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The Sermon on the Mount/The Disciples' Prayer

A curated series inside Reverend Michael Malanga.

Jul 23, 2017 6:30 AM America/New_York

Forgiven People are Forgiving People - Matthew 6.14-15

When we set out to practice what Jesus preaches, one of the first things we must learn to do is deny ourselves, and take up our cross and follow Him. However, I cannot take up my cross if I refuse to let go of the debts owed to me by my debtors. If I do n

So far, Jesus has taught us to confess God as our Father, to sanctify His name, to pray for His Kingdom to come, and for His will be done on earth as it is in heaven. He’s taught us to trust God for our daily bread as well as for our daily grace, first

Jul 9, 2017 6:30 AM America/New_York

Give Us and Forgive Us - Matthew 6:9-15

The Disciples’ Prayer begins with an invocation: “Our Father in heaven.” An invocation is an appeal for God’s attention. It’s an invitation for Him to come and make His presence known to us. The invocation governs and guides the entire prayer. W

Jul 2, 2017 6:30 AM America/New_York

As it is in Heaven - Matthew 6.9-15

The Disciples’ Prayer is meant to be a pattern for our prayer. Jesus is teaching us how to pray not what we should pray. Now it’s not wrong to pray this prayer word-for-word, as we often do and as we will prior to taking Communion after the sermon. Ho

Jun 25, 2017 6:30 AM America/New_York

Pray Then Like This - Matthew 6.5-15

In Matthew 6, Jesus draws attention to how two groups of people approach God in prayer. The first group approaches God in order to be seen by the other employees – as if to show Him, as well as their co-workers, how hard-working and dedicated they are t

Jun 4, 2017 6:30 AM America/New_York

It's Not About Optics ~ Matthew 6.1-4

Practicing righteousness is the practical outworking of everything Jesus has taught thus far in the Sermon on the Mount. In John 6.27, Jesus said, “Do not labor for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of