Episodes
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Command #73 - Deal With Your Own Faults Before Thinking of the Faults of Others
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
No pithier visual imagery exists in Jesus' teaching than his clever use of the speck and log in the matter of fault-finding.
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
Command #72 - Don't Judge
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
Many of the Commands are implied, but this is a direct, clear, forceful, and unyielding command--Judge not.
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
Command #71 - Do and Think Toward Others As You Would Have Them Behave Toward You
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
Throughout the Commands, we have repeatedly emphasized that this or that word from Jesus is THE essential, THE first, THE foundational command. "Wait a minute," some may object, "If this is the most important command...how can that be the most important?"
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Command #70 - Take Up Your Cross
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
The cross has become the essential symbol of Christianity. It was not so, however, when Jesus spoke these words.
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Command #69 - Remain Gratefully Aware of Your Spiritual Need
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
There are many "firsts" in the Gospel story -- the first disciples called, the first command, the first sermon, the first Follow me, etc. We have noted some of these as we have progressed through the Commands. One of the most instructive such firsts occurs in Matthew 5:3: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
Command #68 - Do Not Pray Ostentatiously and With Empty Phrases
Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
This is a very interesting and seriously convicting command. And one mostly ignored by the vast majority of Christendom's churches.
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
Command #67 - Do Not Desire More Than God Gives You
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
Contrary to what many think, Jesus had nothing against either money or rich people. Many of his closest friends were possessors of means.
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
Command #66 - Worship the Lord and Serve Him Only
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
We here encounter a Command made all the more intriguing when we consider to whom Jesus addressed it. He did not speak these words to his disciples or followers or to the crowds. This was his response to Satan after the final temptation in the wilderness. Can we then consider it a universal Command which Jesus places upon his followers as well?