation. However, psychologically, Jesus’ message suggests passivity and repression of physical pain and loss. For the contemporary reader, cause and effect are not so simple; giving your shirt upon demand may impoverish one beyond sustainability. If we are living the Sermon on the Mount, if we are caring for those affected by disaster and poverty, then why spend our energy and imagination trying to figure out with Paul what lies beyond life? The other element that is shared by today’s scriptures is ...

294. Building According to Code - Sermon Starter

Matthew 7:21-29

Illustration

Brett Blair

It is significant that Jesus ended the Sermon on the Mount with the parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders. Throughout the long day Jesus had been preaching to the vast multitude. They listened to him with amazement and awe. But Jesus warned them that that was not enough. It is never enough simply to listen to the words of Jesus, ...

295. Lent 4

Joshua 5:9-12, Psalm 32:1-11, Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32, 2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Bulletin Aid

Julia Ross Strope

... demand justice for all. In our living and in our dying, we are not alone. God is with us. Amen. Offertory Statement When we are “joined to Christ” our attitudes are revised and our goals are transformed to be in sync with the ethics of the Sermon on the Mount. Sharing our resources is one way we participate in making the kingdom of God visible and tangible on this street corner and in various places around the world. Doxology "O Love, How Deep, How Broad, How High" All glory to the living God for love ...

296. You Had Better Get It Right

Matthew 5:17-20

Sermon

James Merritt

... I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven."(v.20) Now if there is anything that would have caught the attention of the crowd in the Sermon on the Mount it would have been this single statement. Because the Jews had a saying, "If only two people go to heaven, one will be a scribe and the other a Pharisee." You talk about religious; you talk about rigid; you talk about reformed; scribes and Pharisees ...

297. Death Leads to Life

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... able to die to self and in the process raise up not only others but ourselves as well. Such ideas are difficult, but the difficult in life is many times the best option. This is the narrow road of which Jesus spoke when he addressed his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 7:13-14). It is the road less traveled, but the only path that leads to life eternal. The cross is a paradox and thus it doesn't make sense, but it truly is the only hope for Christian salvation. We need not suffer and die in a ...

298. Why Do We Ignore Warning Signs?

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

Roger G. Talbott

... I'm going to be like the religious leaders who surrounded Jesus who refused to listen to the warning in his parable. I'm going to be like the tenants in the vineyard who refused to pay the rent, unless . . . unless I walk humbly with God. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells us that people who are poor in spirit are happy because they will have the kingdom of heaven. It is impossible to think about what it would take to really be just and really be kind in this world without feeling poor in spirit. It is ...

299. Lost Baggage: Flying Standby

Matthew 7:1-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... judge” is a Greek word “krino” which means literally, “to discriminate” or “to make a difference.” As you are going to see to judge here means to offer a criticism that is either unfair or unjustified. Keep in mind this is found on The Sermon on the Mount. These words were directed to His disciples. Jesus was talking to His followers. What He was saying was, “You ought to be the least judgmental of people and yet you’ll battle being the most judgmental.” Why is that? Why does the church ...

300. How To Treat Your Enemies

2 Samuel 18:1-18

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Stephen M. Crotts

... David, full of God's spirit of gentleness, urges his officers, "Be gentle with the young man Absalom for my sake." Life is so -- daily. Enemies without and within assail us. And David's gentleness with his enemies blazes the trail for us all! In Matthew 5:38-48, the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says: "You have heard it said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth!' But I say to you, do not resist one who is evil. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also; and if anyone would ...

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