Matthew 6;22&2322.  “The eye is the lamp of the body.  So if your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light;23.  But if your eye is not sound, your whole body will be full of darkness.  If then the light in you is darkness, how great is...

Matthew 6;19-2119.  Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal,20.  But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume and where thieves do not break in a steal.21.  For where your treasure...

Matthew 5; 43-4843.  “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’44.  But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,45.  so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes...

Matthew  5;29&3029.  If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and throw it away; it is better that you should lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell.30.  And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and...

Matthew 5;23&24So if you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you,leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. Another way to express this is found in 1...

Matthew 5;13-1613. “You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored?  It is no longer good for anything except to be trodden under foot by men.14.  “You are the light of the world.  A city set on a hill cannot...

Matthew 5;1&21.  Seeing the crowds, he went upon on the mountain, and when he sat down his disciples came to him.2.  And he opened his mouth and taught them saying: Notice that when Jesus saw the crowds, he did not go to them.  He actually went away from them.Going up on the...

Matthew 5;19&2019. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.20.  For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that...

Matthew 5;17&18“Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them.  For truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the law until all...

Matthew 5;14-1614.  “You are the light of the world.  A city set on a hill cannot be hid.15.  Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in       the house.16.  Let your light so shine before...

Matthew 4;23And he went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every infirmity among the people. Jesus “went about all Galilee”.  God’s love compels God’s people to go out with evangelistic zeal.It is the love of God that caused...

Matthew 4;18-2018. As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.19. And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men”20. Immediately they left...

Matthew 4;12-1712. Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee;13. and leaving Nazareth he went and dwelt in Caperna-um by the sea, in the territory of       Zebulun and Naphtali.14. that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:15. “The land of Zebulun and the...

Matthew 4;11Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him. We too are guarded and attended by angels.  We pray, “Let Thy holy angel be with me that the evil foe have no power over me. Amen”  (Luther’s Small Catechism, Morning Prayer) Walking in the Spirit includes recognition that...

Matthew 4;3&43. And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to     become loaves of bread.”4. But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that     proceeds from the mouth of God.’” Temptations are seldom...