The Life and Ministry of Jesus

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly. Matthew 6:3–4 May I …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus “Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven. Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you …