Savior and Teacher: A Study of Matthew: PART 11
Dr. Timothy Keller
22 April 2012
Matthew 5:11-16
11"Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
13"You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.
14"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. 15Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
SALT
--a preservative; presereve the community-help out.
--Colossians 1:17 - Jesus is the preserver of everything.
--Get invovled with the world
--Integrity and Compassion.
LIGHT
--the world is dark and decaying
--Christians are light because they have a Truth and hold it up.
--The church is an alternate society in a city.
--Christians are a community of light.
HURT
--Beatitudes - statement of what a Christian should be.
--Don't be obnoxious about your faith - don't be a meddler - 1Peter 4:15
--Speak the truth with love.
--Get rid of self pity and be of good cheer.
--Phillipians 2 - Don't do things out of personal glory and reputation.
Stand up for Jesus and he will be with us.
Share Jesus' suffering to share his glory.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Sunday, April 22, 2012
The Norms of the Kingdom
Savior and Teacher: A Study of Matthew part 10
Dr. Timothy Keller
15 April 2012
Matthew 5:1-10
1Now when he saw the crods, he went up on a mountainside and sad down. His disciples came to him, 2and he began to teach them saying:
3"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4Blesssed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
5Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
7Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
8Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
9Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
10Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
The Sermon on the Mount.
GLORY - HOW WE SHOULD LIVE.
--The salt of the earth; salt was a perservative.
--Help people and communities that are falling apart.
--Religion is also about what you do in solitude--when people aren't watching.
--Worrying and anxiety are about pride.
TERROR
--Realization of our shortcomings.
--The sermon exposes and condemns me.
--We are spiritually bankrupt.
--Even are good deeds are often selfishly motivated.
--Meekness means that I rely on Jesus completly.
--We need to thirst for righteousness (absolute love and integrity)
--We need to ask for salvation, not as a right we deserve, but as a gift.
--Phillipians 3:7-14 - Righteousness through faith
HERO
--We can be comforted because He was stripped of everything, so we don't have to be.
--We are fulfilled because He thirsts.
--He is poor in spirit for us, so we can be poor in spirit in front of God and others.
Hero of Heroes: Seeing Christ in the Beatitudes by Iain M. Duguid
David Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Dr. Timothy Keller
15 April 2012
Matthew 5:1-10
1Now when he saw the crods, he went up on a mountainside and sad down. His disciples came to him, 2and he began to teach them saying:
3"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4Blesssed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
5Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
7Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
8Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
9Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
10Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
The Sermon on the Mount.
GLORY - HOW WE SHOULD LIVE.
--The salt of the earth; salt was a perservative.
--Help people and communities that are falling apart.
--Religion is also about what you do in solitude--when people aren't watching.
--Worrying and anxiety are about pride.
TERROR
--Realization of our shortcomings.
--The sermon exposes and condemns me.
--We are spiritually bankrupt.
--Even are good deeds are often selfishly motivated.
--Meekness means that I rely on Jesus completly.
--We need to thirst for righteousness (absolute love and integrity)
--We need to ask for salvation, not as a right we deserve, but as a gift.
--Phillipians 3:7-14 - Righteousness through faith
HERO
--We can be comforted because He was stripped of everything, so we don't have to be.
--We are fulfilled because He thirsts.
--He is poor in spirit for us, so we can be poor in spirit in front of God and others.
Hero of Heroes: Seeing Christ in the Beatitudes by Iain M. Duguid
David Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Monday, April 9, 2012
The Resurrection
Savior and Teacher: A Study of Matthew Part 9
Dr. Timothy Keller
08 April 2012
Matthew 28:1-20
1After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. 2There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead me.
5The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you wil see him.' Now I have told you."
8So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9Suddenly Jesus met them, "Greetings," he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshipped him. 10Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me."
11While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. 12When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, 13telling them, "You are to say, 'His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.' 14If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble." 15 So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely circulated to this very day.
16Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17When they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubted. 18Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirity, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
The Resurrection is a life transforming commitment.
DID IT HAPPEN?
--Women eyewitnesses that were still alive--women's testimony was not admissible
--Why choose women as an eyewitness if you were trying to fake a narrative.
--Some of his disciples doubted the he rose again--he kept coming back to prove it.
--People were skeptical back them.
--They weren't any more gullible than people today.
JESUS IS WITH US IN HISTORY AND IN THE GOSPELS
--Ephesisans 2:14-18
CHRIST TURNED OUR LIVES INTO A PERSONAL RESURRECTION AND CONNECTION WITH GOD
--"I am with you always"
--It allows all our grief to be swallowed up.
It is the ultimate happy ending.
Dr. Timothy Keller
08 April 2012
Matthew 28:1-20
1After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. 2There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead me.
5The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you wil see him.' Now I have told you."
8So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9Suddenly Jesus met them, "Greetings," he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshipped him. 10Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me."
11While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. 12When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, 13telling them, "You are to say, 'His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.' 14If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble." 15 So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely circulated to this very day.
16Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17When they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubted. 18Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirity, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
The Resurrection is a life transforming commitment.
DID IT HAPPEN?
--Women eyewitnesses that were still alive--women's testimony was not admissible
--Why choose women as an eyewitness if you were trying to fake a narrative.
--Some of his disciples doubted the he rose again--he kept coming back to prove it.
--People were skeptical back them.
--They weren't any more gullible than people today.
JESUS IS WITH US IN HISTORY AND IN THE GOSPELS
--Ephesisans 2:14-18
CHRIST TURNED OUR LIVES INTO A PERSONAL RESURRECTION AND CONNECTION WITH GOD
--"I am with you always"
--It allows all our grief to be swallowed up.
It is the ultimate happy ending.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
The Crucifixion
Savior and Teacher: A Study of Matthew - PART 8
Rev. John Lin
01 April 2012
Matthew 27: 45-56
45From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. 46About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"--which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
47when some of those standing there heard this, they said, "He's calling Elijah." 48Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine and vinegar, put it on a stick, and offered it to Jesus to drink. 49The rest said, "Now leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah comes to save him."
50And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. 51At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split. 52The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. 53They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus' resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many people.
54When the centurion and those with him who were gurading Jesus saw the earthquake and all that happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, "Surely he was the Son of God!"
55Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs. 56Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.
REALITY OF JESUS'S DEATH
--Women were not held in high regard back then, yet they were the witnesses of his death, burial, and resurrection.
--They may have been still alive when the story started spreading in the gospels--living witnesses.
PASSION
--True passion involves suffering.
--Jesus screamed for God as he was forsaken by Him.
--Spiritual collapse.
--Temple was torn, so that the presence of God becomes availabale to us all through Jesus
--Jesus gave up his spirit to give us all a new life.
--Jesus was forsaken so we don't have to be.
Rev. John Lin
01 April 2012
Matthew 27: 45-56
45From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. 46About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"--which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
47when some of those standing there heard this, they said, "He's calling Elijah." 48Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine and vinegar, put it on a stick, and offered it to Jesus to drink. 49The rest said, "Now leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah comes to save him."
50And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. 51At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split. 52The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. 53They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus' resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many people.
54When the centurion and those with him who were gurading Jesus saw the earthquake and all that happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, "Surely he was the Son of God!"
55Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs. 56Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.
REALITY OF JESUS'S DEATH
--Women were not held in high regard back then, yet they were the witnesses of his death, burial, and resurrection.
--They may have been still alive when the story started spreading in the gospels--living witnesses.
PASSION
--True passion involves suffering.
--Jesus screamed for God as he was forsaken by Him.
--Spiritual collapse.
--Temple was torn, so that the presence of God becomes availabale to us all through Jesus
--Jesus gave up his spirit to give us all a new life.
--Jesus was forsaken so we don't have to be.
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