Just in the previous chapter it says, "so that they may see your good works" and now in Matthew 6:1 Jesus is giving us a warning of practicing our righteousness to be seen by others. So which one is it? Should we be doing this for others to see

Last month, we focused on a mindset shift we need to have when following Jesus – specifically talking about being blessed according to God. The Beatitudes show that the way we see blessings isn't the way we typically view blessings. This month, we're going to be looking through the rest of

Just before the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says in Matthew 4:17b, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Last month, we talked about why the decision to follow Jesus (or not follow Jesus) is so important – it has an eternal impact! For this month, we're going

There are five discourses in the Gospel of Matthew:

1. The Sermon on the Mount (ch. 5-7)
2. The Missionary Discourse (ch. 10)
3. The Parabolic Discourse (ch. 13)
4. The Community Discourse (ch. 18-20)
5. The Apocalyptic Discourse (ch. 24-25)

We're going to be focusing just on the first one: The Sermon on the