1 Samuel 16:1-7; Matthew 6:1-4 Because the Father sees and rewards the hidden intentions of His covenant people, disciples must practice piety for His glory rather than for human applause.
Matthew 5:43-48 Jesus is seeking to restore love to its creational purpose and he's calling us to display the image of God, if you will, in redeemed form.
Matthew 5:43-48 The sons of God are known by their likeness to their Father, who loves His enemies. In other words, because believers are covenant children, covenant children of the…
Matthew 5:38-42 Do you trust God's justice enough to love your enemies? Because believers are united to Christ, the mediator of the covenant who fulfilled the law through love, we…
Matthew 10:16-17 When you speak about Jesus to lost, needy souls, you might, but most likely will, face some sort of persecution and hardship. But as you honor Jesus and…
Matthew 5:33-37 Believers are bound by covenant to the God of truth. They must reflect His faithfulness in their words, living with integrity before God and men.
Matthew 5:33-37 Words are not cheap. They are sacred instruments that reveal the condition of one's heart. Every promise we make and every truth we speak or conceal reflects what…
Matthew 5:31-32 As Christ never forsakes His bride, so we are called to live in covenant faithfulness in marriage and all of life.
Matthew 5:27-30 Because Christ calls his people to radical holiness, believers must pursue purity of heart through mortification of sin by the Spirit, resting in Christ's finished work.
Matthew 5:21-26 Christ reveals that the covenant demands not only the restraint of outward violence, but the reconciliation of hearts, for only reconciled people can offer true worship to the…