The Lustful Look

But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Matthew 5:28

I doubt there is a man on the planet who can read this without some sense of personal conviction. An…

The Nearness of God’s Kingdom

Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near…

Matthew 3:2 and 4:17

The message of John the Baptist and of Jesus of Nazareth contained a common thread — that God’s rule and reign in human life could be enjoyed but people first…

Praying in Secret

But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

Matthew 6:6

One of the reasons of so much powerlessness in the church today is the absence of…

The Ministry of Completion

Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.

Matthew 5:17

Christ’s ministry was one of completion, completing what was lacking, completing what was…

Speaking with Integrity

Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil.

Matthew 5:37

The people in Jesus’ day had developed sophisticated ways of taking oaths, and one had to be a cultural insider to know if someone’s word…

The Reward of God

Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

Matthew 6:1

The first truth we notice within this verse is the matter of the reward of God. As we…

Our Heart in Worship

So if you are about to offer your gift to God at the altar and there you remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar, go at once and make peace with your brother, and then come back and offer your gift to God.

The Essence of Prayer

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.

Matthew 6:9

Prayer is by definition an appeal from the human heart to One who is greater than us, and it is done expressly in order to gain from this One what we cannot gain for ourselves…

Christ’s Prophecied Mission

For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.

Matthew 5:18

Kicking Out the False Props

Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?

Matthew 7:3

In His sermon, the Master dealt with three false crutches or props we commonly use to make our personal…