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Sermon, 8/15/10 (Sermon on the Mount, 3 of 6). Jesus grounds the use of these spiritual practices not in our salvation, accomplishments, or achievements – as if any of these practices could change our relational status with our Creator. Instead, he grounds them in our free and joyous communal response to God. What a liberation! …
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Sermon, 8/22/10 (Sermon on the Mount, 4 of 6). Matthew’s Jesus bases his teachings on a profoundly first century Jewish ethic: Our actions shape our affections, not vice versa. Per a classic example of this ethic – “Where your treasure is, there your heart is also” – our freedom from hoarding sets us free to trust God …
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Sermon, 8/29/10 (Sermon on the Mount, 5 of 6). Judgmentalism is based on our wants; discernment on others' needs. Crossing the bridge from serving our wants to meeting the kingdom's needs requires a constant attitude of prayer: "not asking what you think you want but asking to be changed in ways you can't imagine." ...
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