church of Christ at Cloud 9

In Matthew 8:5-13, we have the story of a Roman centurion coming to Jesus asking that He would heal his servant.  A Roman centurion—an outsider, a Gentile, a representative of the occupying force—approaches Jesus with a request that reveals a faith deeper than anything found in Israel. What kind of faith does Jesus marvel at? […]

Jesus taught in Matthew 7:21-23 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.  Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done […]

Sheep are typically gentle and harmless.  They have little ability to protect themselves from predators.  They can’t run fast for long distances like a gazelle.  They don’t have a hard shell like a tortoise.  They have little by way of teeth, claws or horns to fight an enemy.  They are basically defenseless.  When a wolf […]

Jesus taught in Matthew 7:13-14 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.” Jesus describes […]

Jesus taught in Matthew 7:12 “Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.” This is known as the Golden Rule. It is often stated as “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” In applying the Golden Rule, think of […]

Jesus gave the following teaching in Matthew 7:7-8 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to ` who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.”  He taught us to ask, seek and knock.  Jesus […]

Jesus taught in Matthew 7:1 “Judge not, that you be not judged.”  From this, some have taught that we should never judge.  But there are many times in our lives that we must judge.  We are commanded to make judgements about the evil person within the church. 1 Corinthians 5:11-13 “But now I have written […]

In the sermon on the mount, Jesus taught us not to worry.  Matthew 6:25-34  “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look […]

Jesus taught in Matthew 6:19-21 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.  For where your treasure is, there […]

Jesus taught His disciples to pray in Matthew 6:9-13.  One element of the prayer was the request to the Father for forgiveness.  Verse 12: “And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.” Jesus further taught in Matthew 6:14-15  “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if […]