Bible Study

Sermon Matthew 6:1-18 Not If, But When Check out these helpful resources Biblical Commentary Children’s Sermons Hymn Lists Matthew 6:1-18 Not If, But When Dr. Philip W. McLarty This may have slipped by you in the reading of the gospel, but Jesus pays us a supreme compliment in this portion of the Sermon on the … Continue reading “Matthew 6:1-6 16-21 Not If But When (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 Becoming A Place of Resurrection By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker NOTE: This sermon mentions three benevolences known to the congregation where it was originally preached. In reading the sermon, you may wish to substitute benevolences familiar to your congregation. Jesus warns us to practice our piety in secret. We are not … Continue reading “Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 Becoming a Place of Resurrection (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 6:1, 16-18 Slow Down and Fast By Dr. Philip W. McLarty Our series on the Sermon on the Mount continues with the third spiritual discipline Jesus points out in chapter six, which is fasting going without food and drink for religious purposes. We’ll talk about the various ways to fast in just a … Continue reading “Matthew 6:1, 16-18 Slow Down and Fast (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 Ashes and Eggs By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker Many of the stories and poems that we associate with childhood contain great wisdom. Such is the case with these lines: “Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the King’s horses and all the King’s men Cannot … Continue reading “Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 Ashes and Eggs (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 Gardening Tips for Lent By The Rev. David Sellery Once again Ash Wednesday inaugurates the season of self-examination and self-denial we call Lent — a name derived from the Old English lencten which means lengthen, referring to the longer period of daylight in the transition from late winter to early spring. … Continue reading “Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 Gardening Tips for Lent (Sellery) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 6:5-15 Praying to God By Dr. Philip W. McLarty Our series on the Sermon on the Mount continues with a sequel to the sermon last week on almsgiving. Almsgiving, prayer and fasting all fall into the general category of piety, and we all know what Jesus said about that. He warned his disciples, … Continue reading “Matthew 6:5-15 Praying to God (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 6:9-13 Abba in Heaven Check out these helpful resources Biblical Commentary Children’s Sermons Hymn Lists Matthew 6:9-13 Abba in Heaven Dr. Mickey Anders A strange event happened in a small Kentucky town some years ago. It seems that there were two churches in the town and one distillery owned by an atheist. The … Continue reading “Matthew 6:9-13 Abba in Heaven (Anders) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 6:10 God’s Kingdom, God’s Will By Dr. Mickey Anders Our text for today is the same as last week and the same as it will be for the next several weeks. As a part of our focus on prayer, I am preaching a series of sermons on the Lord’s Prayer. The intent of … Continue reading “Matthew 6:10 God’s Kingdom, God’s Will (Anders) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 6:11 Daily Bread By Dr. Mickey Anders The Lord’s Prayer begins with lofty ideals and heavenly matters “Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed by thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”But the second half of this prayer moves to earthly matters proving that … Continue reading “Matthew 6:11 Daily Bread (Anders) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 6:12 Forgive As We Forgive Check out these helpful resources Biblical Commentary Children’s Sermons Hymn Lists Matthew 6:12 Forgive As We Forgive Dr. Mickey Anders Which kind of person you want to be? Listen to these two stories and see which one you want to be like. There once were two shopkeepers who … Continue reading “Matthew 6:12 Forgive as We Forgive (Anders) – Bible study”