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- Some things were Too Important Not to Say
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- COMPLETE THE CIRCLE:
- BE AN AUTHENTIC DISCIPLE.
- PUT UP OR SHUT UP.
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- 12 One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent
the night praying to God. 13 When morning came, he called his disciples
to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles: 14
Simon (whom he named Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip,
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- Bartholomew, 15 Matthew,
Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called the Zealot, 16 Judas
son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
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- There is a new value system.
- Blessings and Woes
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- 20 Looking at his disciples, he said:
- "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
- 21 Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied.
- Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
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- 22 Blessed are you when men hate you, when they exclude you
and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.
- 23 "Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great
is your reward in heaven. For that is how their fathers treated the
prophets.
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- 24 "But woe to you who are rich, for you have already
received your comfort.
- 25 Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will go
hungry. Woe to you who laugh now,
for you will mourn and weep.
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- 26 Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for that is how
their fathers treated the false prophets.
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- There is a new value system.
- There is a new standard of relationships.
- "But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, . . .
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- 27 "But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do
good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you,
pray for those who mistreat you. 29 If someone strikes you on
one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do
not stop him from taking your tunic.
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- 30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what
belongs to you, do not demand it back. 31 Do to others as you
would have them do to you.
- 32 "If you love those who love you, what credit is that
to you? Even 'sinners' love those who love them. 33 And if
you do good to those who are good
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- to you, what credit is that to
you? Even 'sinners' do that. 34
And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is
that to you? Even 'sinners' lend to 'sinners,' expecting to be repaid in
full. 35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to
them without expecting
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- to get anything back. Then your
reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he
is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 36 Be merciful, just as
your Father is merciful.
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- There is a new value system.
- There is a new standard of relationships.
- There is a new measure of righteousness.
- . . . will be like his teacher.
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- 37 "Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not
condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be
forgiven. 38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good
measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured
into your lap. For with the measure you use, it
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- will be measured to you."
- 39 He also told them this parable: "Can a blind man lead
a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? 40 A student
is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like
his teacher.
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- 41 "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your
brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 42
How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take the speck out of
your eye,' when you yourself fail to see the plank in your
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- own eye? You hypocrite, first take the
plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck
from your brother's eye.
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- There is a new value system.
- There is a new standard of relationships.
- There is a new measure of righteousness.
- There is new evidence of success.
- Each tree is recognized by its fruit.
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- 43 "No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree
bear good fruit. 44 Each tree is recognized by its own fruit.
People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers. 45
The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart,
and
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- the evil man brings evil things
out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his
heart his mouth speaks.
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- There is a new value system.
- There is a new standard of relationships.
- There is a new measure of righteousness.
- There is new evidence of success.
- There is a new choice to be made.
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- 46 "Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what
I say? 47 I will show you what he is like who comes to me and
hears my words and puts them into practice. 48 He is like a
man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock.
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- When a flood came, the torrent
struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. 49
But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is
like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The
moment
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- the torrent struck that house,
it collapsed and its destruction was complete."
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- There is a new
value system.
- There is a new standard of relationships.
- There is a new measure of righteousness.
- There is new evidence of success.
- There is a new choice
to be made.
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Notes
