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451. I Am The Teacher

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Ronald Lavin

... him as a disciple. It's another to get involved. Jesus, The Teacher There are some people who admire Jesus as a teacher, but do not believe in him as Lord and Savior. They often say, "I like the morality of the Bible and I respect Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount, but I don't need a Savior; I don't want a Lord." In the Bible where Jesus is called the Teacher, it doesn't just mean that he is a moral example. It means that the One who shaped heaven and earth descended to the depths, died for us ...

452. You Can Be Less Worried

Matthew 6:25-34

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Michael B. Brown

... a reasonable and achievable goal. Jesus had a lot to say about worry and how to deal with the sort of anxiety that takes the joy out of life. Perhaps better known than any other word on the subject is his famous passage from the Sermon on the Mount, a passage that speaks directly to the 13 million of us who will waste 90 minutes today worrying (usually about things that will never happen to begin with). Jesus opened his remarks by asking his hearers: "Why are you anxious ...?" Several key questions emerge ...

453. He Ascended Into Heaven

Acts 1:1-11

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David E. Leininger

... you live because what we believe determines how we behave. How do we behave in honoring such a cosmic king as Christ? A good start is by taking his instructions seriously. If you want a quick primer on acceptable behavior, take a fast trip through the Sermon on the Mount. Angry words, insulting words are out. Our sexual behavior will be in control. We will be honest in our business dealings. We will go above and beyond the call of duty in response to appeals for help. We will care for the welfare of, not ...

454. Prepared Servants

Luke 12:35-48

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William E. Keeney

... had to step in for him. She did a masterful job. She was prepared for the unexpected. 4. Historical Surprises. Who would have thought that relatively powerless persons could bring shifts in history? Gandhi, an unsuccessful lawyer, adapted the teachings of the Sermon on the Mount and the writings of Tolstoy and became the key to bringing independence to India. Rosa Parks, in refusing to move to the back of the bus in Montgomery, sparked the beginning of the civil rights movement of the '50s and '60s. She ...

455. Is There More Than One Way to Heaven?

John 4:19-26

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J. Howard Olds

... of developing a good human heart that we may become better human beings." There are common teachings among the varieties of religion. We all love the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. Jesus spoke it in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 7:12. Nearly every religion under the sun has a similar statement. The Buddhists say, “Hurt not others in ways that you, yourself would find hurtful." Confucius said, “Do unto others what you would have them do unto you." The Hindus say ...

456. Bad Timing

Matthew 20:20-28

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Thomas Long

... her case, but when do we think would have been a better time? Read through the pages of Matthew's gospel and see if you can find a more fortuitous moment for her to advance the cause of her sons. Perhaps she should have interrupted Jesus during the Sermon on the Mount just as he had proclaimed, "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth" (Matthew 5:5). Or maybe she could have sidled up to Jesus with her power request just as he had warned a would-be follower, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the ...

457. Jesus - The Leader of Our Team

Philippians 1:1-11

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Richard Gribble

... the goal, but Jesus is the way to achieve that lofty pinnacle. The gospels, both the synoptic writers and John, affirm what Paul was telling the Philippians, namely the need to center our lives on Christ, his message, and his way of life. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus challenges his followers to follow the narrow, rougher, and less-traveled path, but the only one that leads to life, Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who ...

458. Cross Work

Matthew 5:27-30

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George Bass

Jesus might have been loving, kind, and good, but he wasn’t very practical. As he closes out this first section of the Sermon on the Mount, it is pure Gospel we hear today that supercedes the law of last week. And Jesus shows us just how impractical the Gospel actually is. He instructs the disciples and us, to... ...offer no resistance to wicked people who might hurt or offend you; ...turn the other cheek if someone ...

459. The Resurrected Jesus Is Vindicated by God and Given All Authority

Matthew 28:1-10, Matthew 28:11-15, Matthew 28:16-20

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Jeannine K. Brown

... away the resurrection of Jesus . . . and you leave Matthew without a gospel. The cross is the climax of his story, but it only makes the sense it does as the cross of the one who was then raised from the dead. The great discourses of the gospel—the Sermon on the Mount, and all the rest—are his way of saying that Jesus is . . . Israel’s Messiah. He is the one who is giving Israel and the world the new Law through which God’s new way of being human has been unveiled before the world. But all this is ...

