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Introduction Traditional Location The term the Sermon on the Mount was one used by Augustine to describe the group of sayings of Jesus as he taught the crowds which gathered on the side of a mountain. Matthew 5-7 It was added to a note in the Coverdale Bible and thus gained popularity until today it...

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Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.”—Matthew 28:18, NIV [Jesus] was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.—Acts 1:9, NIV The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at t...

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “Satan rules the world, but I shine on my followers. Whoever follows me will never suffer misfortune, but will always have good luck.”—John 8:12, Reversed Fractured Version When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world; Who...

For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.“Because he loves me,” says the LORD, “I...

They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes. When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an evil spirit came from the tombs to meet him. This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him any more, not even with a chain. For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the c...

Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple. And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my dis...

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.—Hebrews 13:8, NIV I have isolated this rather remarkable statement in Hebrews in order to examine its ramifications. ‘Jesus’ is the same thing as ‘Christ.’ Within the New Testament, the word ‘Christ’ is the Greek translation of the Hebrew wor...

The discovery of what some have claimed to be Jesus’ family tomb is one of the most debated archaeological findings related to biblical history. The controversy centers around a tomb in the East Talpiot neighborhood of Jerusalem, which was uncovered in 1980 during a routine construction project. Thi...

Mel Gibson’s movie The Passion of the Christ is basically a dramatization of the 14 traditional Stations of the Cross. Throughout the movie, the characters have flashbacks that tell the story of Jesus’ ministry. That is an excellent technique, because the New Testament doesn’t give us enough narrati...

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.—Matthew 10:29-31, NIV (Jesus speaking) When I get a haircut, I hear...

One of the problems of being a Religious Person is that upon occasion you have to look ridiculous. Occasionally you have experiences that overwhelm you with the majesty and providence of God, but when you recall them afterwards or tell them to others, you feel foolish. The most important such event ...