These four passages are (1) the start of the Sermon on the Mount in Mathew 5 where Jesus gives the Beatitudes and rejects Eye-For-An-Eye ethics; (2) the Christ Hymn in Philippians 2 where Paul describes the particular quality of Christ that Christians should strive the hardest to imitate;...
The same Lord who raised Jesus from the dead is now strengthening us. The same wonderful hope that Paul had of eternal glory, is also our hope, and so we don’t despair. Each week we hear wonderful news from around the mission of God’s word proclaimed and lives transformed, but our...
This Christmas , we are reminded again that THAT is what we are called to be. We are invited to be God-bearers to the world. We are the ones that can bring the light of Christ into the places of darkness in our lives and in our world. Jesus was born in that stable over 2000 ye...
Instead of responding in kind, Christians are called to a higher standard, reflecting the teachings of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:38-48). or insult with insultThe Greek word for "insult" is "loidoría," which means abusive or slanderous speech. In a world where honor ...
I was wishing that I had behaved differently during the day. I thought of Jesus. I think WWJD creates guilt for my personality type. What WOULD Jesus do? I second guess a lot of what I do. I really want to “do what Jesus does” but I really often don’t. ...
re told over and over that we need to focus on ourselves with this drug, this drink, this place, this thing. Instead I should choose to be thankful and focus on what’s really important. Giving the glory to God and loving Jesus, my wife, my daughter, my friend, and my neighbor…....
Sermon Activity 426 Our pastor starts by telling us that we should never ask the question, “Why was Jesus afraid of His own crucifixion?” But those who listen to Cliffside regularly will say, Yes, we know this. All I ask is that you understand our concern for the new listeners. Ma...
1 John 1:12 says, “No one has seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us.” Through his grace we are becoming the full expression of God’s love—even, as Jesus put it, “the least of these.” We are all living...
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Check out Keith’s sermon podcasts here: Finding Peace in The Storm -8 "Free From The Curse" The Calhoun Church of Christ Podcast Why do some people live peaceful lives while other constantly have sorrow and trouble? Are some "blessed" and some under a "curse"? What is a curse, and ...