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In our modern society, we can be quick to give up. Jesus calls us to be dependent on our Heavenly Father, and to keep asking, seeking, and knocking. Do you believe that God is good? Do you believe that good things come from God?

God's kingdom is marked by generosity.

The choice is before you today, which road will you choose?

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 5, Session 3 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Feb. 2022. Summary and Goal God had delivered His people out of bondage in Egypt. In this session, we will…

We have four weeks left to wrap up our series on Matthew. This is week 11. I know I am skipping quite a bit but I want to finish this series up on Easter. Today, I’m going to look at the great commandment. Next week we will look at the Lord’s Supper. We will also partake in communion next week. Then…

Expositional teaching through Matthew 7:7-12

“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take…

Choosing the hard narrow path of life

Big Idea: When we remember the call to love, we are changed by God’s love, and we live out that love to others. INTRO: It’s Not About The Nail Video all right all right all right....who can relate?!?!? I’m sure the men-half of the room are thinking, “Yup!”, while the women-half of the room are thinking,…

What does God want them to know? The Golden rule Why? It brings God’s way to the world What does God want them to do? Golden Rule Why? It brings God’s way to the world ME/WE We have finally made it to the end of the Sermon on the Mount. It has been quite a journey…started some it last year with the beattitudes…

Judging Others Matthew 7:1–6 (NASB 2020) “Do not judge, so that you will not be judged. For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own…

Last week we talked about setting life goals to make us more like Jesus. It’s not about doing more, it’s about surrendering to Jesus. New Year, New You, goals are good… fitness is good… financial prosperity… paying off debt is good… giving more is good… reading more books is good… enjoying life, stressing…

Introduction “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks…

Scripture 12 Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. 13 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the…

The gate that is narrow and the gate that is large. What is the better option? Who is on the other side of what gate?

Well here we are at the end of the sermon on the mount. The sermon began in chapter 5 and ends with the closing remarks of the crowds at the end of chapter 7. What I feel is important to know about the sermon on the mount is that many of them are short sayings that Jesus gives us to help us be better…

Our True Source of Clarity Text: Matthew 7:6-20 Introduction At the end or your life, how many of you who are believers would like to be able to say that you did nothing short of treat every one of God’s children with a sacrificial love? How many of you would love to be able to say that you ended life…

greatest commandment and golden rule

Introduction Greetings… This year we have been focusing on “The Life of Christ.” Lately, we have been looking at Christ’s greatest sermon recorded, the Sermon on the Mount. Today, we finish looking at different lessons therein by looking at one of the most well known of Jesus’ teachings within that sermon,…

Intro How many of you saw the storm last night? How many of you got water in your basement. My wife was at a birthday party for one of the little boys in my daughters class. It’s only he and one other boys in a class full of girls. As she was leaving the party, I’m over at my brothers house installing…

Mission Creep: expanding the mission beyond the original goals that were set. Potential negative effects, reduced effectiveness in fulfilling the mission. Resources used inefficiently. Confused team, volunteers. We’ve learned over the past couple of years that, while many activities are good, they don’t…

The command of old is both new and relevant for today's reader.