One of the leading causes of death is … Stress. Many diseases, accidents, suicides, and even murder tend to have a trace of stress somewhere in the paths leading up to them. Here is the current definition of ‘stress’: a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.…
In my experience, this one is quoted quite often but rarely walked out. I’m sure even non-Christians can quote this one. 24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and…
Jesus talks about the heart and then talks about the eye. 22 “The eye is the lamp of the body; so if your eye is clear [spiritually perceptive], your whole body will be full of light [benefiting from God’s precepts]. 23 But if your eye is bad [spiritually blind], your whole body will be full of darkness [devoid of God’s precepts]. So if the [very] light inside…
So we’ve gone from prayer, to forgiveness, to fasting, and now we’re looking at treasures. Jesus says, 19 “Do not store up for yourselves [material] treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. Matthew 6 Treasure basically means anything precious to you. If we can put it in a box, even…
Ever hear someone talk about fasting? Congregations have fasting seasons where they fast together. Well, Jesus talked about fasting as well. 16 “And whenever you are fasting, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they put on a sad and dismal face [like actors, discoloring their faces with ashes or dirt] so that their fasting may be…
Now we come to the Lord’s prayer. I think one of the best books I’ve read about the Lord’s Prayer was written by Max Lucado, The Great House of God. If you want to get more in depth with the Lord’s prayer, I suggest reading it. Before we dive into the Lord’s prayer, we have…
Prayer, one of the cornerstones in a Christian Church, but how much do we learn from Jesus and how much is man made? By the time this entire study is done, we will surely know, but that could be awhile. In the meantime, let’s take a look at this next scripture. 5 “And when you pray,…
“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. Matthew 6 (NIV) Some scholars do not like when the word is translated as righteousness. Thayer shows the word as: ἐλεημοσύνη – eleēmosunē – 1) mercy, pity 1a) especially as…
