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Discover how God can use our pain to help those around us
It’s hard to remember others when we’re focused on our own pain and discomfort. Let's review a humbling passage in Scripture that reveals how God can use our pain to help those around us. A radical change in perspective.
How God may use our trials to teach other people important lessons as well
Painful circumstances or difficult seasons in our lives can teach us valuable lessons we otherwise wouldn’t have known. A fresh perspective on God’s plans.
Let’s look at a puzzling passage in Scripture, where Jesus ignored the pleas of a needy mom
People may ignore us. Maybe even give us the cold shoulder. But if there’s one person we can always count on to listen, it’s God, right?
Why we all need the grace and healing of the Savior
If your nose doesn’t run and your throat doesn’t itch, there’s no reason to see a doctor. It’s only when you know that you’re sick that you look for a remedy!
Discover the need for a Savior
According to the world’s standards, we may seem like decent people. But if we gauge ourselves according to Jesus’ standards, we’ll find we badly miss the mark! take a hard look at Jesus’ criteria for righteousness in the Sermon on the Mount.
Let’s look to Jesus for the blueprints on building a firm foundation for life
There are many things to build our lives around. But when the storms rage, will what we’ve built stand, or collapse? Another practical discussion.
The ideal way to wrap up any message!
A good preacher knows that you need a good start to a sermon, and a strong finish as well! Let's study how Jesus concluded His Sermon on the Mount.
The Life We’d Like To See
The annual Texas Book Festival in Austin draws thousands of people who enjoy browsing for books, attending discussions led by acclaimed authors, and gleaning advice from professional writers. At one such festival, an author of young adult fiction told aspiring writers, “Write the book that you want to find on the shelf.”
Jesus’ teachings and the common thread that ties His words together into one powerful sermon
At first glance, Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount appears to jump from topic to topic, without any theme connecting the verses. Don’t miss the conclusion of their thought-provoking study on Matthew 6.
An up-close perspective on Matthew 6 to better understand Jesus’ message
Many of us have heard the Sermon on the Mount preached from the pulpit, but what would it have been like to hear that powerful message from Jesus Himself? Let's put ourselves into that first-century audience to better understand Jesus’ message.
Let’s look to James chapter 2 for guidance on responding to pain with compassion
When a friend or loved one is going through intense grief it can be difficult to find the right words to say, and the best time to say them.
Slack Tide
I find it fascinating to consider the pull of the moon on our great oceans, which creates high and low tides. At the changing of the tide, there is a brief period of time called “slack tide” when the water is neither high nor low. According to scientists, this is when the water is “unstressed.” It is a quiet pause before the surging of tidal flow begins again.
Jesus’ teaching about having a right perspective in our hearts
We say things like, “I’m as hungry as a horse,” or “He’s my knight in shining armor.” These word pictures help get our point across.
A word picture Jesus used in His Sermon on the Mount that may cause confusion for modern-day readers
Have you ever run across a metaphor in the Bible and thought, “Now what does that mean?”
Let’s take an honest look at what Jesus had to say about money and possessions
Some people claim that God wants everyone to be rich, healthy, and happy. But a closer look at Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount shows that assumption is off base.
