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376. The Third Commandment: God's Last Name Is Not...?

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... associated and represented by such sloppy work." All the more is this true when we represent God and make a promise to God. In the African-American church they had a saying: "Everybody talkin' about heaven ain't necessarily going there." It comes from The Sermon On The Mount where Jesus declares, "Not everyone who says to me, ''Lord, Lord'' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven." We are told by Dr. William Barclay that we are "prohibited from making a ...

377. Kingdoms in Conflict

John 18:28-40

Sermon

Brett Blair

... out to be weakness. We often name the name of Christ but do we comprehend what we are saying? A recent Gallop Poll conducted in the United States revealed that more than 86% of Americans considered themselves Christian, but less than half knew who preached the Sermon on The Mount. The same Poll showed that sixty percent of the country was in Church last Easter, but one out of four did not know what Easter celebrates. So when we name Jesus as King, when we call him Lord, do we know what we are doing? Do ...

378. Preaching Back Home

Mark 6:1-13

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... great struggles of humanity. He complained that most modern preaching of justification by faith was a kind of "cheap grace." Grace, he insisted, comes only when people step out and follow Christ in costly discipleship. Bonhoeffer had been particularly influenced by the Sermon on the Mount, and in his book on that passage, The Cost of Discipleship,[2] he wrote, "When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die." Bonhoeffer was to heed that summons. On April 9, 1945, in the concentration camp at Flossenburg ...

379. Good News for Exiles

Psalm 137:1-9, 2 Chronicles 36:15-23, Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

... heart of the Mosaic Law, and pointed out some ways in which even the Law contains Gospel. Is it not also a gift of God’s grace? You see, the harder you look, the thinner the line between Law and Gospel becomes. Take, for example, Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. Is that Law, or Gospel? Do we find Law in the Old Testament and Gosple in the New Testament? Hardly. Law and Gospel are scattered throughout the books of both the Old and the New Testaments. How about the Hebrews’ exile in Babylon? Law, right? But ...

380. When Someone Disagrees with You

Matthew 18:15-20

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King Duncan

... s another story.” Today’s lesson from Matthew’s Gospel deals with disagreeable people in church. “If your brother sins against you,” said Jesus, “Go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone . . .” You will remember that, earlier in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, “If you are offering your gift at the altar and remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your ...

381. Light for Uncertain Paths

Sermon

Thomas Slavens

... people. How can people have that light? To see that light people should read the Bible. The Bible can help us to solve our problems. If someone has done us an injustice and we do not know how to react, we will find help through reading the Sermon on the Mount. When we are worried, we will receive help from Jesus’ teachings on anxiety in Matthew 6. When we have sinned and need forgiveness, we will be assured by Paul’s message on forgiveness in the letter to the Romans. We should read the Bible to give ...

382. The Best Advertising of All

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... is fulfilled and the Kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the Gospel." The ministry of our Lord Jesus, our Savior, included not only miracles, not just his death and Resurrection, but also his preaching. Matthew even records one of his sermons for us: the Sermon on the Mount. Sharing the good news of the Kingdom of God, I believe, is what Jesus wanted most of all to do. One time, when his disciples tried to get him to settle down in one place, Jesus said, "Let us go on to the next towns, that I ...

383. Advent 4

Luke 1:47-55 or Psalm 80:1-7, Micah 5:2-5a, Luke 1:39-45, Hebrews 10:5-10

Bulletin Aid

Julia Ross Strope

... . All four candles burn brightly.) Prayer Of Thanksgiving (Leader) Living God — we thank you for John and Jesus. We recognize people who make the way easier for us like John did for Jesus. We recognize teachers whose wisdom follows us all our lives — like Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount and his vivid parables. We are grateful for God’s coming to earth and for the care that Mary and Joseph gave to Jesus. During this hour, we listen for fresh ways to embody the Holy and to receive the love offered us. Amen ...

384. Why We Do What We Do

Matthew 6:1-4

Sermon

Mike Ripski

... . One group says to itself, “Let us build a tower and exhibit our technological prowess. Let us make a name for ourselves. Let us prove we’re better than everyone else. That we’re No. 1.” II. Ways We Use to Self-Justify In his Sermon on the Mount Jesus addresses two of the ways we humans seek to justify our existence, to prove that we have a right to exist, that we are worth something, that we aren’t flawed after all. And maybe, if we can convince other people, we will convince ourselves ...

385. Jesus' Good News of a New World · Part 2

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Mike Ripski

... of Jesus. A disciple is a learner, a follower, of a teacher. We are students. Better, we are apprentices. We learn by doing what the Master Teacher does. So as I asked you last Sunday and will continue to ask you during this fall series on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount: What have you learned from Jesus lately? How are you changing as a result of following him? What difference is he making in your life? We continue to sit on the hillside with Jesus as he teaches us about the God’s new world he’s just ...

386. Another Mary, Another Martha

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... a more serious moment than the crucifixion of Jesus. The Bible doesn't tell us, but I sometimes wonder what some of the apostles said when questioned by new Christians about Jesus. They could tell these folks about the miracles, about the Sermon on the Mount, about the transfiguration — but they couldn't say much about the crucifixion, because they weren't there. Those who did not wait beneath the cross — how do you think they felt later when they were asked? They were not there for the crucifixion ...

