Category Archives: Sermon on the Mount

Knowing Jesus: Lord, Part 3

Posted on January 17, 2024 by Jason

Jesus gives a good definition of “lordship” in Luke 6:46. “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord’ and don’t do what I tell you?” Luke 6:46 To make Jesus your lord is to do what He says. Obedience has seemingly … Continue reading →

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Daily Bible: Leviticus 3-4

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Jason

As I said in the last post, there is gracious provision supplied by God at the beginning of the “holiness code” we find in the book of Leviticus. A Christian reading of these texts is usually filtered through Paul (or, … Continue reading →

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Best Books of 2017

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Jason

Each year, I set myself a goal to read 52 books — one per week over the course of a year. I usually fall short of the goal; the last time I hit the mark was 2011. But it’s still … Continue reading →

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A New Command

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Jason

It was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full … Continue reading →

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The Ruin of Joseph

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Jason

Tonight, the 87th annual Academy Awards will be held in Hollywood. Expected viewership in this country will be in the tens of millions. Meanwhile, half a world away, ISIL / ISIS continues to slaughter Christians at an alarming rate. The … Continue reading →

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The Sermon on the Mount 29

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Jason

Judge not, that you not be judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s … Continue reading →

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The Sermon on the Mount 28

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Jason

Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious 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 … Continue reading →

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The Sermon on the Mount 27

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Jason

No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money. — Matt. 6:24 To pledge … Continue reading →

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Matthew 7

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Jason

Reading for Tuesday, June 19, 2012: Matthew 7 “Judge not, that you not be judged.” This is probably the most mis-quoted passage in the New Testament. It’s used as a polemic against any kind of judgmental language that one finds … Continue reading →

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Matthew 6

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Jason

Reading for Monday, June 18: Matthew 6 Upon careful reading, you realize the assumptions Jesus makes in the Sermon on the Mount. “When you give to the needy,” (v2); “when you pray,” (v5); “when you fast,” (v16). Jesus assumes that … Continue reading →

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