Mat 5:2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them,
saying…
Mat 7:28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended
these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
Mat 7:29 For he taught them as one having authority,
and not as the scribes.
For the last forty
some days we've studied the things Jesus taught. We talked yesterday of just
how important JESUS Himself told it was to not only HEAR but to DO what He told
us to do. So what do we do now?
Jesus ended His
sayings. Jesus stopped speaking, stopped His teachings at this particular time
and the people who heard Him firsthand were ASTONISHED at what He taught. They KNEW that He spoke with authority. His
words were meant to be listened to. He wasn’t speaking as a person reading
another's words lacking real conviction. He spoke TRUTH.
So why do we read,
hear, and then live a life so incredibly contrary to all we've heard?
Being Christ's isn't
easy in this world we live in, not in any way.
Right now I want to
copy everything Jesus taught that day.
Note the time and
then read it and note the time again.
Let's find out approximately how much time it took for Jesus to teach
all that He did. I say approximate because everyone reads at different speeds
and in truth we have no real idea of how often Jesus paused and whatnot, but
let's do this anyway.
Mat 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is
the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall
be comforted.
Mat 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit
the earth.
Mat 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst
after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Mat 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall
obtain mercy.
Mat 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall
see God.
Mat 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall
be called the children of God.
Mat 5:10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for
righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you,
and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my
sake.
Mat 5:12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is
your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before
you.
Mat 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt
have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for
nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
Mat 5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is
set on an hill cannot be hid.
Mat 5:15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it
under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in
the house.
Mat 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they
may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Mat 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law,
or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Mat 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and
earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all
be fulfilled.
Mat 5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these
least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the
kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be
called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:20 For I say unto you, That except your
righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye
shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:21 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old
time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the
judgment:
Mat 5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry
with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and
whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council:
but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Mat 5:23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the
altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
Mat 5:24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go
thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
Mat 5:25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles
thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to
the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into
prison.
Mat 5:26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no
means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
Mat 5:27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old
time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
Mat 5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on
a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his
heart.
Mat 5:29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it
out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy
members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
Mat 5:30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it
off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy
members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
Mat 5:31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away
his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
Mat 5:32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put
away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit
adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
Mat 5:33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said
by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto
the Lord thine oaths:
Mat 5:34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither
by heaven; for it is God's throne:
Mat 5:35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool:
neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
Mat 5:36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because
thou canst not make one hair white or black.
Mat 5:37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay,
nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
Mat 5:38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye
for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Mat 5:39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil:
but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Mat 5:40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and
take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
Mat 5:41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile,
go with him twain.
Mat 5:42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him
that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
Mat 5:43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou
shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Mat 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless
them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which
despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Mat 5:45 That ye may be the children of your Father
which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good,
and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Mat 5:46 For if ye love them which love you, what
reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
Mat 5:47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do
ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
Mat 5:48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father
which is in heaven is perfect.
Mat 6:1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before
men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in
heaven.
Mat 6:2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not
sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the
streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have
their reward.
Mat 6:3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left
hand know what thy right hand doeth:
Mat 6:4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy
Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
Mat 6:5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as
the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the
corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you,
They have their reward.
Mat 6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy
closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in
secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Mat 6:7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions,
as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much
speaking.
Mat 6:8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your
Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
Mat 6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our
Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Mat 6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth,
as it is in heaven.
Mat 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.
Mat 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our
debtors.
Mat 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver
us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.
Amen.
Mat 6:14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your
heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Mat 6:15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses,
neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Mat 6:16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the
hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may
appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Mat 6:17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine
head, and wash thy face;
Mat 6:18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but
unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret,
shall reward thee openly.
Mat 6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon
earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and
steal:
Mat 6:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in
heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not
break through nor steal:
Mat 6:21 For where your treasure is, there will your
heart be also.
Mat 6:22 The light of the body is the eye: if
therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
Mat 6:23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body
shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness,
how great is that darkness!
Mat 6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he
will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and
despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Mat 6:25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for
your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body,
what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than
raiment?
Mat 6:26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow
not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father
feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
Mat 6:27 Which of you by taking thought can add one
cubit unto his stature?
