Bible Study

Sermon Matthew 5:38-42 He Hit Me First! By Pastor Steven Molin Dear friends in Christ, grace, mercy and peace, from God our Father, and His Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Its a story that is repeated on every elementary school playground, nearly every day in our country. Two fourth-graders get into it … Continue reading “Matthew 5:38-42 He Hit Me First (Molin) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 5:38-48 What More Are You Doing than Others? By Dr. Philip W. McLarty I thought I’d take a break from the lectionary over the summer and offer a series of sermons based on questions Jesus asked. When you listen to them closely, you’ll find that he asked some pretty profound questions; yet, each … Continue reading “Matthew 5.38-48 What More Are You Doing Than Others (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 5:38-48 Love Your Enemies By Dr. Philip W. McLarty Our series on The Sermon on the Mount continues this week with two of the most difficult and controversial passages in the Bible: The admonitions to turn the other cheek and love your enemies. We’ll get to them in just a moment. First, I … Continue reading “Matthew 5:38-48 Love Your Enemies (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 5:38-48 Jesus Trusts Us By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker The great twentieth century theologian Karl Barth once advised his young colleagues “to take your Bible and take your newspaper, and read both. But interpret newspapers from your Bible.” This advice is timely in a special way now, given events in the Middle East … Continue reading “Matthew 5:38-48 Jesus Trusts Us (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 5:38-48 As Good as it Gets By The Rev. David Sellery Pavarotti soaring inNessun Dorma*magnificent; Astaire and Rogers floating through Cole PortersNight and Daybreath- taking; Oliviers menacingRichard III brilliant; but for pure soul stirring impact, Jesus of NazarethsSermon on the Mountis as good as it gets. But in a media age, if the … Continue reading “Matthew 5:38-48 As Good as It Gets (Sellery) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 5:46-48 Raising the Bar By Dr. Philip W. McLarty Lewie Donalson laid the foundation for a proper understanding of the Sermon on the Mount in our Heritage Lectures a couple of weeks ago. I’d like to build on that foundation this summer with a series of sermons based on passages from the Sermon … Continue reading “Matthew 5:46-48 Raising the Bar (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon Matt. 5:1-12; 1 John 3:2; and Rev. 7:9 Here and There By Pastor Chris Wicher All Saints is about life and living and life and living like All Saints, has a simple theme and it is this: “Here and there”. Now listen closely to what Im going to say about “here and there”. Here … Continue reading “Matthew 5:1-12 Here and There (Wicher) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 6:1-4 Anonymous Giving Check out these helpful resources Biblical Commentary Children’s Sermons Hymn Lists Matthew 6:1-4 Anonymous Giving Dr. Philip W. McLarty This is the fifth sermon in our series on the Sermon on the Mount. The first sermon gave us a broad overview; then we took a close look at the Beatitudes … Continue reading “Matthew 6:1-4 Anonymous Giving (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 An Excuse to Be Better By The Rev. Dr. David E. Leininger Lent. A fascinating time in the church year that Presbyterians and other Protestants are only beginning to appreciate. The name LENT has nothing to do with something previously LOANED – it comes from an ancient word that meant “springtime,” … Continue reading “Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 An Excuse to Be Better (Leininger) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 6:1, 16-18 And When You Fast By Dr. Philip W. McLarty Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a season of prayer and self-denial; a period in which we employ certain spiritual disciplines to heighten our awareness of God and strengthen our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. One discipline Christians have used … Continue reading “Matthew 6:1, 16-18 And When You Fast (McLarty) – Bible study”