…should or shouldn't be done; rather, He lays out a plan for how to live a life that is honoring to God. The Sermonon the Mount is one of Jesus' most famous teaching moments, and his discussion on the Beatitudes kicked it all off! If your experience with the Beatitudes small group curriculum is anything…
Jesus delivered a wealth of wisdom in his Sermonon the Mount, which covers Matthew 5 through 7. In Matthew 6, we encounter his teachings on giving, praying, and fasting. Religious people already practiced all three of these activities, but Jesus challenged his disciples to do them with the right attitude…
…with his disciples. Jesus seems much more concerned about the feel and acceptance issues of the community. For example the Sermonon the Mount seems to be much more focused on helping people change their focus and attitude through character development and thus, creating a healthy community. In comparison…
…He used everyday events to make a spiritual point. In this skit the situation, which takes place at school, draws upon Jesus' words from the Sermonon the Mount an applies it to the lives of today's students. Themes: Belief, Jesus, Fame, Honesty I Want to be More Like This skit shows five people…
…mind of a student. Dont be afraid to go off-lesson. Weve all been there. You work for hours prepping a lesson that is destined to become your sermonon the mount, only to find that your students want to talk about something completely different and totally unrelated. What do you do? GO THERE! If your students…
…opposite. We have been duped! It has never been about getting stuff done faster so we can spend more time at the lake, but so we can pile more stuff on our plate to get done. The current generation also knows this to be true. So how do we manage ministry to students who are living at the speed of light?…
…He used everyday events to make a spiritual point. In this skit the situation, which takes place at school, draws upon Jesus' words from the Sermonon the Mount an applies it to the lives of today's students. Themes: Belief, Jesus, Fame, Honesty
…famous sermons. So jump off the internet for a few minutes and recline in the grass of ancient Israel. Look up and see Jesus on top of a mount and hear the words that should describe anyone who dares to call himself or herself a Christian: One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside…
…Later on, when they became more powerful, say, in the Crusades or something, they weren’t trying to inherit the earth. They were trying to take it over.” Explaining why Jesus’ famous sermon took place on a mount, she reminds the students that Matthew was writing for Jews, and a mount is where…
…opposite. We have been duped! It has never been about getting stuff done faster so we can spend more time at the lake, but so we can pile more stuff on our plate to get done. The current generation also knows this to be true. So how do we manage ministry to students who are living at the speed of light?…