387. If You Are Willing

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... and couldn’t keep quiet about it doesn’t at least hint at God’s dilemma. Jesus’ compassion reflects the compassion of God. Just as Jesus desired healing for the hurting, so God desires healing for the hurting. God is, after all, absolute love. In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus taught us not to worry. God knows our needs. God is aware of the sparrow that falls from the sky. How much greater, asked Jesus, is God aware of our needs? The same compassion Jesus had for people, God has for people. And yet ...

388. Jesus' Good News of a New World · Part 1

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Mike Ripski

... . So let me ask the question another way: How has your relationship with Jesus changed your life lately? How are you witnessing to this world that a new one is at hand? Today we begin a fall series on what has come to be known as Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. In it he teaches about God’s new world that people are experiencing in him. In that new world, everyone is cared for by God. No one is excluded. In the world they are used to, there were the self-righteous and the poor in spirit, the callous ...

389. Jesus Baptism and Ours

Isaiah 42:1-9

Sermon

Mike Ripski

... should be baptizing me.” To John’s protest, Jesus says, “Let it be so now; for it is proper for us in this way to fulfill all righteousness.” What is meant by righteousness? This is a significant word for Matthew. In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus will say, “Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven” (5:20). The scribes and Pharisees were considered by themselves and others to be the most righteous people on earth. They sought ...

390. Only Time Will Tell

James 5:7-12

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... and means to the end of peace and justice. Gandhi founded much of his non-violent resistance movement upon what he learned from his Methodist friend’s Jesus-centered messages. Gandhi took to heart the teachings that Jesus offered in his Sermon on the Mount, his parables of love and forgiveness, his morality of turning the other check, of loving one’s enemies. As we all know, Gandhi’s attitude and actions, which he called Satyagraha, transformed and ultimately freed India from its oppressors and its ...

391. Recognizing the Lord

Isaiah 60:1-6

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... We should not expect anything less than the master whom we seek to follow and serve experienced in his life. The difficulty of the road should not be the criterion by which we judge our entry, but rather where the road leads. Jesus is quite clear in the Sermon on the Mount: "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it" (Matthew ...

392. The Narrow and Wide Gates

Matthew 7:13-14, Matthew 7:15-23, Matthew 7:24-29

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

The conclusion to the Sermon on the Mount focuses on warnings about two paths (7:15–26). Jesus warns about the broad road leading to destruction, encouraging his disciples to take the narrow path leading to life (7:13–14). Jesus also warns of false prophets, who are recognizable by their evil fruits. A disciple is characterized by ...

393. Come and Rest

Matthew 5:3-10 · Matthew 11:28-30

Eulogy

George Reed

... and offers one that is light as we yoke ourselves up with him. When we walk together with Jesus in God’s realm, we find our burdens are light and our days and nights are restful. The Beatitudes, those ‘blessed are they’ sayings that open what we call the Sermon on the Mount, are a snapshot of what it means to walk with Jesus. In God’s realm things are different from this world. The advice is not to do unto others before they have a chance to do unto you. Nor is it to take all you can whenever you ...

394. Epiphany 6

Luke 6:17-26

Bulletin Aid

Dennis Koch

Gospel Note Luke's "Sermon on the Plain," which begins here, is shorter and less spiritualized than Matthew's corresponding "Sermon on the Mount" (Matthew 5-7), but similar in structure. Luke's version, however, paints a sharper contrast between the values of God's coming rule and those of the world: whereas the world appreciates wealth and the "happy" life of "success" that it brings, these are incompatible with God's reign and ...

395. Praying for Endurance and Healing

James 4:13-17, James 5:1-6, James 5:7-12, James 5:13-20

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

... is a sinner, whose way is in error. The Didache begins, “There are two ways—one of life, and one of death. And there is a great difference between the two ways” (1:1). This sober fact is fundamental, for it comes from Jesus (especially the Sermon on the Mount). Where the distinction between the ways is blurred, no rescue effort can begin. Furthermore, the sinner’s soul is in danger of death. Though James might mean physical death, which he knows can result from sin (5:14–16; 1 Cor. 11:30), it is ...

396. Praying for Endurance and Healing

James 5:1-6, James 4:13-17, James 5:7-12, James 5:13-20

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

397. Praying for Endurance and Healing

James 5:7-12, James 4:13-17, James 5:1-6, James 5:13-20

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

398. Praying for Endurance and Healing

James 5:13-20, James 4:13-17, James 5:1-6, James 5:7-12

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

399. Suffering for Doing Good

1 Peter 3:8-22

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... 3:14–15a But even if believers, like their Master, should suffer in spite of their right conduct, then there is still a spiritual plus which adversaries cannot filch from them: they are blessed. The term is that used at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5:3–11). The Beatitudes listed there spell out an ethical standard far beyond the unaided capabilities of any human being. In every case divine grace is essential for any believer even to approach such moral demands. Similarly, in times of ...

400. Pilgrim Living in a Vagabond World

Matthew 7:13-14

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... power. And I am inspired when I see a man who moves through life as though he is going somewhere and knows where he is going. I want to talk with you now about pilgrim living in a vagabond world. I would base this upon something Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount: "Enter in by the narrow gate, for the gate is wide, and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who travel by it. But straight is the gate and narrow is the way that leads to life, and those who find it are few" (Matthew ...

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