As we continue through our study of the Gospel according to Matthew, and, leaving The Beatitudes, we are immediately met with an equally well known section of Scripture. The Salt & Light verses. When we closed out The Beatitudes last week, we saw that each of the eight were a description of the Christian. Not all-encompassing, mind you, Scripture is overflowing with adjectives about those with renewed hearts. But as it stands, those eight “all or none” sayings from Christ, d

As we bring the Beatitudes to a close this morning; we should start with remembering where we are. Spending months on just a few verses can make us lose sight of the big picture, and everything God is communicating to us through His Word. So far in The Gospel According to Matthew we have seen the God of the Universe take on human flesh as He was born of the Virgin Mary. He was hunted down as an infant by a tyrannical Government, given gifts from foreign dignitaries (The Three

December 21st 2025 So far in our study of this single verse, Matthew 5:9 , we have looked at a number of different aspects of peace. And like good stewards of the Word that was given to us, it is wise to remember where we are. When we first opened our Bibles to this verse we understood that we can only be peacemakers towards those in our personal life or in our Nation, once and only because Jesus Christ made peace between us and Himself. This is so important to remember broth