As I sign off for 2 weeks here is a good message to leave with you, “Do not worry”, as I point you to the words of the Lord Jesus.Today’s passage from the Bible is Matthew Chapter 6 verses 25 to 34, … Continue reading →

Jesus continues to call His followers to be different from those around them.  In the previous verses of this Chapter to be different from the hypocrisy of the religious (vs.1-18), and now in the last 2 sections to be different from … Continue reading →

Good morning to everyone.One more look at this section about how we carry out our spiritual disciplines or “acts of righteousness” by looking at the passage on prayer, Matthew Chapter 6 verses 5 to 15.There are many things I could say from … Continue reading →

Further to the daily email on Monday when I introduced the next section, I want to look again at the 1st and 3rd of the “acts of righteousness” that Jesus mentioned, giving and fasting.  We’ll look at prayer on its own tomorrow.So … Continue reading →

It is the morning after the night before(!), but we carry on because God is good, Jesus died for us, and despite being a self-confessed sports nut football isn’t everything.We move on to the next section of the Sermon on the … Continue reading →

We finish this particular section of the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus dissects the Scribes and Pharisees interpretation of the Old Testament law by reading today Matthew Chapter 5 verses 43-48.  This passage very much follows on from the one yesterday.  … Continue reading →

Our passage today is Matthew Chapter 5 verses 38-42.  I was going to take the next 2 sections together, but have now decided to look at them separately because although they are short, there is much to think about and ponder.John Stott, the … Continue reading →

We move on in readings from the Sermon on the Mount and today look at Matthew Chapter 5 verses 31 to 37, which covers 2 sections as we continue to look at Jesus’ application of the OT Law.The previous 2, concerning … Continue reading →

We continue looking at the Sermon on the Mount together by reading Matthew Chapter 5 verses 27 to 30.And let me say I’m very grateful for John Stott’s commentary on the SotM which I have on my bookshelf, which is brilliantly … Continue reading →

Good morning all,We continue looking at the Sermon on the Mount together by reading Matthew Chapter 5 verses 21 to 26.Here is the first of 6 examples which I mentioned last time, where Jesus is taking some aspect of the OT … Continue reading →