by chaplainshawn | Feb 17, 2025 | Sermon on the Mount
Treasures in Heaven ASSIGNMENT: Read this lesson and Matthew 6:19-24. A rich, old miser was given a very short time to live. He intended to take his money with him. He called in his lawyer, pastor, and doctor and gave each of them an envelope containing $300k with...
by chaplainshawn | Feb 16, 2025 | Sermon on the Mount
Acts of Righteousness ASSIGNMENT: Read this lesson and Matthew 6:1-18. Jesus cautions his disciples against turning three acts of righteousness (charity, prayer, and fasting) into hypocrisy by engaging in them with a wrong motive. In this passage, He does not even...
by chaplainshawn | Feb 8, 2025 | Sermon on the Mount
You Have Heard ASSIGNMENT: Read this lesson and Matthew 5:21-48. This passage is what Bible scholars call the “six antitheses.” It is how Jesus has taken God’s expectations and bumped them up a notch. He begins with, “You have heard.” And...
by chaplainshawn | Feb 7, 2025 | Sermon on the Mount
Righteousness ASSIGNMENT: Read this lesson and Matthew 5:13-20 | NIV. There is no substitute for righteousness in a disciple’s life. Have you ever purchased a product patterned after a successful, more costly brand, only to be disappointed by its quality,...
by chaplainshawn | Jan 31, 2025 | Sermon on the Mount
The Beatitudes, Part 2–How We Relate to Others ASSIGNMENT: Read this lesson and Matthew 5: 7-10. 7 Blessed are the merciful,for they will be shown mercy.8 Blessed are the pure in heart,for they will see God.9 Blessed are the peacemakers,for they will be called...
