The last time we were together we came to Jesus’ appointing of the 12 apostles. The crowd seems to be unrelenting, they are so constant and so demanding that Jesus has asked His first followers to make sure a boat is in the Sea of Galilee so that He can escape the crowd if they...
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Sermon on the Mount: The Giver is Even Greater Than the Gift
Two weeks ago we began our study of this passage by focusing our attention on this principle of non-resistance in relation to being offended. The illustrations that Jesus uses in this passage are not a list of things to do and not do but rather they are simply pictures of what a heart that does...
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The book of Mark 3:7-19 From the Multitudes to Apostles
The ire of the scribes and Pharisees against Jesus had reached a new height, they were now conspiring with the Herodians as to how they could “destroy” Jesus. From that point Jesus had to withdrawn, not from people but from the religious form, He was still surrounded, in fact, He was more followed than ever before but...
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Sermon on the Mount: Turn the Other Cheek to Offence
Matthew 5:38-42 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic,...
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The book of Mark 3:1-6 Compassion Leads to Intercession
In tonight’s study we find that the conflict between the Pharisees and Jesus over the Sabbath comes to it’s boiling point when a man with a “withered hand” entered the synagogue. The Pharisees watched Jesus closely with an eye of accusation to see if they could find something He would do wrong, Jesus looked at the man...
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Sermon on the Mount: Truth and Vanity
Matthew 5:33-37 “Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.’ But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God’s throne; nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor...
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Sermon on the Mount: Lust and Divorce
Matthew 5:31-32 “Furthermore it has been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery.” Malachi 2:16 begins with the...
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The book of Mark: 2:23-28 “Lord of the Sabbath”
In our last time together we started to see how each move that Jesus made was being watched, examined and questioned by the scribes and the Pharisees. He touched a leper, a man that was considered unclean due to his illness; He forgave the sins of a paralyzed man rather than just healing him; He...
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Sermon on the Mount: The Severity of Sin and the Greatness of God’s Love
Matthew 5:29-30 “If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cat...
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The book of Mark: 2:13-22 “Breaking With Tradition”
This week our study reveals the “inappropriateness” of Jesus’ actions. He was not sinfully inappropriate but rather societally inappropriate. There were traditions and religious expectations that had been added to the Law of God that were not from His heart or for His glory. Jesus purposefully did works, made statements and chose apostles and friends that...