I don’t consider myself very religious….but I sure do love Jesus! As we continue our journey through the Sermon on the Mount, today we will begin to consider some of the more SERIOUS implications of what it means to be a follower of Jesus as opposed to simply believing. We have looked at
Being salt and light to the world around us brings a happiness and fulfillment to OUR lives, as well as it guides others through the rocky waters of this life. So very often, as we follow Jesus, we are like a lighthouse. We are a beacon to safety. We help keep others from running aground–we he
Jesus tells us to follow Him and to be the light of OUR world, a light that can’t be hidden. This is a NOW statement. In the very beginning of the Gospel of John, The apostle and disciple, John, is telling us about Jesus: John 1:4-5 (TNIV) 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all people
Jesus starts this great discourse which we commonly call the Sermon on the Mount, with eight attitudes (The Beatitudes). No, let’s look further at what Jesus taught to the multitudes of followers on that day on this mountainside in Galilee. He tells the disciples that they are the salt of the earth
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” (Matthew 5: 10). It doesn’t surprise me one bit that the blessing that comes from this attitude is it that “they will be called children of God.” Because, in living this way we are seeking to do what God
Jesus tells us in verse 9, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” The Greek word here translated as “peacemakers” is “eirenopoios” [i-ray-nop-oy-os] and it really means “someone who loves peace”, or a “reconciler&