This series has explored new ways of living
that Jesus taught in the Sermon on the Mount.
"If anyone is in Christ, there is
a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything
has become new!" (2 Cor. 5:17)
September 2003
Part 1—Matthew 6:11 A new way of eating: our daily bread
"I earn my bread; I deserve my bread." That's the old way of eating.
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October 2003
Part 2—Matthew 6:8-9
A new way of belonging: as children
We belong to God as children, not as slaves trying to please a master
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November 2003
Part 3—Matthew 6:10 A new way of seeing: "Your kingdom come"
Jesus' prayer reminds us that the way things are is not the way things always
will be
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December 2003
Part 4—Matthew 6:12 A new way of keeping score: "Forgive us our debts" We keep scores thatturn into grudges that become
toxic--event lethal--to others and ourselves
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January/February 2004
Part 5—Matthew 6:9-21
A new way of getting rich
Stewardship is about sharing and relationship, not about selfish accumulation
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March 2004
Part
6—Matthew 6:9-24
A new way of working
We multi-task all day—but where is the focus?
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April 2004
Part 7—Matthew 7:1-5
A new way of judging: We have no business of usurping God's work of judging
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May 2004
Part 8—Matthew 5:43-48
A new way of loving: Resentment is a lethal spritiual toxin. The love of
Christ is the cure.
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June/July 2004
Part 9—Matthew 6:1-4
A new way of giving: The mark a man or a woman makes ... is most often a
trail of faithful love, and quiet mercies, and unknown kindness
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August 2004
Part 10 —Matthew 6:16-18 A new way of fasting: We wish fasting would be
quick and dramatically effective, but there is no spiritual liposuction
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