460. Behold The Man Who Taught By The Sea

Mark 4:1-20

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Thomas A. Pilgrim

... made his headquarters. We know that in all those towns he visited he taught in the synagogues. But there were some places where the crowds were so great that he could only address them in the open air. One such occasion is reported to us in what we call the Sermon on the Mount. Here in our lesson for today in Mark, chapter 4, we find Jesus teaching by the sea. So many people came to hear him that he had to get in a boat and speak to them from the water's edge. In this passage we find some key elements about ...

461. The Upside-down Kingdom of God

Matthew 5:1-12

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Johnny Dean

... counter-cultural, coloring outside the lines, upside-down logic to some folks. "The word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing," says Paul, "but to us who are being saved it is the power of God" (1 Corinthians 1:18). In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus is teaching the very inversion of worldly priorities that Paul is talking about. Everything is the opposite from what we expect. If the way of the cross were the same as the way of secular society, Jesus would have said, "Blessed are the rich ...

462. God's Gifts Are Free: Enjoy

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

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Mark Ellingsen

... . 255. 4. Ibid., pp. 141, 255. 5. John Wesley, Commentary on the Bible (1765-1766). 6. For this insight I am indebted to Martin Luther, Table Talk (1531), in Weimar Ausgabe Tischreden, Vol. 1, No. 124. 7. I am also indebted for this analogy to Martin Luther, Commentary On the Sermon on the Mount (1532), in Luther’s Works, Vol. 21, p. 13. 8. John Calvin, I.XVII.7.

463. Genuine Imitations

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Sermon

Raymond Gibson

... 1:9-10). The Christ-likeness of the Thessalonians showed forth in their deeds of hospitality, worship, and service. It is a certainty that Paul never heard Jesus preach. Nevertheless, in the lives of the Thessalonian Christians, Paul saw Jesus’ words from the Sermon on the Mount become reality. "Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven" (Matthew 5:16). It has been observed that Christians are saved by grace through faith, but it ...

464. Lust - To Discipline The Eye And The Heart

Matthew 5:27-30

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R. Curtis Fussell

... , to Jesus Christ and follow his way. Be disciplined in the matters of your heart, and be satisfied. 1. White, Fatal Attractions, p. 60. 2. Ibid., p. 61. 3. Adapted from Todd Jones, op. cit., tape number 7. 4. W. Clyde Tilley, The Surpassing Righteousness: Evangelism and Ethics in the Sermon on the Mount (Smythe & Helwys Publishing: Greenville, SC, 1992), p. 88. 5. Quoted by Tilley, ibid., p. 89. 6. Adapted from Todd Jones, ibid. 7. White, Fatal Attractions, p. 63.

465. Transition to Jesus’ Public Ministry

Matthew 4:12-17

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Jeannine K. Brown

... ). Looking Ahead: 4:17–16:20. Jesus’ announcement of the kingdom to Israel and resulting responses: 1. Proclamation of the kingdom in word and action (4:17–11:1) a. Summary of Jesus’ message and ministry (4:17–25) b. Jesus’ first discourse: the Sermon on the Mount (5:1–7:29) c. Jesus’ enactment of the kingdom (8:1–9:38) d. Jesus’ second discourse: the Mission Discourse (10:1–11:1) 2. Jesus’ rejection by Israel’s leaders and his withdrawal from conflict to ministry (11:2–16:20) a ...

466. Jesus and John the Baptist

Matthew 11:1-19

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

11:1–6 Verse 1 of chapter 11 marks the transition to a new section in Matthew’s Gospel. Once again we find the same formula that was used at the end of the Sermon on the Mount (kai egeneto hote etelesen ho Iēsous; cf. 7:28). Up to this point the public ministry of Jesus has met with success. Now the atmosphere changes, and hostility begins to manifest itself. Having finished giving instructions to the Twelve, Jesus departs (apparently alone) to teach and preach in nearby ...

467. The Cracked Crystal Ball

Jeremiah 28:1-17

Sermon

... to admit that it makes sense. The best of the false prophets are those who appear most authentic. Some wolves have learned how to tailor and to wear sheep’s clothing so well that few can tell the difference. Jesus gave his classic advice in the Sermon on the Mount. "Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits." (Matthew 7:15-16) The problem in our instantoriented and mobile society, is that we don’t have the time to ...

