Tag: Sermon on the Mount
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Reflecting on Matthew 6 19-34
We are studying Matthew 6:19-34 for Sunday, June 6. The text presents part of Jesus’s teaching, in particular the teaching on not being anxious about material things and the future. [Some notes on the text are here.] Here are some questions we might want to consider or discuss in class: In verses 19-21, Jesus tells…
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Studying Matthew 6 19-34
We are studying Matthew 6:19-34 for Sunday, June 6. This is a part of the Sermon on the Mount we didn’t look at closely the last time we studied the Sermon on the Mount (last year, notes here and here). This time, we’ll be looking closely at Jesus’s remarks on not worrying or striving after…
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Study Notes – Matthew 6 1-8
We are studying Matthew 6:1-8 for Sunday, February 9 – a portion of the Sermon on the Mount dealing with how to worship properly. Or, dealing with motives and the condition of the heart. We’ll have to think further about what this text is “about.” [Some study questions for the text are here.] Meanwhile, here…
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Matthew 7 1-6, 15-23
We are studying Matthew 7:1-6 & 15-23 for Sunday, July 28. This includes the portion of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount that instructs us not to judge, which clearly does not mean abandoning every form of discernment. [Study notes on the text are here.] Here are a few questions we might want to think about…
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Study Notes – Matthew 7 1-6, 15-23
We are studying Matthew 7:1-6 & 15-23 for Sunday, July 28. This is some, not all, of the concluding section of the Sermon on the Mount. [Some discussion questions for this text are here.] Here are my notes on this text: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: This is our fourth [and last, for awhile] week studying the…
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Matthew 5 38-48
We are studying Matthew 5:38-48 for Sunday, July 21 – Jesus’ teaching that deeply informs Christian commitment to the principle of non-retaliation. [Some notes on this text are here.] Here are a few questions we might want to think about before class, or discuss in class: In v39, Jesus says not to “resist an evildoer.”…
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Study Notes – Matthew 5 38-48
We are studying Matthew 5:38-48 for Sunday, July 21. This is Jesus’ summation of “the antitheses,” that concludes with what may be Jesus’ most difficult command: being perfect, by loving our enemies. [Some questions on the text are here.] Here are my notes on this text: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: We are still working our way…
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Matthew 5 21-32
We are studying Matthew 5:21-32 for Sunday, July 14 – the first part of Jesus’ explanation of what it means for one’s righteousness to exceed that of the scribes and the Pharisees. [Study notes on the text are here.] Here are some questions we might want to consider before or discuss during class: How well…
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Study Notes – Matthew 5 21-32
We are studying Matthew 5:21-32 for Sunday, July 14 (Bastille Day!!). This is the beginning of the section of the Sermon on the Mount often labeled “the antitheses,” because Jesus is using the rhetoric of contrast between what “has been said” and what he is saying now. [Some questions on the text are here.] Here…
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Matthew 5 13-20
We are studying Matthew 5:13-20 for Sunday, July 7 – a passage that includes Jesus’ familiar sayings about being salt and light, and Jesus’ relationship to “the law and the prophets.” [Study notes on this text are here.] Here are a few questions we might want to reflect on or discuss: What do we normally…
Matters of Interpretation 