JESUS Is God
"The virgin will be with child and will give birth to
a son, and they will call him Immanuel"--which means, "God with us."
MT 1:23
In those days John the Baptist came,
"Repent, REPENT
Confessing their sins REPENT
"You brood of vipers! KEEPS FROM BELIEVING Pride APPLY Fruit Essential GOD IN US APPLY Not Easy JUDGEMENT By Christ
(Repent, confess your harmfulness, prepare the way for the Lord to come into your life. A godly heritage won't save you. If you don't produce good fruit, (apply the principles), you will be thrown into hell. Those who repent will be cleansed by and given life in the Holy Spirit, but will also pass through trials.)
MT3:1-12
"It is written: PRINCIPLES
"It is also written: BELIEVE Growing
(Escape temptation through being mindful of the written principles, believing, and worshiping the Lord.)
MT4:1-11"Come CARRY GOSPEL
(Repent and follow Jesus, and then call others to repent and follow
Jesus.)
MT4:17-22
Blessed are CHARACTER BLESSINGS Heaven
Blessed are BLESSINGS Peace
Blessed are CHARACTER BLESSINGS A Full Life
Blessed are CHARACTER BLESSINGS A Full Life
Blessed are CHARACTER BLESSINGS Peace
Blessed are CHARACTER BLESSINGS Heaven
Blessed are CHARACTER GOD IN US
Blessed are PERSECUTION Hate
Blessed are PERSECUTION Hate
(Blessings come through godly character in spite of the persecution that having it brings.)
MT4:23-5:12
"You are the salt of the earth.
"You are the light of the world. CARRY GOSPEL Don't Hold Back
(Jesus fulfills the Law and Prophets.)
JESUS Teacher
(Broadcast the principles as you apply them yourself.)
MT5:13-20
RELATIONS Problems
(Relationship problems are caused by the bad things we do from the harmfulness in our hearts.)
OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Bad To Do
(Looking at women lustfully leads you into hell.)
(You may really have to get a handle on the harmfulness in your heart in order not to get divorced.)
OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Bad To Do
(Don't swear by God, heaven, or anything else, simply say 'yes' or 'no'.)
PERSECUTION Love the Harmer OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Money & Worldly Things
(The harmer may take away your worldly things, burden you, or attack your dignity.)
(So it's not easy because now you must lovingly offer yourself to them.)
OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Bad To Do(Don't do your giving, good deeds, and praying to be seen by others, as hypocrites do.)
(We better ask God to help us quit doing all these things that are bad to do.)
WORSHIP APPLY God's Will OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Money & Worldly Things RELATIONS Forgiving OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Our Frailty WORSHIP
(We worship from start to end and along the way we overcome our frail harmful nature, after applying God's will to our life; giving up the worldly things and forgiving each other.)
OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Money & Worldly Things HELPS BELIEVE Right & Wrong
(You can't tell right from wrong when you're so caught up with running after money and worldly things.)
KEEPS FROM BELIEVING Distractions OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Money & Worldly Things BLESSINGS A Full Life JESUS Savior
(Only Jesus our Savior can distract us from our worldly pursuits; He provides.)
(Once you start judging, you're going to have relationship problems.)
(Some unbelievers may attack you when you tell them what you most highly value.)
(If we love our unbelieving neighbors we'll ask God to heal them and
He'll take action on their behalf.)
LOVE NEIGHBOR
(Better have some faith because they are going to need it.)
HELPS BELIEVE Narrow
(The way is narrow and you can't buck the system.)
(After all is said and done you better have done what God said.)
"Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean." Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing," he said. "Be clean!"
(Some people will have to break away from unbelieving family and friends
to follow Jesus.)
CARRY GOSPEL Tell About Jesus
(Go to people who know they are sick, know they are afflicted with doing harm to themselves and others. Be merciful to them, tell them the gospel. This is more important than sacrificial giving to God.)
(Breaking old habits and changing our ways adds difficulty to applying the principles.)
As Jesus went on from there, HELPS BELIEVE Humility
(Asking for mercy, with faith in Jesus' healing power, WILL bring healing.)
MT9:14-31
CARRY GOSPEL Tell About Jesus
CARRY GOSPEL Don't Hold Back APPLY Rewards PERSECUTION Journeying
(More people are needed to tell about Jesus, people who will freely give the blessings of Christ. God will maintain the needs of these workers. God will punish those who do not welcome or listen to you.)
