Sermon on the Mount: Week 5

Jesus says a lot in the Sermon on the Mount about how we should respond when we feel hurt, cheated, or wronged. The Law gave Israel specific instructions for how to penalize those who commit crimes: “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” (Exodus 21:24; Leviticus 24:20; Deuteronomy 19:21) Under the [...]

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Sermon on the Mount: Week 4

One feature of the Sermon on the Mount that jumps off the page is the juxtaposition of the phrases “You have heard” and “But I say” — without a deep study of the text one might think that Jesus is changing or contradicting the Law with which the Jews were so intimately familiar. However, Jesus [...]

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Sermon on the Mount: Week 3

In Week #3, Kay Arthur continues to prepare us for the study of the actual Sermon on the Mount by examining the true condition of the heart. According to Arthur, “men and women persist in believing that they can instill the moral, ethical structure of Jesus’ teaching without installing Jesus as their King.” (p. 46) [...]

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MIQRA Fall Seminar 10/31: Reading Philippians

The MIQRA Institute is offering a fall seminar, READING PHILIPPIANS, on Saturday, October 31, 8:00-12:00 noon, at Oak Lake Church, 3300 No. 1st Street, Lincoln. The cost is $50.00 per person or $75.00 per married couple. For more information or to register, visit www.miqra.net or call the MIQRA office at (402) 420-7677.
This will be a seminar for [...]

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Sermon on the Mount: Week 2

Week #2 of Kay Arthur’s Sermon on the Mount Bible study continues her examination of the kingdom of heaven, focusing on the coming glory of His kingdom, the realm of Christ’s rulership, and the fact that as believers we possess this kingdom as our very own.
As we read in the parable of the rich young [...]

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Sin Thought, Action, and Nature

Thanks to Ann for bringing this devotional to my attention from the “My Utmost for His Highest” portion of the RBC Ministries website. This devotional coincides really well with our current study on the Sermon on the Mount.
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Sin is a fundamental relationship— it is not wrong doing, but wrong being— it is deliberate and determined [...]

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Sermon on the Mount: Week 1

Week #1 of Kay Arthur’s Sermon on the Mount Bible study begins with a close examination of the “kingdom of heaven” — what it means, where it exists, and what Jesus has to say about it in Matthew 5-7.
What does the Sermon on the Mount tell us about the kingdom of heaven? It belongs to [...]

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*New* Fall Women’s Bible Study: Sermon on the Mount

Happy Fall everyone! We are starting a new women’s Bible study at Grace Chapel here in Lincoln, NE, and I will once again be updating my blog on a weekly basis for those who want to follow along online. We will be studying the Kay Arthur book “LORD, I’m Torn Between Two Masters: A Devotional [...]

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Ten Commandments Bible Study ~ Week 10

“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.” (Exodus 20:17)
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We live in a society of manufactured needs. Television, magazines, and the internet constantly remind us of what other people [...]

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Ten Commandments Bible Study ~ Week 9

“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” (Exodus 20:16)
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The truth can be difficult – telling it, hearing it, living according to it, accepting that someone else has a different version of it than you do. As Christians, we seek to know God’s truth. Indeed, “the sum of your word is truth, and every [...]

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