More Than Rabboni

More Than Rabboni

MORE THAN RABBONI   Matthew 17: 1-9   Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. 2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became...
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We Can Skip the Self Mutilations

WE CAN SKIP THE SELF MUTILATIONS    Matthew 5:21-37   21 “You have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, ‘You shall not murder’; and ‘whoever murders shall be liable to judgment.’ 22 But I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or...
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Never Ending Discernment

  NEVER ENDING DISCERNMENT   Matthew 5 17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter, not one stroke of a letter,...
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What Makes Us Different

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT   Matthew 5   1 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2 Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of...
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Following Jesus

  FOLLOWING JESUS Matthew 4: 12-23 12 Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. 13 He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14 so that what had been spoken through the...
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Connection and Delight

  CONNECTION AND DELIGHT Matthew 3: 13-17 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. 14 John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15 But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now;...