Found in the Gospel of Matthew is the greatest sermon that Jesus preached, a sermon we call “The Sermon on the Mount”. I believe that as followers of Christ, as we look closely at the Scriptures, we must look first through the lens of the teachings of Jesus, our risen Savior, indeed, God
We have been studying the Lords Prayer. It is interesting that just before Jesus says, “This, then, is how you should pray”, He tells us not to be like the hypocrites by making prayer a show to be performed for people, drawing attention to ourselves. He also tells us to pray in secret. W
This woman had been teaching her three-year old daughter the Lord’s Prayer. For several evenings, at bedtime, her daughter would repeat after her the lines from the prayer. Finally, her daughter decided to go solo with much pride she carefully enunciated each word, right up to the end of the p
My grandson lied to his mom one day (as little children do) and yes, she corrected him and he suffered consequences for his lying. However, she wanted him to learn from his mistake….not keep paying for it. In a sense, she forgave him. At least until he does it again. Then it is a seperate sin
In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus points to our daily need. “Give us today our daily bread.” Our daily need for bread, for sustenance, points to a deeper daily need for God…indeed….a deeper need for Jesus in our lives. This request for daily bread keeps our relationship with
You know, I believe that God intended for us to do more than simply sit on the sidelines and cheer. I believe that many times He wants us to run the ball! As followers of Jesus, not just simply believers in Him, we are set apart in that we choose to NOT just sit on the sidelines. We choose to be use