• Blessings and Woes
    Oct 1 2020
    The beginning of Jesus' teaching mainly given in Matthew. Luke warns that Jesus' disciples would experience opposition and hardship but their reward is in heaven.
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    31 mins
  • The Beatitudes
    Oct 1 2020
    The start of Jesus' teaching opens with a series of statements about attitudes which are explained. These are attitudes Jesus' disciples should have.
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    26 mins
  • Disciples as salt and light
    Oct 1 2020
    Jesus' disciples will be like salt - fertilising the good and disinfecting the bad in society. Christians offer the light of Jesus by their lives.
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    27 mins
  • Jesus fulfils the OT Law & Prophets
    Oct 1 2020
    Jesus fulfils the God-given Law of the Old Testament but not the man-made laws added. He fulfils the Law by being obedient to it, fulfilling Old Testament prophecies and by bringing in the New Covenant.
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    29 mins
  • Dealing with anger
    Oct 1 2020
    Jesus takes a commandment from the Law of Moses and transforms it by looking at the attitude beneath. Anger needs to be dealt with quickly for the Christian.
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    29 mins
  • Overcoming sexual lust
    Oct 1 2020
    Jesus endorses adultery as a sin but goes further to consider the underlying attitude, which is lust. Lust is selfish and can cause great difficulty and needs to be dealt with radically.
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    32 mins
  • Marriage and divorce
    Oct 1 2020
    Jesus endorses marriage and challenges, not only the Jewish society of his day, but modern society, too. Divorce is permitted for the disciple for two reasons only.
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    31 mins
  • The rights and wrongs of swearing
    Oct 1 2020
    Jesus speaks into the Jewish culture of swearing oaths and opposes it. Christians should not need to add to their words. A yes is yes and a no is no.
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    26 mins