Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few. Matthew 7:13-14 Jesus has been preaching a…
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Matthew 7:7-8 What we believe about God shapes our prayers. Prayer tests our…
You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye. Matthew 7:5 God cares about the condition of all our relationships. Jesus reveals to us in this passage the key to good relationships. Jesus is calling us to change…
“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Matthew 6:25 God is a really BIG GOD! He is in your corner and…
“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. Matthew 6:24 In this passage from Matthew, Jesus is telling us that there are two main Gods in our lives…
“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 6:1 Jesus is saying to beware the motives of your heart. Three times in this passage, with regards to giving, praying, and fasting, Jesus says,…
For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:20 Wow! Jesus pulls no punches. How is our righteousness supposed to exceed that of the experts? How are we supposed to live holy and perfect lives? Jesus gives us six examples…
You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, John 5:39 Jesus didn’t just bring a cross to reconcile us to God, but He brought a distinctly different kingdom from the world we live in. Jesus isn’t just a point in…
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:16 Salt and Light. Jesus looked at the people on the hillside, those broken, those unwanted, unloved, and he says to them that they are the…
Jesus calls us to be distinctly different. In Matthew 5:3-12, Jesus mentions 8 specific blessings. We call these the Beatitudes. How, as Christ followers, are we different from the world?Jesus shows us a different way of righteousness. Jesus shows us a different way of love. We don’t love because of the bottom line or if…