Summer On The Mount
Decisions + Destinations
September 11, 2022 • Chan Mitchell
We all must make decisions. The most important decision we will ever make is whether to follow Jesus as both Savior and Lord. In this final teaching of the Sermon on the Mount Jesus gives us four examples of decisions that lead to two very different destinations.
Judge Not
August 21, 2022 • David Haight
We’ve all been quoted this passage by someone, and even by those who don’t even claim to be Christians. Jesus teaching on judgment isn’t a call to abandoned discernment, or a licensure to do whatever we want. Instead, He is calling us to discern fairly without reducing someone’s humanity while trusting God is the ultimate judge.
Money + Worry
August 14, 2022 • Dylan Ray
Jesus wants us to have the right perspective of wealth and worry. He wants us to put our faith in the care and provision of our Heavenly Father. Our view of money and worry must be different from the world. We must seek first the Kingdom of God, and allow Him to give us the strength for today and the grace for tomorrow.
Prayer + Fasting
August 7, 2022 • Chan Mitchell
Some things are better done in secret. Jesus believed that was true for both praying and fasting. Jesus saw (and foresaw) how worldliness can creep into the Church. He instructed that true disciples practice their life and faith with pure heart motives.
Giving to the Needy
July 31, 2022 • Chan Mitchell
This passage contains Jesus' warning that there is no righteousness is doing the right thing for the wrong reason. Those who do good works, motivated only by the approval of other people, will not be rewarded by God. True followers of Christ give quietly and with the right motives, and the promise is, God the Father knows, and He will reward them.
Love Thy Enemy
July 24, 2022 • David Haight
Loving your enemy is possibly Jesus most difficult teaching in the entire Sermon on The Mount. Over history this teaching has often been misunderstood as “be a doormat”, or disregarded and allowed for people to retaliate. Instead Jesus is calling us to fight evil but with new weapons of love, prayer, and hospitality. Jesus calls us to find a creative third way to resolve conflict nonviolently marked by Christ’s love.