“Radical Discipleship: Spending Some Moments on the Mount with Jesus” – Lamar Avenue Church of Christ – Paris, TX https://lacoc.org A community of people who strive to live lives that please God. Sun, 29 May 2022 16:49:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 https://i0.wp.com/lacoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-LamarAvenue-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 “Radical Discipleship: Spending Some Moments on the Mount with Jesus” – Lamar Avenue Church of Christ – Paris, TX https://lacoc.org 32 32 180485810 “The Greatest Sermon” Matthew 5-7 https://lacoc.org/sermons/the-greatest-sermon-matthew-5-7/ Sun, 29 May 2022 16:49:38 +0000 http://lacoc.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=1603

]]> 1603 “A Wise Man built…” Matthew 7:24-29 https://lacoc.org/sermons/a-wise-man-built-matthew-724-29/ Mon, 23 May 2022 19:37:17 +0000 http://lacoc.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=1599

]]> 1599 “Good Fruit” (Matthew 7:13-29) https://lacoc.org/sermons/good-fruit-matthew-713-29/ Sun, 15 May 2022 16:46:00 +0000 http://lacoc.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=1584

]]> 1584 “The Golden Rule” (Matthew 7:12) https://lacoc.org/sermons/the-golden-rule-matthew-712/ Thu, 12 May 2022 18:01:40 +0000 http://lacoc.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=1580

]]> 1580 “Ask, See, Knock!” (Matthew 7:7-11) https://lacoc.org/sermons/ask-see-knock-matthew-77-11/ Sun, 01 May 2022 17:13:44 +0000 http://lacoc.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=1576

]]> 1576 “Dogs & Pigs” (Matthew 7:6) https://lacoc.org/sermons/dogs-pigs-matthew-76/ Sun, 24 Apr 2022 17:20:11 +0000 http://lacoc.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=1573

]]> 1573 “Do Not Judge!” (Matthew 7:1-5) https://lacoc.org/sermons/do-not-judge-matthew-71-5/ Mon, 11 Apr 2022 19:15:14 +0000 http://lacoc.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=1556

Jesus’ words are related to how we treat each other.

“To judge” has two meanings in the New Testament:

  1. It can mean discerning between things.
  2. It can also mean to sit in a place of superiority to condemn.

The humorous metaphor Jesus uses teaches that “judging” can lead to hypocrisy.

Become a “one another” church.

  • “One another” implies a certain sense of responsibility to one another.
  • “One another” offers the potential for belonging.
  • “One another” calls for us to recognize our interdependence.

Build social capital at Lamar Avenue—make relationships a priority!

]]> 1556 “Don’t Be a Worrywart” (Matthew 6:25-34) https://lacoc.org/sermons/dont-be-a-worrywart-matthew-625-34/ Sun, 03 Apr 2022 17:11:33 +0000 http://lacoc.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=1547 In our text this morning three times Jesus plainly says, “Do not worry!” (6:25, 31, 34)

Jesus says not to worry about three things:

  1. Life
  2. Life’s Necessities
  3. And, the future

Jesus gives three illustrations of why worry is silly.

  1. We are more important than birds.
  2. What can worry change?
  3. We are more important than flowers.

Jesus gives the corrective to worry in verse 33, which becomes the pivotal verse of this section.

Not only must the kingdom of God be first on our priority list, the kingdom of God must also determine our priority list!

]]> 1547 “To Fast, or not to Fast” (Matthew 6:16-18) https://lacoc.org/sermons/to-fast-or-not-to-fast-matthew-616-18/ Wed, 23 Mar 2022 13:30:24 +0000 http://lacoc.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=1544 Fasting is deliberate and sustained abstinence from food.

Fasting in the Bible was usually done for one of the following reasons:

  1. As an act of mourning;
  2. As an act of repentance;
  3. As an auxiliary to prayer;
  4. As an act of preparation to encounter God.

Fasting was only commanded once in the Law of Moses.

Fasting was primarily a voluntary activity.

The Pharisees fasted twice a week, on Monday and Thursday.

Jesus was concerned that fasting had turned into a show for praise of others and all its spiritual value was ruined.

Applications from This Text:

  1. Think of fasting as often as you think of praying.
  2. Recognize and respond to sacred moments in life.
  3. Embrace the pathos of God.
  4. Consider observing the liturgical calendar.
  5. Resist the temptation to appear better than we are.
]]> 1544 “The Lord’s Prayer” (Matthew 6:5-15) https://lacoc.org/sermons/the-lords-prayer-matthew-65-15/ Sun, 13 Mar 2022 17:03:17 +0000 http://lacoc.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=1539 5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

9 “This, then, is how you should pray:

“‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10 your kingdom come,
your will be done,
    on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts,
    as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,[a]
    but deliver us from the evil one.[b]’

14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

Applications from This Text:

  1. The first phrase of the prayer establishes the relationship in which the prayer can be meaningful.
  2. The second extended phrase establishes that the purpose of prayer is not to get my will done in heaven, but to get God’s will done on earth, to bring the reality of His kingdom into my life, and into the lives of those I encounter.
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