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Walking With Christ
Contributed by Mike Lewis on Jan 3, 2023 (message contributor)
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1. Walking With Christ Introduction
Contributed on Jan 3, 2023
We are going to spend an entire year in the Sermon on the Mount. But in our introduction, we are going to pass by the Sermon and into the ministry Jesus had begun in calling his disciples.
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION - Welcome Guests - Make sure to invite friends to join us in the new year! 2023 is going to be special as we move into our new theme called: Walking with Christ. - EXPLAIN: Sermon on the Mount, walk with Christ that week—live out what we’ve learned, each lesson ending ...read more
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2. Great Crowds
Contributed on Feb 1, 2023
Before Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, the people began to gather around forming Great Crowds. Why did these crowds form? What kept the crowds satisfied? What drove them away?
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION I. CHILDHOOD a. Raised in a tough neighborhood. Parents taught us well but it didn’t prevent me from being picked on. Thankfully never really got into trouble. I don’t like bullies. In 1986 we moved to a much better neighborhood, but it was my job to walk my little ...read more
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3. Salty And Bright
Contributed on Mar 26, 2024
Jesus goes into the next part of the Sermon on the Mount where he goes through some qualities and characteristics of how a disciple takes those beatitudes and lives them out in this series for the next 8 weeks: Living Righteously
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION FOOD MYTHS: MSG We are talking about saltiness this morning, so I thought I would begin with a story about a food myth and that is Chinese food makes people feel bad because it is loaded with MSG. And I bet I can guess where everyone will be going for lunch today ...read more
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4. To Fulfill The Law
Contributed on Mar 26, 2024
Every bit of Jesus’ previous statements in the Sermon on the Mount have been about the life and attitudes of his followers. How a disciple might act. What a believer seeks in his or her life. Today, Jesus makes some statements about himself and his purpose here on earth.
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION THE WEIRDEST LAWS IN EVERY STATE The United States is a large, vibrant and diverse country in which states and even cities have the power to pass their own laws. This makes sense in many cases because life is different from the East Coast to the West Coast and what needs ...read more
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5. I'm So Angry!
Contributed on Mar 11, 2026
In our passage from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, we are going to hear what he has to say about anger and what to do and what not to do when you are angry.
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION A NEW BRIDE [excerpt taken from Chapel Chats II by Dennis Lynn, Cascade College, pg. 23.] A man once recalls the story, now part of the family folklore, beginning when, as a new bride, his Aunt Edna put a shoe box on a shelf in her closet and asked her husband to never ...read more
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6. The Resurrection: Our Good News
Contributed on Mar 11, 2026
I want to share some Good News about Victory with you. We all need Good News. With all the negatives that are going on in our world we need some Good News. On Easter Sunday, we have the opportunity to hear the Best News that was ever given.
EASTER Today is a special day. We celebrate this day of Easter every year on our calendars. We get out the decorations with bunnies and little chicks overlaid on pastel colors. Stores have been selling lots of Easter related products like baskets and candy. Egg coloring kits are popular. I see ...read more
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7. We Don't Talk About That
Contributed on Mar 11, 2026
Today’s lesson from the Sermon on the Mount tells us that if our hand causes us to sin, we should cut it off. When we sin, we might need some spiritual surgery to put us on the right track.
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION RICK ALLEN: DEF LEPPARD Rick Allen became the drummer for the UK Rock band Def Leppard at the young age of 15 in 1978. Def Leppard had produced 3 albums by 1983, but tragedy would strike the next year. In 1984, Rick Allen was in a car crash that threw him from his ...read more
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8. God's Plan For Marriage
Contributed on Mar 11, 2026
Life-long marriage between a man and a woman is on the decline. Marriage is an institution that was ordained to be consistent through all time. In our passage from the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus speaks to his audience about marriage.
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION A ROYAL PAIN-ENBAUM How many of you are familiar with the Actor Gene Hackman? He has made a wonderful living in so many great movies. He was Lex Luthor in the Superman films with Christopher Reeve. He won an Oscar for his role as Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle in The French ...read more
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9. I Swear!
Contributed on Mar 11, 2026
Our lesson today is thus titled, "I swear" Not because I do. But that is the topic Jesus is covering in this portion of our Sermon on the Mount series.
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION THE HISTORY OF OATH TAKING From the beginning of time oaths were part of a major way of life. As a student of Christian history, I believe this is a moment to understand why oaths are so important, as well as how they came to be such an important tradition. WHAT IS AN ...read more
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10. Ouch!!! My Cheek!
Contributed on Mar 16, 2026
What should our response be when someone hurts us? To retaliate? That’s the question today as we continue in our series from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount he addresses the idea of an eye for an eye and what it really means.
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION WHEN CELEBRITIES ATTACK Famous celebrities are just like everyone else—they act erratically, they make fools of themselves in public, they even start fights. The main difference is this: when a celebrity does these things, there is always a reporter around to record ...read more
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11. A Most Difficult Love
Contributed on Mar 16, 2026
This kind of love is not easy. It does not come naturally. And it isn’t something that the world is used to giving—citizens of heaven move toward this type of love and are willing to give it a try.
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION THEY MET AS ENEMIES IN WWII AND BECAME FRIENDS 50 YEARS LATER [excerpt taken from The Des Moines Register by Daniel P. Finney] The day was May 19, 1944, and the world still burned from the death and destruction of World War II. Howard Linn, then a 21-year-old from ...read more
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12. Your Secret Reward
Contributed on Mar 16, 2026
Not all panhandlers are created equal. Many are looked at with disdain and anger. In our passage today, Jesus says that when you DO give to the needy, to not make a show of it.
WELCOME IKE, THE PANHANDLING DOG Many people are preparing for their summer vacations and traveling to see sights they may have seen before and loved or to go and see things they have never been to. Disneyland, Branson, Hawaii, Camping in the forest, Yosemite, Yellowstone, or maybe Mount Rushmore. ...read more
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13. When You Pray
Contributed on Mar 16, 2026
Our text this morning in the Sermon on the Mount is what has become known as “The Lord’s Prayer” and this prayer is quite famous. We see it used widely in popular culture.
WELCOME THE LORD’S PRAYER I thought I would begin this week with an untypical story. This has to do with our text this morning, but not indirectly as I usually do. In our passage today we will hear what has become known as “The Lord’s Prayer” and this prayer is quite famous. We see it used widely ...read more