Living Room Study

Matthew 9

“While He was reclining at the table in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came as guests to eat with Jesus and His disciples.  When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does you teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”  But when He heard this, He said, “Those who [...]

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Matthew 7

“Enter through the narrow gate.  For the gate is wide and the road is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who go through it.  How narrow is the gate and difficult the road that leads to life, and few find it.”  Matthew 7:13-14

A friend of mine is very wealthy. When I [...]

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Matthew 6

“So don’t worry, saying “What will we eat”, or “What will we drink?, or “What will we wear?”  For the idolaters eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.  But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you. [...]

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Matthew 5

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’  But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may show yourselves to be sons of your father in heaven.  For He causes the sun to rise on the evil and the [...]

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Matthew 4

“Jesus was going all over Galilee, teaching in their synagogues preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and sickness among the people.”  Matthew 4:23

Before we moved to California, my family and I lived in suburban Chicago…the #2 least-churched city in America.  A person’s success in Chicago [...]

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Matthew 3

“In those days, John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea and saying, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!”  For he is the one spoken through the prophet Isaiah, who said: “A voice of one crying in the wilderness:  ‘Prepare the way for the Lord; make His paths straight!’”   [...]

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Matthew 2

“So Joseph got up, took the child and His mother and entered the land of Israel.  But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea, in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there.  And being warned in a dream, he withdrew to the region of Galilee.  Then he went [...]

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10 Commandments (9 & 10)

Today, we finish the 10 Commandments!!!!! (Cue the Pointer Sisters: “Celebrate Good Times”…balloons & confetti.) Good times, indeed. From now on, we’re going to begin each Living Room Study by reciting the 10 Commandments. This practice is intended to be an encouragement to one another, and a positive testimony to any [...]

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10 Commandments (6&8)

Today, we are focusing on Commandments 6 & 8. If you remember, we already learned Commandment #7 when we learned #3…because they both deal with infidelity. (#3 deals with Spiritual adultery, while #7 deals with the Personal.)

6 & 8 are my kids’ favorites. Let dig-in.

6th COMMANDMENT: Hold up a “High-Five” in one hand, [...]

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10 Commandments (4&5)

Today, we are focusing on Commandments 4 & 5. They aren’t as intimately related as the 1&2, and 3&7…so let’s consider them individually.

4th COMMANDMENT: Hold up 4 fingers, look at them and say, “Commandment #4: Remember the Sabbath day and set it apart for God…’cause that’s what it’s there FOUR! (For)”

“Remember the Sabbath [...]

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