Teachings
Kingdom
The reign of God, its values, and its reversal of the world.
Repent, for the Kingdom is at Hand
The opening call of Jesus: repentance in light of God's reign.
The Beatitudes
Blessings that describe the citizens and values of the kingdom.
Salt and Light
The disciples are to preserve and illuminate as a public witness.
Seek First the Kingdom
Priority: God's reign and righteousness before all lesser needs.
Receive the Kingdom Like a Child
The kingdom is received in humility, not seized by status.
The Kingdom is Not with Observation
The kingdom comes in God's manner, not the world's spectacle.
New Wine and New Wineskins
The new cannot be contained by old forms without rupture.
The Harvest is Plentiful
The need is great; prayer and labour are demanded.
Righteousness
Heart-level obedience, integrity, purity, and true religion.
I Came Not to Destroy, but to Fulfil
Jesus frames the Law with fulfilment and calls for deeper righteousness.
Anger and Reconciliation
Heart-level murder begins in contempt and ruptured relationships.
Lust and Purity of Heart
Adultery begins in the gaze; the call is radical seriousness.
Teaching on Divorce
Jesus treats marriage as covenant and confronts easy dissolution.
Let Your Yes Be Yes
Truthfulness without theatrical oath-making.
Non-Retaliation
Jesus forbids revenge and teaches a posture of costly non-retaliation.
Giving in Secret
True righteousness is not performed for applause.
Judge Not and First Remove the Beam
Hypocritical judgement is condemned; self-examination is demanded.
What Defiles a Man
Defilement arises from the heart, not merely from food.
Do Not Give What is Holy to Dogs
Discernment about what to share, and with whom.
The Sabbath Was Made for Man
God’s commands are not weapons; they serve life and mercy.
Prayer
Prayer, worship, forgiveness, and hidden devotion.
Prayer in Secret
Prayer is directed to the Father, not to an audience.
The Lord's Prayer
A pattern of prayer: worship, kingdom, provision, forgiveness, dependence.
Forgive, that You May Be Forgiven
Forgiveness is integral to prayer and fellowship with the Father.
Fasting in Secret
Fasting is not theatre; it is a hidden act before God.
Ask, Seek, Knock
Persistence in prayer grounded in the Father's goodness.
Faith and Prayer
Jesus links believing prayer with God's power and forgiveness.
Worship in Spirit and Truth
True worship is not bound to a mountain but to the Father's seeking.
Ask in My Name
Prayer is re-centred around Jesus and the Father’s glory.
Mercy
Love, forgiveness, reconciliation, and mercy over sacrifice.
The Greatest Commandments
Love of God and love of neighbour as the core of the Law.
Love Your Enemies
The Father's kindness becomes the pattern for enemy-love.
The Golden Rule
Treat others as you would want to be treated.
Forgive Seventy Times Seven
Forgiveness is not measured in small quotas.
I Will Have Mercy, and Not Sacrifice
God's priority is mercy over ritual display.
First Be Reconciled
Reconciliation takes precedence over religious form.
If Your Brother Sins, Go to Him
Mercy pursues restoration with clarity and steps.
A New Commandment: Love One Another
Jesus makes his own self-giving love the standard.
Give, and It Shall Be Given unto You
Generosity returns in God’s measure, not ours.
Discipleship
Following Jesus, humility, service, and the cost of the path.
Follow Me, and I Will Make You Fishers of Men
The call to follow includes a new purpose.
Come unto Me
Invitation to rest under Jesus' yoke.
The Son of Man Has Not Where to Lay His Head
Following Jesus is not a path of comfort.
Take Up Your Cross
Discipleship requires self-denial and loyalty unto loss.
Whoever Will Save His Life Shall Lose It
The paradox of life found through surrender.
Greatness Through Service
Jesus inverts greatness: the great are servants.
The First Shall Be Last
Jesus warns against status and promises reversal.
Count the Cost
Discipleship is deliberate, not impulsive.
Whoever Exalts Himself Shall Be Abased
Humility is the path upward in God's economy.
Who is Greatest? Become Like a Child
Greatness is defined by humility and receiving the lowly.
Who is My Mother and My Brothers?
True family is defined by obedience to God.
