Overcoming the Spirit of Immorality (Mt. 5:27-30)

Sermon On The Mount Continued The Spirit of Immorality. Jesus called His disciples to resist the spirit of immorality (Mt. 5:27-30). He was not raising the standard of the Old Testament law but, explaining its original intention. In the seventh command, God was speaking of more than avoiding physical adultery, but also the spirit of […]

Overcoming the Spirit of Anger (Mt. 5:21-26)

The spirit of murder: escalating anger The Sermon on the Mount is Jesus’ most comprehensive statement about our role in cooperating with grace. We need faith teaching to equip us to experience grace to walk in the 8 Beatitudes. The promise of being blessed includes living with a vibrant heart by the Spirit’s activity in […]

Mourning, Meekness, and Spiritual Hunger (Mt. 5:4-6)

Review: The Sermon on the Mount The Sermon on the Mount is Jesus’ most comprehensive statement about a believer’s role in cooperating with grace and is His way to measure our spiritual development and ministry impact. We need more faith teaching that is focused on experiencing grace to walk in the 8 Beatitudes. The 8 […]

Mercy, Purity, Peacemaking and Persecution (Mt. 5:7-12)

Review: The Sermon on the Mount The Sermon on the Mount is Jesus’ most comprehensive statement about our role in cooperating with grace. We need faith teaching to equip us to experience grace to walk in the 8 Beatitudes. The first four beatitudes are attitudes that the world sees as negative qualities. We are to […]

Kingdom Impact Being Salt and Light (Matthew 5:13-20)

Introduction Jesus used the metaphors of salt and light to describe the impact on society of God’s people who walk out the 8 Beatitudes (Mt. 5:13-16). Jesus sees the world as filled with moral decay and spiritual darkness. He describes believers as salt and light and unbelievers as the earth and world. 13You are the […]

Poverty of Spirit: The Foundational Beatitude (Mt. 5:3)

Introduction Sermon on the Mount: core values of the kingdom The Sermon on the Mount is Jesus’ most comprehensive statement about a believer’s role in cooperating with God’s grace. It is a “litmus test” to measure our spiritual development and ministry impact. Jesus calls us to make it our primary goal to seek to be […]