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Mar 6, 2014 - Mar 10, 2014 Matthew 5:38-48 What stubborn people we can be! Selfish to the core, we want our way, not someone else's…and certainly not God's. Short-sighted, we see the immediate and the obvious, not the ultimate and the hidden. Easily irritated and impatient, our first reaction when taken advantage of is to retaliate, to establish a defensive posture and not give anyone an inch. Those efforts only intensify when faced with an adversary. Then we aren't satisfied with simply standing our ground and being determined…getting even becomes our agenda. Simple Faith: The Sermon on the Mount--A Study of Matthew 5-7 read more

Mar 6, 2014 - Mar 10, 2014 Matthew 5:38-48 What stubborn people we can be! Selfish to the core, we want our way, not someone else's…and certainly not God's. Short-sighted, we see the immediate and the obvious, not the ultimate and the hidden. Easily irritated and impatient, our first reaction when taken advantage of is to retaliate, to establish a defensive posture and not give anyone an inch. Those efforts only intensify when faced with an adversary. Then we aren't satisfied with simply standing our ground and being determined…getting even becomes our agenda. Simple Faith: The Sermon on the Mount--A Study of Matthew 5-7 read more

Mar 3, 2014 - Mar 5, 2014 Matthew 5:27-37 There's no more telltale sign of a society's moral erosion than the breakdown of integrity. In domestic settings, this breakdown reveals itself most dramatically in marital infidelity. In the personal lives of individuals, it evidences itself most clearly in verbal dishonesty. When partners cheat on each other…when people lie to one another, a community's moral fiber weakens and quickly deteriorates. Such things should not characterize those who claim to belong to Christ. In His greatest of sermons, Jesus addressed both these issues. Simple Faith: The Sermon on the Mount--A Study of Matthew 5-7 read more

Mar 3, 2014 - Mar 5, 2014 Matthew 5:27-37 There's no more telltale sign of a society's moral erosion than the breakdown of integrity. In domestic settings, this breakdown reveals itself most dramatically in marital infidelity. In the personal lives of individuals, it evidences itself most clearly in verbal dishonesty. When partners cheat on each other…when people lie to one another, a community's moral fiber weakens and quickly deteriorates. Such things should not characterize those who claim to belong to Christ. In His greatest of sermons, Jesus addressed both these issues. Simple Faith: The Sermon on the Mount--A Study of Matthew 5-7 read more

Mar 3, 2014 - Mar 5, 2014 Matthew 5:27-37 There's no more telltale sign of a society's moral erosion than the breakdown of integrity. In domestic settings, this breakdown reveals itself most dramatically in marital infidelity. In the personal lives of individuals, it evidences itself most clearly in verbal dishonesty. When partners cheat on each other…when people lie to one another, a community's moral fiber weakens and quickly deteriorates. Such things should not characterize those who claim to belong to Christ. In His greatest of sermons, Jesus addressed both these issues. Simple Faith: The Sermon on the Mount--A Study of Matthew 5-7 read more

Mar 3, 2014 - Mar 5, 2014 Matthew 5:27-37 There's no more telltale sign of a society's moral erosion than the breakdown of integrity. In domestic settings, this breakdown reveals itself most dramatically in marital infidelity. In the personal lives of individuals, it evidences itself most clearly in verbal dishonesty. When partners cheat on each other…when people lie to one another, a community's moral fiber weakens and quickly deteriorates. Such things should not characterize those who claim to belong to Christ. In His greatest of sermons, Jesus addressed both these issues. Simple Faith: The Sermon on the Mount--A Study of Matthew 5-7 read more

Feb 26, 2014 - Feb 28, 2014 Matthew 5:17-26 Though centuries have passed since He spoke them, Jesus' words remain just as penetrating as when they first fell on the ears of His original audiences. Because He alone spoke with anointed authority, people were amazed as they listened and ultimately became changed individuals. Christ's teachings continue to bring about powerful transformation and arouse the attention of all who study them. Nothing Jesus stated was ever more profound than His Sermon on the Mount. With searching wisdom, He peeled back the externals of hypocritical religion and addressed the issues that really matter. Simple Faith: The Sermon on the Mount--A Study of Matthew 5-7 read more

