Seek First The Kingdom of God
Seek First The Kingdom of God
Matthew 6:33 | In this sermon we also learn some practical ways in which we can seek first the kingdom of God.
No More Bargaining, Unconditional Surrender
No More Bargaining, Unconditional Surrender
Conversion brings true surrender, and your negotiating days are over. It is no more bargaining; instead, it is unconditional surrender.
The Evil Eye
The Evil Eye
Jesus also speaks of an 'evil eye'. What is a bad or evil eye? Why does Jesus use this type of language in the midst of speaking about money?
Lay Up Treasure In Heaven
Lay Up Treasure In Heaven
Are you storing up treasure in heaven? The world foolishly clings to riches which they cannot take beyond the grave...
If We Don’t Forgive God Will Not Forgive Us?
If We Don’t Forgive God Will Not Forgive Us?
When the Bible says that we won't be forgiven if we don't forgive others, does this mean that our works save us?
The Christian’s Secret Life (Part 5): Fasting in Secret
The Christian’s Secret Life (Part 5): Fasting in Secret
What is Biblical fasting? What type of fasting causes God to act? In this section of Scripture, Jesus teaches not 'if' but 'when' the Christian fasts...
The Christian’s Secret Life (Part 4): Forgiving Others
The Christian’s Secret Life (Part 4): Forgiving Others
Out of all the prayer guidance Jesus gives in His sermon on the mount, there is only one topic that He goes back to: forgiveness.
The Christian’s Secret Life (Part 3): How To Pray
The Christian’s Secret Life (Part 3): How To Pray
Is the "Lord's Prayer" a mindless liturgy to you? Did Jesus mean when we pray, we must use these exact words?
The Christian’s Life in Secret (Part 2): When You Pray
The Christian’s Life in Secret (Part 2): When You Pray
Do you pray? And if so, how do you pray? In Matthew 6 Jesus gives us three categories of people and how they pray.
Is There Anything Special About You?
Is There Anything Special About You?
Is there anything special about your love? Do you only love those who love you?
Is Christ’s Return Imminent?
Is Christ’s Return Imminent?
Is it possible that Jesus could come back at any moment? Or are there certain events that must take place first before He comes?
Christ’s Call to Die to Self
Christ’s Call to Die to Self
Christ gives us four examples that reveal our constant tendency to be watching out for ourselves and our self-interest.
Vows, Oaths, Swearing
Vows, Oaths, Swearing
Jesus Christ forbids us from swearing and taking oaths in the well-known Sermon on the Mount.
Divorce and Remarriage
Divorce and Remarriage
The Pharisees had a skewed view of marriage and divorce. They taught that you could divorce your wife...
Adultery In The Heart
Adultery In The Heart
Jesus compares this war on lust with someone cutting off their own limb or gouging out their own eye. We must deal drastically with sin...
Murder in The Heart
Murder in The Heart
Upon Jesus' discourse in the Sermon on the Mount, He begins to deal with further issues of the heart, the first being 'murder in the heart.'
Are You More Righteous Than A Pharisee?
Are You More Righteous Than A Pharisee?
The Pharisees were the religious leaders in Jesus' day and they were looked up to as a standard of righteousness.
Christ, The Law and You
Christ, The Law and You
Jesus said that He didn't come to abolish the law, but rather to fulfill it. What does Jesus mean when He says that?
Let Your Light Shine
Let Your Light Shine
If you are a Christian, you are a person who is a light in a world full of darkness. And as much as the world hates it, you must not hide your light.
You Are The Light of The World
You Are The Light of The World
One of Jesus' well-known "I AM" statements was that He is the Light of the world (John 8:12). But we need to remember the amazing truth that by virtue of our union with Christ...
You Are The Salt of The Earth
You Are The Salt of The Earth
But if we are to be salt, we must both be different from the world and yet still make contact with the world.
Blessed Are The Persecuted
Blessed Are The Persecuted
When someone becomes a Christian, God gives them a transformed life and makes them righteous. But when they're immersed in a world full of unrighteous people...
Blessed Are The Peacemakers (Part 2)
Blessed Are The Peacemakers (Part 2)
And we as Christians need to be on guard against this and combat it. In summary, we need to be peacemakers. Christians are peacemakers, not troublemakers.
Spiritual Help For Students in Manchester, England
Spiritual Help For Students in Manchester, England
Do you attend a university in the Manchester area? Are you burdened for your soul and for matters pertaining to eternity? Are you interested in Christianity and the Gospel?
Blessed Are The Peacemakers
Blessed Are The Peacemakers
If you were asked to describe what characterizes a Christian, would "peacemaker" be an item on the top of your list?
Blessed Are The Pure In Heart
Blessed Are The Pure In Heart
The religious leaders of Jesus' day were very clean on the outside but very dirty on the inside. Jesus calls His true disciples to have not just external righteousness...
What is Grace?
What is Grace?
If you were asked to define grace, the idea of "gift" may come to your mind, but would the idea of "power" also come to your mind?
Blessed Are The Merciful
Blessed Are The Merciful
The Lord Jesus Christ taught that heaven will be inherited by people who are merciful. At the same time, we need to understand that Jesus' teaching...
Women Are the Weaker Vessel
Women Are the Weaker Vessel
A sensitive and controversial topic in the Bible is biblical womanhood. What does Peter mean by saying that the women are the weaker vessel?
Do You Mourn Over Sin, or the Consequences of Sin?
Do You Mourn Over Sin, or the Consequences of Sin?
Repentance includes a sorrow over sin, but it is actually possible to sorrow over sin without hungering after righteousness.
Blessed Are Those Who Hunger
Blessed Are Those Who Hunger
When a person becomes a true Christian, they have been changed at the deepest level; in particular, they've been changed down to the level of their appetites and desires.
Blessed Are the Meek
Blessed Are the Meek
An essential characteristic of someone who wants to follow Jesus Christ and call themselves a Christian is meekness. When we think of meekness...
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
The Christian life is full of paradoxes; one, in particular, is that our lives are full of joy but also full of mourning.
Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit
Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit
Before we can properly understand the Sermon on the Mount we need to understand the first beatitude: poor in spirit.
Looking For Loopholes to Avoid Unwanted Duties?
Looking For Loopholes to Avoid Unwanted Duties?
When it comes to obeying God, are you seeking to obey Him as close as you can from a heart of love, or are you constantly looking for loopholes...
The Question A Christian Should Never Ask
The Question A Christian Should Never Ask
Jesus Christ came to inaugurate a Kingdom that consists of people who have been inwardly changed and made righteous.
Is Your Hope on the Joy of Heaven?
Is Your Hope on the Joy of Heaven?
What one of your hopes do you want to come to pass more than all the rest? Is your ultimate hope fixed on the joy of seeing Christ in heaven?
Faith Is Not Like Sitting In a Chair!
Faith Is Not Like Sitting In a Chair!
Have you ever heard the illustration that says faith in Christ is like sitting in a chair? That's not faith; that is just doing statistical analysis and realizing...
Don’t Trust in Testimonies, Feelings, or Experiences
Don’t Trust in Testimonies, Feelings, or Experiences
A common device of the devil is to get Christians to doubt the genuineness of their conversion based on their testimony, feelings, or experiences.
True Christianity is Seeing God Work, Not Man
True Christianity is Seeing God Work, Not Man
Our lives as Christians should be full of activity, but we need the sober reminder that we desperately need God to be the One empowering our activity.