Jesus began his great Sermon on the Mount in Matthew chapter 5. He began this great discourse by giving a list of blessings that would come as a result of having some wonderful characteristics. These characteristics and subsequent blessings are referred to as the Beatitudes. Two of those beatitudes deal with being peacemakers and being… Read More The Peacemakers And The Persecuted — Drew Milligan
Matthew writes: “‘The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles — the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned.’ From that time Jesus… Read More The Merciful And The Pure In Heart — Travis Main
Every great sermon declares eternal truths and is instructive in its tone. This is certainly true of the great sermon preached by Jesus that we call the Sermon on the Mount. Consider Matthew 5:5-6: “Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for… Read More To Meekly Crave Righteousness — Rick Lawson
There is an old story about an old rabbi who said, “In olden days there were men who saw the face of God.” “Why don’t they anymore?” a young student asked. “Because nowadays, no one stoops that low,” he replied. Who wants to stoop down? Who wants to be a lowly person? In the focus… Read More The Blessings of Brokenness and Heartache — Stephen Scaggs
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