UNBELIEF PERSECUTION Hate PERSECUTION Journeying CARRY GOSPEL Tell Jesus PERSECUTION Death
(You will be out among some devouring, cunning unbelievers, so be shrewd and innocent. Many people will hate you because of Jesus and call you evil, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. God will give you words to say to them. Then flee the scene. Disclose to people the reality of Christ that you know. Do not be afraid of those that kill the body but cannot kill the soul.)
APPLY Not Easy PERSECUTION Hate
(Whoever acknowledges Jesus before people, Jesus will acknowledge him before God the Father. Whoever disowns Jesus before people, Jesus will disown him before God the Father. The gospel brings many conflicts between people; you must love Jesus the most and endure persecution, though this is difficult, to be worthy of relationship with Jesus. If you die for Jesus, you will find life. If you stay alive by disowning Jesus, you'll loose life. Whoever receives you because of your relationship with Jesus will receive a reward as though he had that kind of relationship with Jesus.)
(Being forceful and sensitive helps you see God's call unmistakably and take the right actions, proving your alignment with God.)
KEEPS FROM BELIEVING Insensitivity APPLY Can't Fool
UNBELIEF Disconnect JESUS Authority JESUS From Father BLESSINGS Peace
(God disconnects from people who refuse the authority of Jesus after God makes Jesus real to them; this Jesus who came from Him. Those who accept Jesus find rest for their souls.)
(Understanding how important it is to God that we show people mercy helps us clearly distinguish right from wrong.)
(Jesus is gentle, not loud and quarrelsome, and has inner harmony.)
UNITY UNBELIEF KEEPS FROM BELIEVING Hating Good OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS It Comes Out
(Unbelief is against God and His goodness, and if you have it, it will come out.)
UNBELIEF Darkness UNBELIEF Evil Beings
(Unbelief puts you in the dark with evil beings.)
APPLY Rewards(Apply the principles (one is to believe in Jesus) and join the family of God.)
MT12:15-50
(As you begin really hearing (understanding) God's message, He will enable you to hear more and more. If you're insensitive, you won't sense God, and His presence and way will not enable you. Giving helps you get out of yourself and become sensitive to others.)
KEEPS FROM BELIEVING Insensitivity HELPS BELIEVE Give
JUDGEMENT Separation BELIEVE Growing BELIEVE Growing
(Believing produces growing which produces believing, and on and on. This is the path which is opposite to separation from God and doom.)
HELPS BELIEVE Give HELPS BELIEVE Give JUDGEMENT Separation JESUS Teacher
(When you get to keep what you want, you give up the rest; if you
don't want the Lord you will be separated from Him and judged unfavorably for not
listening to the Teacher.)
MT13:1-13:52
UNBELIEF
(Unbelievers you grew up with may reject your new life in Christ.)
(You can do amazing things to help people when you believe.)
KEEPS FROM BELIEVING Refusing JESUS Teacher OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Harm From Within(If you refuse the Teacher you will not overcome the harm from within.)
UNBELIEF Disconnect KEEPS FROM BELIEVING Insensitivity OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Harm From Within
(Your insensitivity will cause God to disconnect from you and then you
will be overcome by your harmful desires.)
MT13:53-15:20
HELPS BELIEVE Humility
HELPS BELIEVE Humility
BELIEVE Healing
(Humility toward the Lord enables you to ask persistently for His
help and to believe He can do things you can't, bringing His healing into your world.)
MT15:21-28
(Unbelief moves you into darkness; you don't see what's happening spiritually, and you can be deceived by others who are in the dark. Believing helps you understand and be in touch with what God is doing.)
(Believing Jesus brings God, unbelief brings deceit.)
MT15:39-16:12
NEED GOD He Enables PERSECUTION
Journeying
(God will enable you to believe in spite of the persecution you will
endure on your journey.)
(Satan tries to disrupt your walk with God, and some unbelievers
bring persecution and death to believers. But we will all be rewarded by Christ according
to our works, and He can't be paid off with anything to change his decision.)
MT16:13-28
PRINCIPLES JESUS Teacher BELIEVE No Fear
PERSECUTION Misjudged
(Jesus has God the Father's approval to teach the principles, and
tells us not to be afraid of God's presence. We are mistreated by some people that do not
recognize that we belong to God and show the way to Him. Jesus does not like being around
unbelief and perversion. The humble one asks for help and receives power to do the
impossible through believing.)
