Tag: Matthew 5

• Sermon of January 27, 2019 — “The Kingdom Calls for Charity”

  

  Matthew 5 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2 Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5 “Blessed are…

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  January 29, 2019

  From The Pastor HCE, Hills Church Export PA, Sermons HCE

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• February 26, 2017 Sermon — “I’ve been to the mountaintop!”

  

  Matthew 17:1-8 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. 2And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white. 3Suddenly there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him.…

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  February 27, 2017

  From The Pastor HCE, Hills Church Export PA, Sermons HCE

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• February 5, 2017 Sermon — “The Super Bowl of Sermons”

  

  Matthew 5:1-12 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: 3 ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 ‘Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5 ‘Blessed…

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  February 6, 2017

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• August 7, 2016 Sermon — “Be Careful What You Wish For”

  

  1 Samuel 8:1-19 When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel. 2The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beer-sheba. 3Yet his sons did not follow in his ways, but turned aside after gain; they took bribes and perverted justice. 4 Then…

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  August 8, 2016

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• Sermon of June 22, 2014–“School’s Out!”

  Matthew 10:24-39 24“A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a slave above the master;25it is enough for the disciple to be like the teacher, and the slave like the master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household! 26“So have no fear of…

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  June 23, 2014

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  12 disciples, ascension, Barbara Brown Taylor, Bellaire High School Ohio, communism, conflict, Creative Commons License, Disciples, Discipleship, East Germany, eisegesis, family, forgiveness, Fred Craddock, hate, honor, Jesus as teacher, Lebanon PA, Love, Martyr’s Mirror, Matthew 10, Matthew 5, persectuion, refugees, risk, secret police, secularism, Sermon on the Mount, students, teacher

• Sermon of February 23, 2014–“Love Is Where You Find It”

  Matthew 5:38-48  38“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also; 40and if anyone wants to sue you and take your coat, give your cloak…

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  February 24, 2014

  From The Pastor HCE, Sermons HCE

  An Interpretation of Christian Ethics, Atticus Finch, C.S. Lewis, Christian Realism, conflict, double love commandment, duty, Eleazar Fernandez, evangelism, feeling, Harper Lee, Jesus Christ, kinship, labor unions, Love, love command, love of enemies, managment, Matthew 5, maturity, Mere Christianity, muscle memory, obligation, patriotism, perfection, Practice, reaching across the aisle, reasons to love, Reinhold Niebuhr, Sermon on the Mount, To Kill a Mockingbird, Tom Robinson, Ukraine, Union Seminary in the Philippines, United Seminary, Valentine’s Day, Venezuela

• Sermon of February 16, 2014–“Deeper Magic From Before the Dawn of Time”

  Matthew 5:21-37 21“You have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, ‘You shall not murder’; and ‘whoever murders shall be liable to judgment.’ 22But I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or sister, you will be liable to judgment; and if you insult a brother or sister, you…

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  February 17, 2014

  Notes From Pastor Hedden, Sermons HCE

  adultery, anger, Aslan, atonement, C.S. Lewis, cross, Deeper Magic, Disciples, divorce, ethics, exaggeration, forgiveness, gift, grace, grudges, humility, hyperbole, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, lust, Machiavelli, Matthew 5, morality, pride, reconciliation, Sermon on the Mount, sin, strength, The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe, The White Witch, will to power

• Sermon of February 9, 2014–“Love On the Line”

  Matthew 5:13-20 13“You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot. 14“You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. 15No one after lighting…

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  February 12, 2014

  From The Pastor HCE, Hills Church Export PA, Sermons HCE

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• Sermon of February 2, 2014–“Gesundheit!”

  Matthew 5:1-12 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: 3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.4“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5“Blessed are the meek,…

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  February 4, 2014

  From The Pastor HCE, Sermons HCE

  Beatitudes, Bergpredigt, bestsellers, blessedness, blessing, bread and cup, Christian Rohlfs, church, Communion, culture, future, Happiness, hope, illness, Jesus Christ, Johns Hopkins Hospital, joy, Justin Bieber, lottery, luck, makarios, Matthew 5, meal, meaning, meaning of life, meekness, Michael Jackson, money, near death experience, poor in Spirit, power, powerball, purity of heart, purpose, Richard Nixon, self-help, Sermon on the Mount, stroke, suffering, surgery, testimony

• Christ the King Sunday: November 24, 2013–“The Power and the Glory”

  Luke 23:33-43 When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. 34Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots to divide his clothing. 35And the people…

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  November 25, 2013

  From The Pastor HCE, Notes From Pastor Hedden, Sermons HCE

  Beatititudes, Christ the King, crown, crucifixion, Hans Memling, Healing, humility, Iraq, Kingship, Lord, Luke 23, Luke 4, Matthew 5, mocking, Musician Angels, Paradise, persecution, poverty, prophets, sickness, suffering, thief on the cross, throne, violence, war, wholeness, wine