“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house upon a rock.” -Matt. 7.34
The life of faith is never founded upon visions, ethereal experiences, and lofty ideas about spirituality. The Kingdom which Jesus brings to bear upon the earth is not at [...]
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The Solidity of Practical Obedience
Posted in Jesus, Sermon on the Mount on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Spiritualization of a Command
Posted in Pauline, Sermon on the Mount, Uncategorized on September 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“…. to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin.” -James 4.17
One of the pitfalls of having believed the Gospel for a long period of time is a propensity to fall into lethargy in responding to the word of the Lord. When we become familiar [...]
Danielic Resolve
Posted in Prayer, Prophetism, Reality, Sermon on the Mount on August 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“Daniel resolved not to defile himself…” -Dan. 1.8a
There is something remarkable about the holy resolve of Daniel in the midst of Babylon, and I believe it bears prototypical characteristics for the saints in these last days. Daniel is a unique picture of a man immersed in the educational system of Babylon, who received a new [...]
Covenantal Certitude
Posted in Reality, Sermon on the Mount on August 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.” -Matt. 5.37
In our culture, where words are so profuse and voluminous, where we are hit with speech and opinions from a thousand different directions, the value that we place on our verbal commitments is radically reduced. We [...]
The Blessedness of the Mourning Ones
Posted in Jesus, Reality, Sermon on the Mount, foundations, tagged Bryan Purtle, mourn, Mourning Ones, Sermon on the Mount, Weeping for souls on October 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
“Blessed are those who mourn…” -Matt. 5.4a
The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most staggering portions of Scripture.
Oswald Chambers noted that it was calculated to throw our humanity and self-sufficient religiosity into despair, for there is no soul- however impressive their spirituality may seem- who can meet its requirements without an infusion of supernatural [...]
