by chaplainshawn | Feb 28, 2025 | Sermon on the Mount
Two Builders, Lesson 10 Assignment: Read this lesson and Matthew 7:15-29. Congratulations We have finally reached the end of this series together. It has been ten weeks since we began studying the longest recorded message of Jesus who said, “You are truly my...
by chaplainshawn | Feb 28, 2025 | Sermon on the Mount
Enter the Narrow Gate Assignment: Read this lesson and Matthew 7:6-14. From not wasting time with those who reject the gospel to living the “Golden Rule” and entering through the narrow gate, Jesus’s words offer life in abundance and life after life. As...
by chaplainshawn | Feb 24, 2025 | Sermon on the Mount
Do Not Judge Assignment: Read this lesson and Matthew 7:1-5. Do not judge. Jesus is presenting a similar model of reciprocation in this passage regarding the judgment of others as he did with forgiving others. He repeats the theme of God’s reciprocity we covered a...
by chaplainshawn | Feb 23, 2025 | Sermon on the Mount
Do Not Worry ASSIGNMENT: Read this lesson and Matthew 6:15-34. What, me worry? Do you remember those three iconic words popularized by Alfred E. Neuman, the cover boy from Mad Magazine? In case you’ve never heard of him or the magazine, it is a publication that...
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...
