Category: Jesus Christ

OTKC 11: Love Your Enemy

You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbour and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven.  Matthew 5:43-45 (ESVUK) People relate to the word love as a matter of feelings that work themselves […]

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OTKC 10: Go The Extra Mile

Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. Give […]

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OTKC 09: Keep Your Word

Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil.  Matthew 5:37 (ESVUK) I Can’t Take Your Word Talk is cheap. That’s easy for you to say. They over-promise and under-deliver. Each of these sentiments reflects a stance that people adopt when they hear someone make a claim. Each […]

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OTKC 08: Avoid Lust

If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better […]

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OTKC 07: Be Reconciled

So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there, remember that your brother has something against you; leave your gift there before the altar and go. First, be reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your gift.  Matthew 5:23-24 (ESVUK) Repairing the broken is not an easy task. Repairing what was […]

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OTKC 06: Honour God’s Law

“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfil them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. Therefore, whoever relaxes one of the least of these […]

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OTKC 05: Let Your Light Shine

“Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven”— Matthew 5:16 (ESV) When the switch is turned, there’s no doubt about the light that emerges. The issue is about turning the switch on. In Jesus’ profound Sermon on the Mount, He delivers […]

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OTKC 04: Rejoice in Persecution

“Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”— Matthew 5:12 (ESV) “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.”— James 1:2-3 (ESV) The words of Jesus […]

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OTKC 03: Follow Me

“And he said to them, ‘Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.’” (Matthew 4:19 ESVUK) When Jesus called Simon Peter and Andrew by the Sea of Galilee, He wasn’t just inviting them into a new career – He was calling them into a life-transforming relationship with Him. His words, “Follow me,” still […]

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