Full disclosure. I have been divorced and have remarried. Jesus has some very clear instructions on marriage and divorce. This …
I get angry. I say things I shouldn’t and clearly regret later on. I say them though. It isn’t pretty. …
The Jesus Manifesto continues as Jesus teaches me how to pray. It is not about how much I say. It …
I am clear on the first part of this in the Jesus Manifesto. I’ve written on it. We’ve all heard …
Jesus continues His manifesto. I have a lot to learn here. Jesus is being clear, as He always is. …
In the Jesus Manifesto (Matthew 5 – 7), Jesus draws a sharp contrast now between a blind person and a sighted …
I sure feel like this some days. I do good (or at least I think I do). What do I …
Jesus is all about forgiveness. That is the reason God sent him to us. I need forgiveness and the good …
Jesus makes a declaration about His followers in the Jesus Manifesto (Matthew 5 – 7). We are the light of …
Jesus is now at the core issue as He lays out His manifesto (Matthew 5 – 7). God has a …
Jesus wrapped up His Manifesto (Matthew 5 – 7). The teaching is over. What He has said is amazing. The …
Jesus continues His manifesto. I have a lot to learn here. Jesus is being clear, as He always is. This …
The Jesus Manifesto continues with Jesus laying out for me what I need to be like in this world. I …
What am I working for? Jesus wants to know. Jesus has some commands for me on this. I must act …
I am happy. Jesus promises me that I will be. A state of pleasure or joy experienced both by people …
Jesus has just finished talking about not judging and hypocrisy in the Jesus Manifesto. At first sight and hearing, this is …
How did Jesus expect me to react under persecution? Rejoice and be glad! That is right. I’m jump up and down for …
Is my heart pure? That is an essential issue to address. Jesus lays it out in His manifesto (Matthew 5 — …
There are a lot of details to life. What to eat. What to wear. Which way to drive to work. …
The Jesus Manifesto continues. It may seem strange that Jesus should pass from peacemaking to persecution, from the work of reconciliation …
Jesus is about to wrap His Manifesto. There is one final parable to lay it all out. There is a contrast …
Jesus is beginning to wrap up His manifesto. Jesus changed his brief metaphor from sheep and wolves to trees and …
Jesus continues the Manifesto. Jesus is teaching me how to pray. After the model prayer, Jesus emphasizes the importance of …
I want mercy in my life. Compassion is a wonderful gift from God. I am challenged by Jesus to replicate …
I am thinking this part of the Jesus Manifesto has been ripped out of most Evangelical and Protestant bibles. I …
Jesus continues with His radical Manifesto. We all know what it is like to be hungry or thirsty. We can’t …
Jesus continues His Manifesto (aka The Sermon on the Mount). Jesus is getting close to wrapping it up. Jesus doesn’t …
The Jesus Manifest continues (Matthew 5-7). This is a critical teaching of Jesus. What should I think about money and …
The backdrop to this is the feeding of the five thousand. It is a truly stunning miracle. Jesus was moved …
Jesus is a kind, loving King. Jesus is not angry with me. Jesus wants me to be kind and gentle. …
I saw Jesus last night. Of course, it was not the Jesus I was expecting. He was delivering the “Jesus …
“Happy (aka Blessed) are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” ~Jesus Source: Matthew 5:9 (NASB) Jesus continues on with his …
Jesus says “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” The commendation of peacemakers – It …
“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. Enter …
“And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues …
“Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.” ~Jesus Source: Matthew 6:13 (ESV) Jesus taught us to pray. Jesus …
“Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and …
You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that everyone who looks at a …
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who …
Happy are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. | Matthew 5:4 (ESV) Jesus is ushering in the Kingdom of …
So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. “Enter …
Should I judge others? Jesus is clear. I have plenty of my own issues. I should look in the mirror …
How much of what I do “for Jesus” is done to be seen by others? Probably too much. Jesus is …
It is a challenge. I see the homeless. Do I give them some money? Won’t they just use it to …
Happy (aka Blessed) are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” ~Jesus Source: Matthew 5:3 (English Standard Version) …
