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The Christian Secret Life: Prayer

After Jesus deals with giving in secret he then goes onto another aspect of the Christian life that should be done in secret and that is prayer. He gives three categories, first is the hypocrite who offers up long prayers to be noticed by others, second is the gentile who heaps up vain repetitions thinking they’ll be heard for their many words, and thirdly is the Christian who actually prays secretly! The Christian has a promise that the Father waits […]

The Christian’s Secret Life: Giving – Tim Conway

We have now arrived at Chapter 6 in The Gospel of Matthew. The Lord Jesus continues His discourse by addressing the christian’s secret life. A christian is no more than what he is in secret. He first addresses the topic of giving to the needy. He assumes that giving to the needy will be active in the christians life but He also tells us what should characterise our giving. The christian is someone who gives in secret. Does this mean […]

The Church In A Hostile World

The Church In A Hostile World

Is There Anything Special About You? – Tim Conway

If you are a true disciple of Jesus Christ then you are going to bring forth a type of righteousness that exceeds the Pharisees and a type of love that exceeds the love of gentiles. It’s no sacrifice for the world to love those who love them. However, the Christian isn’t only to love those who love them, but they are to even love their enemies and pray for them. The Christian is able to do this because God’s seed […]

Turn The Cheek – Tim Conway

We live in a world where people are quick to avenge themselves. If someone takes our money we’ll demand it back. If someone hits us we’ll hit them back. Jesus tells christians that one way our righteousness will exceed the Pharisees is that we will turn the cheek, give to the one who takes, and go the extra mile! The passage is summed up in these words…die to self. The christian is someone who leaves revenge to God, who blesses […]