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The Life and Ministry of Jesus “Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. Matthew 7:1–2 Christians have an obligation to exercise critical judgment! What Christ means when …
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The Life and Ministry of Jesus “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of …
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The Life and Ministry of Jesus “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Now if God …
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The Life and Ministry of Jesus “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the …
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The Life and Ministry of Jesus And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. Matthew 6:13 We are here taught to ask God to deliver us from the evil that is …
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The Life and Ministry of Jesus Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11 “Give us this day our daily bread.” This is the first of the four petitions more immediately relating to the supply of our own needs, in which we can clearly discern an implied reference to …
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The Life and Ministry of Jesus Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10 The fourth sentence is a request concerning God’s will. “Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” (verse 10). We here pray that God’s laws …
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The Life and Ministry of Jesus In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Matthew 6:9 The first sentence declares who we are to pray to: “Our Father in heaven.” We are not to pray to saints and angels, but to the everlasting Father, the …
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The Life and Ministry of Jesus And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words. “Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask …
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The Life and Ministry of Jesus “And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. But …