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Scripture: Matthew 6:1-18 I. Be careful of your motivations in living in God’s Kingdom. A. Don’t be a hypocrite (vs. 2, 5, 16). Jesus warns in vs. 1: “Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them.” Live for the applause of God, not people. We give to those in need…
Scripture: Matthew 5:17-48 I. We Christians should listen to and obey Jesus’ interpretation of the Law. A. Six times in Matthew 5 Jesus introduces a topic covered in the Old Testament Law by saying, “You have heard that it was said” (vs. 21, 27, 31, 33, 38 and 43). Jesus disagreed with what the Pharisees and scribes said about…
Scripture: Matthew 5:3-16 I. The kingdom’s norms are upside down compared to the world’s norms. A. Jesus comforts His afflicted people by speaking about who is blessed in a series of what are called beatitudes in Matt. 5:3-12. Someone who is blessed is someone who has found God’s approval. To be poor in spirit (vs. 3) is to…
Scripture: Matthew 24:29-35 I. We have hope that Jesus will come with glory and majesty. A. In Matthew 24 Jesus is answering two questions of the disciples. When will the temple be destroyed and when will Jesus come again to earth (vs. 3)? But Jesus said there will be a delay between the destruction of the temple and…
Scripture: Luke 2:8-20 Great Fear Becomes Great Joy “And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. And the angel…
Scripture: Matthew 2:13-18 Bethlehem was a Place of Death “Rachel went into labor, and she had hard labor. And when her labor was at its hardest, the midwife said to her, ‘Do not fear, for you have another son.’ And as her soul was departing (for she was dying), she called his name Ben-oni . .…
Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12 I. Stress is caused by focusing on me. A. King Herod in Matthew 2 was a paranoid old man. He was stressed out and troubled when he heard the news of a new Jewish king (vs. 3). His paranoia made everyone in Jerusalem troubled (vs. 3) by what violent act he might do next. He wanted to…
Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25 I. The fact that Jesus is Savior can free us from disappointment. A. The facts of Jesus’ birth are found in vs. 18: “When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.” How incredibly disappointing for Joseph to discover…
Scripture: Genesis 35:9-29 I. God gives grace of reassurance in a fallen world. A. Genesis 35:9, “God appeared to Jacob again.” Again. God is always appearing to Jacob. God keeps showing up in Jacob’s life to reassure him that God will indeed bless him. God reminds Jacob of the blessing that he had won in a wrestling match…
Scripture: Genesis 34:1–35:8 I. Sex and marriage can bring danger to your relationship with God. A. How did Jacob’s daughter Dinah do wrong? Verse 1 says she went out to see the women of the land of Shechem. Dinah was probably a teenager. She was naïve. But what were Canaanite women like? Not righteous. See Genesis 26:35.…