HELPS BELIEVE Humility BELIEVE Bring God
LOVE NEIGHBOR
(Love your neighbor, being careful not to offend him. Show the childlike humility that leads one into true believing and greatness.)HELPS BELIEVE Humility LOVE NEIGHBOR Not Cause Sin UNBELIEF (Unbelievers tend to cause believers to sin (do harmful things); they better take as strong a measure as possible to stop or they will be sorry.) OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Overcame SERVING Humility (Perhaps one of the best ways to overcome our harmful desires is through serving others. Jesus served us by coming to find us and save us when we had gone astray.) PROTECTION RELATIONS Problems (When you start serving others and have your relationships with others inline with the principles in spite of all the problems that come up, and this involves A LOT of forgiving and mercy (these are the fruits of true believing), then you can ask what you wish from the Father, and it is yours.) ASK GOD Whatever
RELATIONS Divorce
RELATIONS Divorce
RELATIONS Divorce
(You might as well forget about getting a divorce, it is not the way. The kingdom of heaven belongs to people with childlike humility.)
HELPS BELIEVE Give
(The rich will only enter the kingdom of heaven with great difficulty; it is hard to give a large portion of your wealth to the poor (see also LK 19:1-10), (soften the heart and repent of that selfishness. God will bestow many blessings of heaven on those who give things up for Jesus' sake. And for those who get puffed up and think they are better than others, He will take action to help overcome this harmful problem. God will put us to work in fruitful ways and reward us after we are finished. Don't grumble against God's generosity toward other believers.)HELPS BELIEVE Give BLESSINGS Heaven OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Harm From Within APPLY Fruit Essential BELIEVE Doing OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Bad To Do
(Pride can cost you more pain and suffering than you thought;
better to humbly serve and receive more good things than you thought, including
greatness.)
MT20:24-28
HELPS BELIEVE Humility
(Asking the Lord's mercy brings His healing power into our lives. Jesus involves us
in His miraculous work and protects our relationship with God. The humble worship Jesus.)
JESUS Power
MT20:29-21:16
ASK GOD Whatever
(Prideful people can not even manage to get their questions answered, while the humble believer has WHATEVER he asks.)
KEEPS FROM BELIEVING Pride
(The fruit or lack of fruit (due to rejecting Christ) is evident, and so is your placement either in or out of God's Eternal Kingdom.)
KEEPS FROM BELIEVING Refusing KEEPS FROM
BELIEVING Refusing
(Refusing God's invitation keeps you from believing.)
(The blessings of heaven come from following the Teacher; He said to love the Lord and your neighbor.)
OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Love the Lord LOVE NEIGHBOR
JESUS Teacher SERVING Humility
(Our Teacher said serving is the greatest, he who humbles himself.)
"Woe to you,
"Woe to you,
"Woe to you,
(Woe to the hypocrite! (prideful one) Rather have mercy on your neighbor. Having faith in God you can overcome your harmful desires through actions such as these. Otherwise you will be deceived by your unbelieving heart, as evidenced by what your life visibly produces. Refusal brings judgement into eternal fire because it shows a prideful will to not believe God's Word about Jesus, and not put yourself at His command to love your neighbor.)
"Woe to you, LOVE NEIGHBOR Mercy
"Woe to you, UNBELIEF Deceit OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS It Comes Out UNBELIEF Deceit
"Woe to you, KEEPS FROM BELIEVING Refusing
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, JUDGEMENT Which Group
OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Our Frailty JESUS Coming JUDGEMENT By Christ (Even though we are all so frail, Jesus is coming back to Judge, looking to see who overcame their harmful desires and is applying the principles (one is believing in Him); so apply them now, don't wait, it's essential, essential, essential, the Judge is coming! He will separate those who applied them from those who didn't.) PRINCIPLES APPLY Don't Wait APPLY Fruit Essential APPLY Fruit Essential APPLY Fruit Essential JUDGEMENT Separation APPLY Fruit Essential JUDGEMENT Separation
MT24:3-26:2
(Good deeds are not soon forgotten.)
(Though applying the principles is so difficult with the hatred people sometimes inflict on us and trying not to retaliate with that same hatred, Jesus brings us life.)
(If we only realized now who Jesus is.)
(Jesus conquered death and has authority over all life; therefore carry the gospel, baptize people, and teach them to apply God's will, the principles.)