Saint Matthew St Matthew sermon on the mount material possessions mammon two masters this world stuff degrade stolen moth destroys anxiety need trust faithful creator woman baby husband abandoned depression Jesus be my husband clung to Jesus will not abandon us He cannot be taken away contentment birthright Christians greed fallen human nature worshipful attention insatiable Scottsdale airport private jet windows elegant plane massive wealth wife our same airplane next model where do we stop overcome achieve victory true treasure pearl of great price hearts desire infinity of God cup runneth over love sufficient peace wealth all things come of thee O Lord and of thine own have we given thee justification status Bible Scripture reference resources Bible Ford Chevy rank privilege steward saint sanctity uncle military intelligence law career manhattan family plot desolate cottonwood tree badlands cemetery rich man casket mahogany wind tumbleweed smashed ground Canaan in the Desert australia cancer possessions given away dress mall fragrance Chanel Number five 5 purses gucci 4000 thousand clerk inside emptiness blessings wisdom teaching path of liberty treasure

Christian warfare how to be a Christian flesh Saint Paul St Paul goodness of Gods creation human body truth love actions walk in fallen human nature old nature sin baptized the elect relationship hew birth new nature baptism Holy Spirit residence in our hearts victory over walking in the Spirit glory sanctified overcome freedom liberty child of God life of love space time disciple Anglican way prayer sanctify time cornerstone being in church Sunday morning contact Holy Communion bread wine God Himself nourished strengthened King of Peace order divine calmness longsuffering fruits of the Spirit deeper daily office morning evening praise structure sanctify time like the saints Herman Melville obey God disobey ourself heart mind selfish self survival grace conform His will rule of life seasons feasts fasts order our time new technologies emerging netflix one billion hours of viewing show program distracting entertainment screen tv drawn toward society time with people connected face to face pull away right and true love marriage family life volunteer edify bless loving others those things that please God space student college succeed books library campus A student temptation world gratify the flesh advertisement College Times newspaper party life vape shop beer hall not conducive to edification of mind truth beauty expand out love law book rules regs lawgiver Who indwells us precepts fruits of the Spirit saints overcome their fallen human nature yes to God whisper say yes life adventuresome holy beautiful eternal life St Francis Saint Francis of Assisi twelfth century military battle jail ransom prison faith taking care of lepers hospitals mass conversion sick dying dead lepers fear skin rotting compelled by the Spirit saw the person embrace friends blaze a trail obedience to God personalized quench the flesh co crucified heaven touches earth we experience the kingdom of heaven

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Decapolis ten cities circuitous route camp verde payson healed man brought by others intercessions of friends personal relationship tongue ear ephphatha be opened matthew henry sigh innocent man Jesus pure and Holy deaf to hear dumb to speak

gospel unusual requests to heal his son you wont believe unless you see a sign or a wonder pushing the man back

todays gospel restoration to life of the son of the widow of Nain passage from St Johns gospel speaks of the resurrection of lazarus God in his pity will cleanse and defend His church succor

times secular world and its needs impinge on us in our worship rather than preach on the propers consider this verse from the book of Nahum minor prophet genre of lamentation over the destruction of Nineveh the destroyer of the northern kingdom

parable woman and the lost coin dowry bright shiny penny remind came home threw penny on the floor mommy sweep sweep

eleventh chapter of St Matthews gospel come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will refresh you take my yoke upon you and learn of me for I am meek and lowly in heart and ye shall find rest unto your souls for my yoke is easy and my burden is light

image God is without changing or variableness technical term from astronomy the sun goes down and we have night moon goes through its phases God is not like that unchanging no variation no shadow

hymnal poetry speaks so well to todays gospel attributed to St Andrew of Crete Christian

gospel lesson first sunday after epiphany finding of our Lord in the temple brings a consummation the various manifestations of our Lord which we begin to think of in another way during the Epiphany season emphasis visit of the magi baptism and the first miracle in Cana temple is the fourth group that our Lord appears to

unique characteristics of Christianity historic emphasis on works of charity healing the sick feeding the hungry clothing the naked giving room for those who have no room helping those who are in affliction Lords ministry stated as one reason John could know that this was the One for whom they waited for God to renew the earth foretaste of the messianic kingdom

trinity draw to a close among the most joyful of St Pauls epistles Colossians is a favorite intimate connection between our faith in God and our works good works works of love our life lived in two different worlds

greek orthodox theologian friend beatitudes recited in Russian orthodox church Slavik liturgy the beatitudes recited in every eucharist seven gifts of the Holy Spirit and the first seven beatitudes close correlation

the world around us is the existence of double agents claim to be working in the interests of one government or group secretly being employed by the other side subvert undermine acts of treason espionage undetected the Lord speaks about this in the sermon on the mount

core values of our parish value of generosity this Sunday appropriate to discuss virtue value Mothering Sunday gospel emphasis on Jerusalem the mother of us all post reformation in England servants given the day off visit their mothers bouquet of flowers

johns gospel is concerned with Jesus various signs and miracles which our Lord did special attention paid to this initial sign which the Lord manifested for His glory

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existential doctrinal lived out aspect of Christianity the summary of the Good News