October 19, 2010
From the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount Jesus so masterfully has turned our way of thinking upside down. Prior to hearing anything from our Lord and Savior, Joseph and Mary’s baby boy, the Bright and Morning Star, The Messiah, we have had our own way of thinking. Our worldly thinking has primarily been ...
October 14, 2010
For those of us who believe what the bible declares, there are certain scriptures in God’s word that many of us feel we fully understand. Matthew 7:12 “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you“, is one that comes to mind. Another would be Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all ...
October 5, 2010
Let us for a moment put ourselves in the place of the original hearers of the Sermon on the Mount. The context being that up to this point all your teaching has come from the Scribes and Pharisees of the time. While no slouches in keeping with religious tradition it is now becoming painfully clear ...
October 3, 2010
Isaiah 55:8-9 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. We begin today’s thought with this old testament scripture from Isaiah because it underscores ...
September 30, 2010
As people we are accustomed to mourning. We mourn the loss of loved ones. We mourn the loss of possessions. Many of us even mourn when our favorite sports teams lose. In Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount the second blessing that the Lord proclaims would be to those who mourn, “Blessed are those who ...