Tag: Jesus
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Journey Through the Book of Matthew
Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. The Jews were preoccupied with purity. To be exact ceremonial purity, because of this their regulations were extremely burdensome to the point they often placed man made laws and traditions above God’s law. These exacting rules and laws were in the fear…
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Journey Through the Book of Matthew
Matthew 5:7 With the disciples sitting at the feet of Jesus and the multitude pressing close to hear every word that passed from the lips of Jesus, He changes from the disciple’s relationship with God to our relationship with mankind. 7 Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure…
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Journey Through the Book of Matthew
Matthew 5:1-6 The night before He was to preach the greatest sermon ever spoken, Jesus spent the night alone upon a mountain near the Sea of Galilee. All night Jesus spent in prayer for these chosen ones. Not just His chosen disciples that daily sat at His feet, but for all His disciples all through…
Pastor Lester Bentley 