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What is Your Foundation?

Going Against The Flow

As Jesus nears the end of the Sermon on the Mount, he encourages persistence in praying to the Father, gives us the Golden Rule, and...

Judgement and Discernment

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus moves from personal temptations to interpersonal temptations. He warns against inappropriate judging (v. 1-5) and commends appropriate evaluation...

Your First Priority

In verses 19-24, Jesus emphasized that we have to choose between serving God or stuff (mammon). That choice has another natural consequence – anxiety. If...

Where is Your Treasure?

In the first half of Matthew 6, Jesus describes the believer’s private life (giving, praying, fasting); in the second half, he is concerned with our...

Just Do It

Why do you do what you do—to gain the adoration of God or of others? Jesus teaches his disciples to be careful to not “practice...

No Ordinary Faith

In the Sermon on the Mount, it becomes evident that Jesus believed authentic faith should shape how his disciples relate to people around them. It’s...