Topic:SINGLENESS OF VISION march 09 MATTHEW 6:24, “No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.” MATTHEW 6:22-24 Jesus is speaking of spiritual vision. If we keep our attention (eye) single upon Jesus, the …
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Topic:SINGLENESS OF VISION March 09 MATTHEW 6:24, “No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.” MATTHEW 6:22-24 Jesus is speaking of spiritual vision. If we keep our attention (eye) single upon Jesus, the …
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Topic:QUALITY PRAYER March 03 Matthew 6:7, “But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen [do]: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.” MATTHEW 6:5-8 Some of the most effective prayers are the shortest prayers. Jesus said, “Peace, be still,” and the wind and the waves ceased (Mk. 4:39). He said, “Lazarus, come …
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Topic:MORE THAN JUST WORDS february 28 Matthew 5:33, “But let your communication be, Yea, yea: Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.” MATTHEW 5:33-37 A person who has to swear or make a promise to validate his statements is a person whose word is no good. The thrust of Jesus’ teaching here is that we should …
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Topic:COMMANDMENTS LEAD TO HAPPINESS february 27 Matthew 5:32, “But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, save for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.” MATTHEW 5:31-32 God’s commandments are not intended to make us miserable–they’re meant for our own happiness. Satan’s lie in …
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Topic:SPIRITUAL FITNESS february 26 Matthew 5:29, “And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast [it] from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not [that] thy whole body should be cast into hell.” MATTHEW 5:23-30 Is Jesus advocating dismembering of our bodies? Quite the contrary. He is drawing …
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Topic:THE BEST SINNER february 25 Matthew 5:20, “For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed [the righteousness] of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.” MATTHEW 5:17-22 What did Jesus mean? Since the Pharisees fasted twice each week, does this mean we have to fast three times each week? …
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Topic:SALT SHAKERS february 24 Matthew 5:13, “Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.” MATTHEW 5:13-16 What is it that will be cast out and trodden under foot of …
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Topic:HE WILL SHARE HIS REWARD February 23 Matthew 5:12, “Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad: for great [is] your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.” MATTHEW 5:10-12 Jesus is saying that persecution should actually cause us to rejoice. There are many positive things about persecution but one of the best reasons to rejoice is …
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Topic:ONLY THE HUNGRY ARE FED February 22 Matthew 5:6, “Blessed [are] they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.” MATTHEW 5:1-9 In the natural world, people eat even when they aren’t hungry. Many of us can prove that by turning sideways and looking at ourselves in the mirror. But in the spiritual realm, only those …
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