Matthew 5:13-20 13″You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. 14″You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. 15Neither do people light a ...

Matthew 5:1-12 The Beatitudes 1Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2and he began to teach them saying: 3″Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comfor...

Matthew 4:12-25 Jesus Begins to Preach 12When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he returned to Galilee. 13Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali— 14to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah: 15″Land of Zebulun ...

Matthew 3:13-4:11 (NIV) The Baptism of Jesus 13Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. 14But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all ri...

I have begun a study on the teachings of Jesus throughout the gospels. I have recently been challenged through the reading of the book Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell. Rob Bell brings out the fact that we have been brought up believing what we shouldn’t do as Christians and I was challenged then with what shou...