These passages deal with the matter of believers marrying unbelievers. They make it clear that God prohibits this and that there are serious consequences when God’s will is not followed. The sermon reflects on this subject in the light of God’s purposes for marriage.
Read Nehemiah 10:30; 13:23-27
In this passage, Jesus explains the mission of those who by the power of the kingdom of heaven exhibit the characteristics described in the beatitudes. It is of the nature of kingdom citizens that they will have an impact on those around them.
Read Matthew 5:13-16
In this passage, Israel commits herself by reaffirming her covenant obligations to the Lord. The sermon considers the implications of this for new covenant believers.
Read Nehemiah 10:1-29
Persecution of some kind is an inevitable experience for followers of Jesus Christ. This sermon shows why persecution is part of Christian experience and why Jesus considers those who are persecuted to be blessed.
Read Matthew 5:10-12
This chapter is mostly a prayer of confession of sin. From it we learn that confession of sin is a significant part of the lives of the people of God.
Read Nehemiah 9
This sermon focuses on the biblical concept of peace or shalom which is the comprehensive well-being of people who are reconciled to God. Peacemaking in the biblical sense includes evangelism and seeking the well-being of others as well as harmonious relations between people.
Read Matthew 5:9
Through a study of the Law of Moses the people of Israel discovered God’s instructions to celebrate the feast of booths on an annual basis. The sermon explore the meaning of the feast of booths for ancient Israel and makes application for us today.
Read Nehemiah 8:13-18
This sermon expounds three concepts from this text: the concept of the heart, the concept of purity and the concept of “seeing God”.
Read Matthew 5:8
This passage gives a number of important principles concerning the centrality of the Word of God in the lives and worship of the people of God.
Read Nehemiah 8:1-12
This sermon explores the idea of showing mercy in the Bible as well as the relationship between Jesus’ statement “Blessed are the merciful” and his promise “for they shall receive mercy.”
Read Matthew 5:7
