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Jun 2023
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A Haunting Way to End a Sermon | Gospel ...

Practicing the Way
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What do we do the Jesus’ teachings in the Sermon on the Mount? Jesus ends his manifesto of life in the kingdom of the heavens, not with a pep talk or feel-good story, but with a warning about what happens when we don’t put his teachings into practice. John Mark argues that, in the “information” age, where things go in one ear and out the other, we need to be diligent to do what Jesus taught.


Key Scripture Passage: Matthew 7v24-29


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