Feb 26, 2014 - Feb 28, 2014 Matthew 5:17-26 Though centuries have passed since He spoke them, Jesus' words remain just as penetrating as when they first fell on the ears of His original audiences. Because He alone spoke with anointed authority, people were amazed as they listened and ultimately became changed individuals. Christ's teachings continue to bring about powerful transformation and arouse the attention of all who study them. Nothing Jesus stated was ever more profound than His Sermon on the Mount. With searching wisdom, He peeled back the externals of hypocritical religion and addressed the issues that really matter. Simple Faith: The Sermon on the Mount--A Study of Matthew 5-7 read more

Feb 26, 2014 - Feb 28, 2014 Matthew 5:17-26 Though centuries have passed since He spoke them, Jesus' words remain just as penetrating as when they first fell on the ears of His original audiences. Because He alone spoke with anointed authority, people were amazed as they listened and ultimately became changed individuals. Christ's teachings continue to bring about powerful transformation and arouse the attention of all who study them. Nothing Jesus stated was ever more profound than His Sermon on the Mount. With searching wisdom, He peeled back the externals of hypocritical religion and addressed the issues that really matter. Simple Faith: The Sermon on the Mount--A Study of Matthew 5-7 read more

Feb 26, 2014 - Feb 28, 2014 Matthew 5:17-26 Though centuries have passed since He spoke them, Jesus' words remain just as penetrating as when they first fell on the ears of His original audiences. Because He alone spoke with anointed authority, people were amazed as they listened and ultimately became changed individuals. Christ's teachings continue to bring about powerful transformation and arouse the attention of all who study them. Nothing Jesus stated was ever more profound than His Sermon on the Mount. With searching wisdom, He peeled back the externals of hypocritical religion and addressed the issues that really matter. Simple Faith: The Sermon on the Mount--A Study of Matthew 5-7 read more

Feb 21, 2014 - Feb 25, 2014 Matthew 5:13-16 Influence…always a timely subject! We influence others when we direct them without exerting force over them. In numerous, intangible ways, we sway people's opinions and modify their lives. It's commonly called “impacting.” Parents impact children. Teachers impact students. Leaders impact organizations, teams, and nations. The media impacts our thinking. But much of the impacting we see today is either negative or temporal. Power-obsessed people abuse their authority, relying on money, prestige, or even brute strength to get their way. Simple Faith: The Sermon on the Mount--A Study of Matthew 5-7 read more

Feb 21, 2014 - Feb 25, 2014 Matthew 5:13-16 Influence…always a timely subject! We influence others when we direct them without exerting force over them. In numerous, intangible ways, we sway people's opinions and modify their lives. It's commonly called “impacting.” Parents impact children. Teachers impact students. Leaders impact organizations, teams, and nations. The media impacts our thinking. But much of the impacting we see today is either negative or temporal. Power-obsessed people abuse their authority, relying on money, prestige, or even brute strength to get their way. Simple Faith: The Sermon on the Mount--A Study of Matthew 5-7 read more

Feb 21, 2014 - Feb 25, 2014 Matthew 5:13-16 Influence…always a timely subject! We influence others when we direct them without exerting force over them. In numerous, intangible ways, we sway people's opinions and modify their lives. It's commonly called “impacting.” Parents impact children. Teachers impact students. Leaders impact organizations, teams, and nations. The media impacts our thinking. But much of the impacting we see today is either negative or temporal. Power-obsessed people abuse their authority, relying on money, prestige, or even brute strength to get their way. Simple Faith: The Sermon on the Mount--A Study of Matthew 5-7 read more

Feb 21, 2014 - Feb 25, 2014 Matthew 5:13-16 Influence…always a timely subject! We influence others when we direct them without exerting force over them. In numerous, intangible ways, we sway people's opinions and modify their lives. It's commonly called “impacting.” Parents impact children. Teachers impact students. Leaders impact organizations, teams, and nations. The media impacts our thinking. But much of the impacting we see today is either negative or temporal. Power-obsessed people abuse their authority, relying on money, prestige, or even brute strength to get their way. Simple Faith: The Sermon on the Mount--A Study of Matthew 5-7 read more

Feb 18, 2014 - Feb 20, 2014 Matthew 5:1-12 We can read Jesus' Sermon on the Mount in 15 minutes or less. No teacher or preacher has ever packed more truth into such a brief period of time. For centuries, these words from Matthew's gospel have been scrutinized by millions of Bible students, authors, pastors, and missionaries. Yet, no one has even come close to exhausting Jesus' message. Our hope in this study is to glean a few fresh, practical insights that will enable us to stay on course in living lives that are distinctively different. Simple Faith: The Sermon on the Mount--A Study of Matthew 5-7 read more