468. God Remembers

1 Samuel 1:1-20

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John A. Stroman

... lost God's attention, which is reflected in her prayer, "O Lord of hosts, if only you will look on the misery of your servant, and remember me" (1:11). Jesus taught us that we already have God's attention, and God is aware of our need. In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus declared, "Your Father knows what you need before you ask him" (Matthew 6:8). Job felt that he did not have God's attention. Out of his pain and anguish he cried, "O that I knew where I might find him!" Habakkuk, the prophet, felt that he did ...

469. The Man From Galilee IV: The Treasure Of His Kingdom

Matthew 13:44-46

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Thomas A. Pilgrim

... treasure. It is believed to be worth four hundred million dollars. How would you like to discover some real treasure? Jesus said the kingdom of Heaven is a treasure. There is no treasure like the treasure of His kingdom. When Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount, up near the Galilean city of Capernaum, He made a striking statement about treasure. He said, "Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasure in ...

470. Do You Believe In Peace? - Memorial Day

Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

Erskine White

... world by its moral adolescence. Our knowledge of science has clearly outstripped our capacity to control it. We have too many men of science and too few men of God. We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the Sermon on the Mount. Man is stumbling blindly through spiritual darkness while toying with precarious secrets of life and death. The world has achieved brilliance without wisdom, power without conscience. Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than ...

471. Praying Our Way Forward

Matthew 7:7-12

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J. Howard Olds

... action of God that is directed by his will. Let me suggest these three statements of Jesus as a guide for our prayer time together today and in the days to come: I. ASK AND IT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU Jesus said in his instruction on prayer in the Sermon on the Mount: Ask and it will be given to you. Ask. Let your requests be made known to God. The writer of James in 4:2 says, You have not because you ask not. I do not know why God, in his divine providence, wants his children to express their needs, but ...

472. The Way, The Truth, And The Life Style

John 14:5-14

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Thomas Long

... the tension between a "life style" and a "life," between fitting the pieces together to make a pleasing whole and finding in the whole of life that which makes for peace. As he considered the dilemma, he cited Tolstoy's moving reflection on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, in which Tolstoy wrote, "The antagonism between life and conscience may be moved in two ways: by a change of life or a change of conscience." Tolstoy chose to preserve his conscience; he began to live like a peasant. But such a fearsome choice ...

473. The Appointing of the Twelve Apostles

Mark 3:13-19

Understanding Series

Larry W. Hurtado

... plan for Jesus’ ministry. For other examples of events in the Gospels connected with hills, note 9:2–9 and Matt. 17:1–8 and Luke 9:28–36 (the transfiguration); 13:3–35 and Matt. 24:3–44 (the discourse on the future); Matt. 5:1 (the Sermon on the Mount); and Matt. 28:16–20 (the Great Commission). 3:15 Authority: This term is an important one in Mark (cf. 1:22, 27; 2:10; 11:28–33, and comments on these verses), and it is clear that one of the emphases of this Gospel is that Jesus carried ...

474. What Do You See?

John 1:43-51

Sermon

Thomas Long

... final performance run, and Key was feeling confident and even inventive with his lines. His spontaneous enthusiasm was contagious, and he had forged between himself and the audience a rare bond of mutual exchange and appreciation. During the scene depicting the Sermon on the Mount, Key, as Jesus, suddenly turned from the group on the stage toward the audience, pointed to the blank auditorium side wall, and said, "Look at the lilies in that field ..." He stopped, almost as if he had forgotten the next line ...

475. Jesus’ Authority to Perform Miracles

Matthew 8:18-22, Matthew 8:23-27, Matthew 8:28-34, Matthew 9:1-8

Teach the Text

Jeannine K. Brown

... following Jesus as one’s highest priority and following him despite the cost (cf. 6:33). 8:26 You of little faith. Jesus has already referred to his disciples as those of “little faith,” as they are the most explicit audience of the Sermon on the Mount (6:30; see 5:1–2). In the present occurrence their “little faith” (oligopistos) is tied to their fear of the storm and waves around the boat. Their fear displaces what should be their trust in Jesus, who has already shown authority over illness ...

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