Matthew 7:7-12
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened". Do you believe that?
#014 Bad Judgment
Matthew 7:1-6
"Do not judge, or you too will be judged", said Jesus. What does it mean? That judges should consider all criminals innocent? Or that in the next soccer game there will no longer be a referee running on the field? Not so.
"Do not judge, or you too will be judged", said Jesus. What does it mean? That judges should consider all criminals innocent? Or that in the next soccer game there will no longer be a referee running on the field? Not so.
#013 More than birds and lilies
Matthew 6:25-34
"Look at the birds of the air," said Jesus. "Consider the lilies of the field." Have you ever seen a bird worried about the stock market, or a lily wondering what clothes to wear? God takes care of them, despite the fact that they were not created in the image and likeness of God, like you and I are.
"Look at the birds of the air," said Jesus. "Consider the lilies of the field." Have you ever seen a bird worried about the stock market, or a lily wondering what clothes to wear? God takes care of them, despite the fact that they were not created in the image and likeness of God, like you and I are.
#012 Treasures
Matthew 6:19-24
"No one can serve two masters," said Jesus. "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Where is your treasure?
"No one can serve two masters," said Jesus. "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Where is your treasure?
#011 Our Father
Matthew 6:9-15
To pray is to recognize that you’re weak, helpless and dependent on God. This goes against your natural inclinations, because since your childhood you have been taught to be independent and, as an adult, you read self-improvement literature. Praying goes against that natural trend; it is denial of self-sufficiency.
To pray is to recognize that you’re weak, helpless and dependent on God. This goes against your natural inclinations, because since your childhood you have been taught to be independent and, as an adult, you read self-improvement literature. Praying goes against that natural trend; it is denial of self-sufficiency.
#010 Son or Hypocrite?
Matthew 6:1-8
The sixth chapter of Matthew starts off talking about two things: the sublime relationship that God desires to have with his creatures, and the shameful hypocrisy of religion.
The sixth chapter of Matthew starts off talking about two things: the sublime relationship that God desires to have with his creatures, and the shameful hypocrisy of religion.
#009 You Don't Know the Half of Me
Matthew 5:17-26
Jesus did not come to abolish the law, but to fulfill it. What law am I talking about? God gave Moses the Ten Commandments and more than six hundred precepts that make up the law of God. You find them mostly in the first five books of the Bible.
Jesus did not come to abolish the law, but to fulfill it. What law am I talking about? God gave Moses the Ten Commandments and more than six hundred precepts that make up the law of God. You find them mostly in the first five books of the Bible.
#008 Losers
Matthew 5:1-16
The Sermon on the Mount is one of the best known passages in the gospel, but not one of the best understood. First, its targets are the disciples who come to Jesus, not the crowd.
The Sermon on the Mount is one of the best known passages in the gospel, but not one of the best understood. First, its targets are the disciples who come to Jesus, not the crowd.
#007 Fishers of Men
Matthew 4:18-25
In Galilee Jesus again finds the brothers Simon and Andrew. The first time they met in Judea, these two disciples of John the Baptist heard John say that Jesus was the Lamb of God. At that time they followed him and Simon got a new name - Peter. This is in the first chapter of the Gospel of John
In Galilee Jesus again finds the brothers Simon and Andrew. The first time they met in Judea, these two disciples of John the Baptist heard John say that Jesus was the Lamb of God. At that time they followed him and Simon got a new name - Peter. This is in the first chapter of the Gospel of John
#006 Person or Religion?
Matthew 4:12-17
When Jesus learns that John, the Baptist, is in jail, he comes into Galilee, the region where he had been raised. He adopts Capernaum as the headquarters for his ministry, and it is there that he does most of his signs and miracles.
When Jesus learns that John, the Baptist, is in jail, he comes into Galilee, the region where he had been raised. He adopts Capernaum as the headquarters for his ministry, and it is there that he does most of his signs and miracles.
#005 The Answers
Matthew 4:1-11
Before starting his ministry Jesus must pass a test. So, the Holy Spirit leads him into the wilderness to be tested. And while God tests him, Satan tempts him.
Before starting his ministry Jesus must pass a test. So, the Holy Spirit leads him into the wilderness to be tested. And while God tests him, Satan tempts him.
#004 In Good Company
Matthew 3:13-17
Jesus walks sixty miles from Galilee to Jordan, just to be baptized by John the Baptist. He must think baptism is something pretty important!
Jesus walks sixty miles from Galilee to Jordan, just to be baptized by John the Baptist. He must think baptism is something pretty important!
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