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Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophetsContinue reading “Part II: Fulfilling the Law: Matthew 5:10-12”

Ephesians 2:13-22 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances,Continue reading “Part II: Fulfilling the Law: Matthew 5:9”

Wow! Our Reunion Church community knows how to be the hands and feet of Jesus in so many different ways! Thank you for your commitment to loving beyond our church walls – people see Jesus in each of you as you minister. This past month we opened our doors and hearts to serve a grievingContinue reading “September 2022 – Reunion Community News”

John 16:25-33 “I have said these things to you in figures of speech. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech but will tell you plainly about the Father. In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that IContinue reading “It’s the End of the World as We Know It”

First, there is a “washing of regeneration.” This is characterized by the evidence of new life, renewed mind, new heart, and a new name. Colossians 3:9-10 Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewedContinue reading “Fulfilling the Law: Matthew 5:8 Conclusion”

Blessed are the Pure in Heart There are differing thoughts as to whether the words of Yeshua refer to the new heart received at regeneration (new life) or to that cleansing and purifying process of moral character that results from the continual work of God’s grace in the heart, mind, and spirit of the believer.Continue reading “Fulfilling the Law: Matthew 5:8”

The mercifulness of our verse 7 text is the spiritual fruit of the new nature and new creation born of the Holy Spirit within the surrendered child of God. It is put into practice when we contemplate and consider the wondrous grace, compassion, and long-suffering patience of God toward someone as unworthy as ourselves. TheContinue reading “Fulfilling the Law: Matthew 5:7”

Frenchman Édouard de Laboulaye, was the first to imagine the concept of the Statue of Liberty. Laboulaye was a known political thinker and abolitionist who spent a large portion of his career pushing for democracy in France. After the abolition of slavery from the America’s Civil War, Laboulaye viewed America as the standard that countriesContinue reading “The Statue of Liberty”

Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. In the first four Beatitudes, there is a definitive progression for spiritual renewal and real life transformation. This was clearly one of the intended purposes of Jesus’ teaching that day on the shore of Galilee. First, there is a discovery of the fact thatContinue reading “Fulfilling the Law: Matthew 5:7”

Do not be led astray by a form of godliness or righteousness that does not consistently and rightly represent the kingdom of God and the genuine ways and will of God and His call to holy and righteous living. 2 Timothy 3:1-7 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. ForContinue reading “Fulfilling the Law: Matthew 5:6 – Final Thoughts”