Do Not Seek Titles
Disciples are to reject status and live as brothers under one Master.
If You Love Me, Keep My Commandments
Love for Jesus is expressed as obedience and abiding.
A Disciple is Not Above His Teacher
The path of the disciple is shaped by the Master’s path.
Faith
Trust, fear, assurance, and believing unto life.
Do Not Worry
Anxiety is answered by the Father's care and the ordering of desire.
Fear Not, Little Flock
Assurance rooted in the Father's good pleasure to give the kingdom.
Faith Like a Mustard Seed
Small faith is not nothing; it can be potent when placed in God.
God So Loved the World
The logic of salvation: love, giving, believing, and life.
The Truth Shall Make You Free
Freedom is found in continuing in Jesus' word.
The Father Reveals the Son
True knowledge of God comes by divine revelation, not mere cleverness.
Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled
Faith steadies fear because Jesus goes to prepare a place.
Peace I Leave With You
Jesus gives a non-worldly peace that holds under trouble.
Possessions
Treasure, provision, anxiety, generosity, and stewardship.
Lay Up Treasure in Heaven
Treasures reveal the heart and determine vision.
The Lamp of the Body
What the eye seeks shapes the whole person.
You Cannot Serve God and Mammon
Divided masters produce divided hearts.
Beware of Covetousness
Life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.
Sell and Give Alms
Generosity becomes a practical expression of kingdom trust.
Render unto Caesar
Earthly claims are real, but God’s claim is ultimate.
How Hard for the Rich to Enter the Kingdom
Wealth can numb need, but God can save the impossible.
Warning
Narrow ways, false teachers, judgement, and the danger of hypocrisy.
Enter by the Narrow Gate
The way to life is constricted; many choose the broad road.
By Their Fruits You Shall Know Them
False teachers are recognised by outcome, not claims.
Not Everyone That Saith Unto Me, Lord, Lord
Religious speech can be empty; obedience reveals reality.
Beware of the Leaven
Hypocrisy spreads quietly and corrupts the whole.
Stumbling Blocks
Jesus speaks with severity about causing others to fall.
Fear Him Which Is Able to Destroy
Proper fear is ordered toward God, not man.
Blasphemy Against the Holy Ghost
A severe warning about hardened, malicious attribution.
Woe to the Unrepentant Cities
Light refused increases guilt; mercy neglected becomes judgement.
A House Divided Cannot Stand
Self-contradiction exposes false accusations and shallow logic.
He That is Not With Me is Against Me
Neutrality toward Jesus is an illusion.
The Sign of Jonah
A generation demanding spectacle is confronted by repentance and judgement.
The Unclean Spirit Returns
Empty moral reform can be worse than no reform.
Woes to the Pharisees
Hypocrisy masks injustice, pride, and spiritual blindness.
No One Knows the Day or Hour
Readiness is commanded because timing is hidden.
Build on the Rock
Hearing is not enough; doing is the foundation.
Acknowledge Me Before Men
Public allegiance to Jesus has eternal weight.
If the Blind Lead the Blind
Blind guidance ends in ruin.
Life
New birth, living water, light, shepherding, and life in Christ.
Ye Must Be Born Again
Entry into the kingdom requires a new birth from above.
Living Water
Jesus offers a spring that satisfies beyond the well.
I Am the Bread of Life
Jesus presents himself as the true bread that gives life.
No One Can Come Unless the Father Draws
Coming to Jesus is enabled by the Father’s drawing and teaching.
I Am the Light of the World
Jesus frames following him as walking in light and life.
I Am the Door
Jesus describes entry, safety, and pasture through him.
I Am the Good Shepherd
The shepherd lays down his life and knows his sheep.
I Am the Resurrection, and the Life
Jesus frames death and life in relation to believing in him.
I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life
Access to the Father is personal and Christ-centred.
He That Hath Seen Me Hath Seen the Father
Jesus presents himself as the true revelation of God.
I Am the True Vine
Life and fruitfulness come from abiding in Jesus.
The Promise of the Holy Spirit
The Spirit will teach, remind, convict, and guide.
Out of His Belly Shall Flow Rivers of Living Water
Jesus promises Spirit-given life that overflows.