Category - Sermon on the Mount

Jesus Will Deliver Us from Anger

I bet that every time the disciples heard Jesus repeat something familiar to them and then follow it up with the words “but I say to you that…” Their mouths must have hung open with an incredulous expression of  “you’ve got to be kidding!” But Jesus was not kidding!… Keep Reading >>

Where Is Your Light Today?

Is your life on a pedestal today or under a basket? Does the light of Christ reflect from you there in the kitchen of your home, in the office where honesty and integrity are often in short supply, on the road where others are determined that life is all about them?… Keep Reading >>

What Does Your Life Taste Like?

I am wondering how your life is tasting to those around you today.  Are folks tasting a humbleness that reflects a knowledge of neediness and God dependence?… Keep Reading >>

On a Collision Course for the Sake of the Gospel

Have you ever been persecuted for righteousness sake?  Of course you have.  Every day you are given the opportunity to represent what is true with your life.… Keep Reading >>

Blessed Are the Peacemakers

Don’t you love the way God’s Word is used by the Spirit of God to open our eyes to a greater understanding of life as we see more perfectly the person of Jesus?… Keep Reading >>

Blessed Are the Merciful

Pastor John spoke of mercy this past Sunday.  He showed us examples of mercy, and he encouraged us to ask several questions of ourselves. One being: ‘why does mercy flow from my heart in a slow trickle rather than in a steady stream?’  And what we realized is that often we are making too much of ourselves and are unable to realize the great debt of mercy received.… Keep Reading >>

Meditations on Meekness

What is the foundation on which meekness is built?  Meekness is a strength of character built upon the strong foundation of authority, knowing that our life is all wrapped up in the One who has all authority.… Keep Reading >>