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What is the Sermon on the Mount? What relevance does a speech given by a homeless Jewish rabbi 2,000 years ago have for us today?

It is interesting how every small town has a different culture. Neligh is different than Oakdale, Clearwater, Elgin, or Plainview. Each one is different than the other. We could spend some time and tear apart each culture, explaining how different aspects of those cultures are good or bad. But we won’t,…

Lesson Aim : To show that uprightness is an important feature of the moral life. Memory Verse : Deuteronomy :16:20 Justice, only justice you shall pursue, so that you may live, and you shall take possession of the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you.” Though 1:How can we as individuals show that we Have personal integrity in our private walks with God. Though 2: How can we express integrity, while pursuing God's objectives for our lives ?

After delivering the message to the Ninevites to repent from their evil ways, Jonah goes East of the city and examines to see if God will carry out destruction upon the people. Jonah cries out in frustration and tells the Lord why we fled to Tarshish, for he knew God is full of grace and truth. In this message, God's people empowered to embody the grace and mercy of Jesus Christ and spread it to everyone in their community.

1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; 2 to proclaim the year of the Lord ’s favor, and the day of…

New Moses giving the new law of the Christian life

Reaching the Culture with the Gospel

What is the Ethical thing to do on Sabbath?

Opening Psalm 29:3-9 : Sermon Intro story: being told I was a role model for someone’s son... First, you never know what kind of influence you might have... Second, the influence we have grows out of our character - extremely important and caught more than taught ... Show Image - Sermon on the Mount…

: (5-11) 12-17 (ESV) 5 Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. 6 On account of these the wrath of God is coming. 7 In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. 8 But now you must put them all…

Foundations of Discipleship from Jesus' early calling and teaching of the disciples

The Normal Christian life conforms to Christ and is one of Thankfulness

The spiritually mature can reveal the things of God

Series Introduction I love good preaching. I can listen to it all day. And good preaching seems to be even more enjoyable when you know about the preacher. Here we have the greatest preacher to ever do it, and this sermon is the best ever to be preached. I am going to attempt to preach what can never…

Jesus, the Master of the household, is about to leave (crucifiction, resurrection, assension). He is continuing to instructing his disciples how the household is to function in regard to their work and their ethic ('household code of conduct'). These work together, with the 'Spirit' of the household in producing the culture and reputation of the household. The culture or 'spirit' of any 'household' or organisation will always follow the spirit of its head or leader. Last time (from John 14:1-22) we saw that the Spirit, ethic and culture of the household of God, under the headship of Christ is one of trust, of truth, of love, of life-giving relationships and a life-giving purpose. This week, we will see that Jesus added to that, 1) 'watchfulness' (i.e. obedience, submission, gaurdianship and fulfilment, 2) holiness (i.e. the 'Holy Spirit'), and 3) peace.

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