A curated series inside Reverend Michael Malanga.
Nov 12, 2017 6:00 AM America/New_York
Jesus says the truly wise person is one who chooses to build on something solid rather than on the quicksand values of the surrounding culture. The truly wise person understands that a life that is well-built requires more than hearing Jesus words. It mea
Nov 5, 2017 6:30 AM America/New_York
The seven words we fear the most are the seven words we hope we never hear Jesus say to us: “I never knew you; depart from me.” As if those words are not bad news enough, Jesus adds four more, “you workers of lawlessness.”
Oct 29, 2017 7:30 AM America/New_York
As Jesus nears the end of the Sermon on the Mount, He warns His followers to be on guard against those teachers who masquerade as sheep but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
Oct 22, 2017 7:00 AM America/New_York
The Sermon on the Mount is an extraordinary sermon. It has order, unity, and progress. It also has a memorable conclusion. Starting with Matthew 7.13-14, Jesus begins His conclusion with the first of four metaphors. Each metaphor has a single purpose: to
Oct 8, 2017 7:05 AM America/New_York
When people quote the Golden Rule they tend only quote the part that says: “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them.” However, this leaves out an important bit at the end. According to Jesus, the full text of the Golden Rule
Sep 24, 2017 6:35 AM America/New_York
In Matthew 7.1, Jesus condemns thoughtless judgmentalism. We love one another by allowing God’s mercy to overcome our need to render judgment. In Matthew 7.6, Jesus commends thoughtful discernment. We love our unsaved, unbelieving neighbor by telling th
Sep 17, 2017 7:15 AM America/New_York
Of all the things Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount, perhaps His most memorable line is Matthew 7.1: “Judge not, that you be not judged.” Unfortunately, this is also one of His most misquoted, misused, and misunderstood statements. Given Jesus’
Aug 20, 2017 6:30 AM America/New_York
The river of God’s grace is filled with the promises of God. Every promise God keeps – and God keeps ALL His promises— flows over the waterfall of the present into past grace reservoir. Every ounce of that reservoir is a permanent reminder and encou
Aug 13, 2017 6:30 AM America/New_York
Some people have a life verse. I have a life paragraph. It's Matthew 6.24-34. Let me tell you why.
Aug 6, 2017 6:30 AM America/New_York
During WW2, C.S. Lewis did a series of radio lectures on the subject of Christianity. These lectures were later published in a book: Mere Christianity. In his lecture on hope, Lewis reminded his audience that hope is not “a form of escapism or wishful t
Jul 30, 2017 6:30 AM America/New_York
When it comes to the practice of fasting, Jesus is direct about its proper exercise. In the same we are to give, pray, and forgive in secret, so too, are we to fast in secret. Fasting is not to be done before an audience. And, if you’ll pardon the pun,
May 28, 2017 6:30 AM America/New_York
As Jesus preaches through the Sermon on the Mount, He adds more weight to what it means to be His disciple. He began with the Beatitudes. To this He added the weight of being salt and light. To this, He added the weight of having our righteousness surpass
May 7, 2017 6:30 AM America/New_York
By the time Jesus delivers the Sermon on the Mount, leaders of the religious and legal establishment in Israel had replaced the original intent of the law of retaliation with their own interpretation. They took a law clearly intended to be used to settle
Apr 30, 2017 6:30 AM America/New_York
In their zeal to avoid breaking the Law the Pharisees substituted their interpretation of the Law for the Law itself. As a result, they lost sight of its original intent. This is where Jesus enters the conversation. He is the Second Moses come not to null
Apr 23, 2017 6:30 AM America/New_York
Sermon from Reverend Michael Malanga
Mar 26, 2017 6:30 AM America/New_York
Having declared Himself as the Foremost Teacher of the Law, Jesus launches into a part of the Sermon on the Mount referred to as the antitheses, a series of contrasts in which Jesus begins each new point by drawing a difference between what the people hav
Mar 19, 2017 6:30 AM America/New_York
According to Jesus, preventing murder is not the original intent of the Sixth Commandment. On the contrary, the original intent of the commandment is to encourage people to deal properly with their anger so that they don’t commit murder. In other words,
Mar 5, 2017 5:30 AM America/New_York
In telling us we are salt and light, Jesus says we have the opportunity to introduce civilization where there is none. We have received a character different from the surrounding culture. This different character will produce a different lifestyle; one gu
Feb 19, 2017 5:30 AM America/New_York
The Beatitudes challenge us to live like people in whom the Spirit of God is at work. Since none of us possesses any of the beatitudes at birth, we must receive them by trust in Christ and practice them in obedience to His instructions. The beatitudes des
Feb 12, 2017 5:30 AM America/New_York
Jesus began the Sermon on the Mount with the Beatitudes because they are the fundamental qualities one must have in order to practice what Jesus preaches. The Beatitudes paint a picture of what life as a citizen of the kingdom of heaven looks like. The Be
Feb 5, 2017 5:30 AM America/New_York
This text is a prelude to the Sermon on the Mount. Matthew 4 begins with Jesus being led by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by Satan. After thwarting Satan, Jesus emerges from the wilderness only to learn His cousin, John the Baptizing P