Avoiding a Double StandardMatthew 7:13“In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets.”Matthew 7:13 is a verse that provides a suc...  Read More

Persistence in PrayerMatthew 7:7-11“Ask, and it will be given to you.”It is easy to pray, but it is difficult to persist.  It is easy to pray with persistence but hard to pray with absolute confidence...  Read More

Judging Ourselves Rather than Judging OthersMatthew 7:1-6“Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your eye?Our natural tendency is to see the f...  Read More

Why WorryMatthew 6:25-34“But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”Today we live in a culture of fear.  Fear sells magazines and gains an audience on...  Read More

Realigning our PrioritiesMatthew 6:19-24“Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”It is easy to become distracted from the Kingdom of God. Christ came to deliver us from sin's devastatio...  Read More

The Quest for  AuthenticityMatthew 6:16-18“But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face.”It is easy to fall into the trap of externalizing our faith.  The longer we are a Christians and...  Read More

The Foundation of PrayerMatthew 6:7-15“Our Father who is in heaven, hollowed be Your name.”The Lord’s Prayer is, without question, the most popular prayer in the Bible.  It is often used to close serv...  Read More

A Façade or Authentic FaithMatthew 6:1-6“Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise, you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.” (vs. 1)It is easy t...  Read More

Resetting the BarMatthew 5:43-48“Therefore, you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”Growing up on the farm, we often focused on getting the job done.  Because there is always so muc...  Read More

Responding to an AdversaryMatthew 5:38-42“But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.”How do we respond when someone personal...  Read More

Integrity in Our SpeechMatthew 5:33-37“But let your statement be, ‘Yes, yes’ or No, no;’ anything beyond these is of evil.”All of us say and promise things that we fail to fulfill.  We make promises o...  Read More

The Seriousness of Sin.Mathew 5:27-32If your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it away, for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body than for your whole body to be t...  Read More