“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall” Matthew 7:24-27 Jesus reaches the end of His Kingdom manifesto […]
Category: Kingdom
Kingdom: People
[Matthew 7:15-23] “Thus you will recognise them by their fruits” Matthew 7:20 Jesus is drawing to a close in the Sermon on the Mount. But before He wraps up He has several more truths to deliver about the Kingdom life. And the first of His closing thoughts focuses on who qualifies as Kingdom people. Because there are […]
Kingdom: Gate
[Matthew 7:13-14] “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are hard.” Matthew 7:13-14 The Kingdom of God is […]
Kingdom: Rule
[Matthew 7:12] “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets” Matthew 7:12 In the next verse from the Sermon on the Mount Jesus provides his ‘Cliff Notes’ summary guide of all the Laws and Prophets. He condenses it all down to one rule, […]
Kingdom: Judgement
[Matthew 7:1-5] “Judge not, that you be not judged” Matthew 7:1 The next topic Jesus addresses in His Kingdom manifesto Sermon on the Mount is the area of judgement. Judgement is an area many of us Christians are pretty good at, but when we look at what Jesus says it is clear that as Kingdom citizens we […]
Kingdom: Provision
[Matthew 6:25-34, 7:7-11] “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 clothing?” Matthew 6:25 In the next section of the Sermon on the Mount Jesus addresses […]
Kingdom: Money
“No one can serve two masters, for 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 God and money” Matthew 6:24 Jesus’ next statement in the Sermon on the Mount is challenging for us. We live in a society that […]
Kingdom: Standards
””You have heard…But I say“” Matthew 5:27-28 In the next passage from the Sermon on the Mount (Matt 5:21-30) Jesus talksabout some of the rules and regulations that had been handed down through the generations. Rules that came straight from God via Moses. Rules like do not commit murder and do not commit adultery. Rules that the […]
Kingdom: Prayer
[Matthew 6:5-18] “May your kingdom come soon. May your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Matthew 6:10 Jesus continues on through the Sermon on the Mount by giving us a template for prayers as Kingdom citizens. He reminds us that prayer is not about looking holy to others but about having authentic heartfelt […]
Kingdom: Love
{Matthew 5:43-48} “But I say, love your enemies” Matthew 5:44 We are really good at loving those who love us. If people are nice to us we can be nice to them. When people treat us well we find it easy to respond in kind. But often when they treat us badly we also want to respond […]