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Christ’s Rock-solid Foundation for Life

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MEDITATIONS ON JESUS’ SERMON ON THE MOUNT: MATTHEW'S GOSPEL, CHAPTERS FIVE THROUGH SEVEN
Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it Read More

Doing the Father’s Will

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MEDITATIONS ON JESUS’ SERMON ON THE MOUNT: MATTHEW'S GOSPEL, CHAPTERS FIVE THROUGH SEVEN "Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and Read More

Our Good Shepherd Warns Against False Prophets

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MEDITATIONS ON JESUS’ SERMON ON THE MOUNT: MATTHEW CHAPTERS FIVE THROUGH SEVEN “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise Read More

“Jesus—the Way which Leads to Life”

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MEDITATIONS ON JESUS’ SERMON ON THE MOUNT: MATTHEW'S GOSPEL, CHAPTERS FIVE THROUGH SEVEN
“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.  Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to Read More

The Right Kind of Judging

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MEDITATIONS ON JESUS’ SERMON ON THE MOUNT: MATTHEW CHAPTERS FIVE THROUGH SEVEN "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your Read More

LOOK TO THE SOURCE

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Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value Read More

The Importance of Good Spiritual Eyesight

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Good eyesight is highly valued. It enables a person to gaze upon the world and see things clearly. And oh, what a delight to behold the vast beauties of God’s creation and to cast our eyes on those who are near and dear to us! Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; Read More

WHAT ABOUT FASTING?

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When was the last time you fasted? Have you ever fasted?

In Old Testament times fasting—abstaining from food for a specified time—was a common religious practice. Even though there was no direct command from God to do so, voluntary fasting for religious purposes was regularly undertaken. A main reason why Read More

The Lord’s Prayer An Antidote for Anxiety

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The author C. S. Lewis once said that he did not care to read newspapers. He felt that accounts of what was happening far from home distracted him from what was happening close to home. He believed that he needed to pay more attention to friends and neighbors whom he could help or befriend and pay less attention to Read More

It’s the Heart that Matters

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“You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And Read More