Matthew 7:15–27 (NIV) 15 “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad…
Matthew 7:7–14 (NIV) 7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a…
Matthew 7:1–6 (NIV) 1 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. 3 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own…
Treasures in Heaven 19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.…
For the director of music. To the tune of “The Doe of the Morning.” A psalm of David. 1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? 2 My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I find no…
Sermon Text: Psalm 45:1-7 Psalm 45[a] For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil.[b] A wedding song. 1 My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer. 2 You are the most excellent of men and your…
Worksheet for Psalm 16 1. The Psalms while they tell of an author’s personal experience also connect to the human experience of ourselves and the human experience of? 2. When the book of Psalms written over the span of a 1000 years, was put into its final form, the last editors added what to some of the Psalms? And why? 3. What…
Sermon Guide – Matthew 5:1-16 – Shining Light on Being Salty If verses 5:1-12 list the ingredients of the Christian life, verses 13-16 show Jesus as what? List some examples pastor uses throughout the sermon on how the ancients felt about salt. What was different about the salt Israel would get from the dead sea, and the salt we have? In how…
Sermon Outline Guide for Matthew 5:1-12 Which other word is beatitude very close to in the Greek? As we continue to look at the beatitudes as ingredients they still seem to be what kind of ingredients? What does the peacemaker assume the Christian life well lived will have, that is normally seen as bad? What are the two kinds of false peacemaking…