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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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...
Sermon on the Mount: Sexual Purity: From the Eyes to the Heart
Matthew 5:27-28 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” This morning we will continue to study the surpassing righteousness of sexual...
Sermon on the Mount: Purity in God’s Purpose for Sex
Matthew 5:27-30 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast...
Sermon on the Mount: The Cure for Anger
Matthew 5:21-26 Last week we began this new section of the Sermon on the Mount in which Jesus clearly defines “surpassing righteousness”. His final statement before this new section was “unless your righteousness surpasses the righteousness of the scribes and the Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. The next...
Sermon on the Mount: The Reality of Anger
Matthew 5:21-22 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.’ But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother [without a cause] shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother,...
Sermon on the Mount: Surpassing Righteousness
Matthew 5:20 “For I say to you that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and the Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.” In the preceding verses Jesus has declared that He has come not to destroy the Law and the Prophets but to fulfill them, that...
St. Mary Street United Methodist Church Prayer Breakfast: Heed, Hide and Delight in the Word
This past week Abie was invited to speak at the St. Mary Street United Methodist Church annual prayer breakfast. The theme of the day was Psalm 119:9, “How shall a young man cleanse His way? By taking heed according to Your Word.”
Sermon on the Mount: Grace and the Law
Matthew 5:17-20 “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. Whoever therefore...
Sermon on the Mount: The Law Fulfilled
Matthew 5:17-18 “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will be no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.” So...