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Matthew 6:16-18 (NIV) “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 17 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18 so that it will not be…

Mark 5:27-28 (NIV) When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, 28 because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” (NKJ) When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment. 28 For she said, “If only…

Matthew 6:12 (NIV) And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Jesus’ model prayer, often referred to as the Lord’s Prayer, now comes to the second of three requests. This plea uses terminology that literally implies debt but is used as a reference to wrongdoings. The forgiveness we’re taught to pray…

In our continuing series on Jesus’ “Sermon on the Mount” (Matthew 5-7) we have come to jesus’ teaching on prayer (Matthew 6:5-15). Jesus talks about proper motivation when praying publicly and then teaches us how to pray. Though this is often referred to as the “Lord’s Prayer,” this passage is not something Jesus Himself prayed….

The Bible has a lot to say about our motives. A motive is the underlying reason for any action. Proverbs 16:2 says, “All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the Lord.” Because the human heart is very deceitful (Jeremiah 17:9), we can easily fool ourselves about our own motives….

The Sermon on the Mount continues in Matthew 6, which is entirely composed of the words of Christ. Jesus teaches that God rewards deeds motivated by sincere devotion to Him, not by approval from other people. He teaches a simple and authentic model prayer. Christ warns against stockpiling money and possessions on earth. Instead, believers…

Matthew 6:1-4 (NASB) “Take care not to practice your righteousness in the sight of people, to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. 2 “So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on…

This week’s lesson focuses on the birth of Jesus and why it is so important. The Word became flesh – John 1:14

Matthew 5:48 (NIV) Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Here we see the conclusion to the true interpretation of the law: be perfect. Matthew 5:48 (NKJ) “Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.” If a man could live the way Jesus has told us to in…

This coming Sunday we continue our series on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7). This week our focus is on Matthew 5:43-48 which continues Jesus’ teaching on love and humility. After commanding believers not to seek revenge in the face of insults, Jesus expands the idea of love to include one’s enemies. Human beings…