Mat 6:28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider
the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
Mat 6:29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in
all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Mat 6:30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the
field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much
more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
Mat 6:31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall
we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
Mat 6:32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles
seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
Mat 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his
righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Mat 6:34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for
the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day
is the evil thereof.
Mat 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Mat 7:2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be
judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
Mat 7:3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in
thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
Mat 7:4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me
pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
Mat 7:5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out
of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of
thy brother's eye.
Mat 7:6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs,
neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their
feet, and turn again and rend you.
Mat 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye
shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Mat 7:8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he
that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Mat 7:9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son
ask bread, will he give him a stone?
Mat 7:10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a
serpent?
Mat 7:11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good
gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven
give good things to them that ask him?
Mat 7:12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that
men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the
prophets.
Mat 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is
the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be
which go in thereat:
Mat 7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the
way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Mat 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you
in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Mat 7:16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men
gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Mat 7:17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good
fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
Mat 7:18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit,
neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Mat 7:19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit
is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Mat 7:20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Mat 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord,
shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father
which is in heaven.
Mat 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord,
have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and
in thy name done many wonderful works?
Mat 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never
knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Mat 7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of
mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house
upon a rock:
Mat 7:25 And the rain descended, and the floods came,
and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was
founded upon a rock.
Mat 7:26 And every one that heareth these sayings of
mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his
house upon the sand:
Mat 7:27 And the rain descended, and the floods came,
and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the
fall of it.
Ten minutes, twelve
minutes…. maybe eight for you or maybe 15, or even 30 minutes if you read slow,
and pause. You could probably even draw
it out a little longer.
We studied in
forty-eight days something Jesus possibly could have taught in less than an
hour. Is it any wonder those people were
astonished at what He taught. Forty-eight days of studying, no, not endless
24hr a day studying for forty-eight days, but a daily studying of what He
taught in an hour or so.
Jesus gave those
people listening to Him so incredibly much to think about!
He said- Every one
that hears the sayings of His, and does them- is like a wise man!
Can you imagine how
the hearts and minds of these people had to be burning with this new message
coming from the Savior Himself?! They
were told they had to DO the things they'd heard.
Having just read all
of the things they were told to hear and do, can you remember it all? Probably
not. Having even studied it all over the last month and more can you remember
it all? Probably not. Yet Jesus told those who heard Him speak they had to hear
and do, and they didn't have the written word to take back home with them and
study. Christ's words were burned into their minds. His words had such and
amazing affect on them, they were ASTONISHED.
Christ taught them as One with AUTHORITY. And that authority caused them to pay close
attention to everything He was teaching them.
Christ would NOT have made it impossible for them to remember what He'd
spoken. He'd said so much, and they
would remember and make a choice to listen to the Savior's words or not, to be
wise or to be unwise, to live or to die.
Mat 7:28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended
these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
Mat 7:29 For he taught them as one having authority,
and not as the scribes.
They were astonished
by Jesus' teaching with such authority, His teachings were different than those
they were used to hearing. Can you
imagine, they were used to hearing the Scriptures from scribes, but it was NOT the
same at all. This was the One whose Word
they'd heard from Scribes all their lives speaking HIS message to them, HIS
truth, the TRUTH spoken to them in a way they could comprehend fully and have
NO excuse not to follow, not to listen, not to learn, not to DO all that He
wanted of them.
We are BLESSED, so
INCREDIBLY BLESSED to have Jesus' words written down for us to that we CAN
study them. We live in a time when there is SO much evil call good, that to
truly follow our Savior's words, to listen and do, we will stand out simply
because in this day and age evil is called good, and good is called evil. Did we learn anything these last forty-eight
days? Have our lives been changed? Have we grown closer to our Lord? Or is everything the same? Seriously, we NEED to ask ourselves these
questions! Christ wants us to HEAR and DO!
Do we do EVERYTHING that He's said? Are our lives the embodiment of His
teachings? Or do we fail miserably away from what He wants from us?
Do we need to study
more and constantly to make these sayings of our Lord a reality for us?
God, please help us!
Please! We would have Your words written in our HEARTS, in our MINDS! Bless us LORD, bless us and help us to only
grow in Your truth, closer to YOU, knowing You and known of YOU.
Bless us, forgive
us, keep us all in YOUR LOVE! Please save us from ourselves!
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