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True Religion: The Truth Of Your Morality (1)
Matthew 5:21-32 Jesus has concluded His introduction to this important message by stating outright that HE has come to fulfill the Law of Moses. Can you imagine the audacity of such a statement? C.S. Lewis famously wrote in his book Mere Christianity: “A man who was merely a man and…
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True Religion: The Truth Of Who You Are (2)
Matthew 5:13-20 Jesus begins His sermon with a stellar introduction. He caught the people’s attention by turning their idea of reality on its head. They thought their hardships in life meant that they were cursed by God. But Jesus told them that even though they were poor, grieving, meek, hungry,…
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True Religion: The Truth Of Who You Are (1)
The Beatitudes – Matthew 5:3-12 Every good sermon has an ear-catching introduction. Jesus definitely catches the ears of his listeners by telling them how blessed they are. This was almost certainly outlandish for them to hear. The people were still operating under the assumption that the Sinai Covenant with God…
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True Religion – Introduction
As promised a few weeks ago, I want to share some of the notes from our church’s Winter Bible Study on The Sermon On The Mount. I’m going to do so in small bites, so it might take a couple weeks to get all the notes published that I want to…
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What’s That Smell?
“For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the one we are the smell of death; to the other, the fragrance of life. And who is equal to such a task?” – II Corinthians 2:15-16 I…
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His Way Forward
“So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.” – Acts 6:7 The book of Acts records this same kind of experience again and again. God’s word took the greatest leaps when His people…
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The Rewards Of Humility
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. – Philippians 2:3 Booker T. Washington, the renowned black educator, was an outstanding example of humility. Shortly after he took over the presidency of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, he was walking in…
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Reckless
“The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.” – Proverbs 12:18 We most often associate the word “reckless” with driving. Under the laws of our state, reckless driving is defined as: “a willful or wanton disregard for persons or property” by a…
Between The Ditches 