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THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT-MATTHEW 7:7-12**************************************

THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT IS BY FAR OUR LORD'S MOST FAMILIAR MESSAGE. WHAT IS SOMETIMES FORGOTTEN IS THAT HE UNDOUBTEDLY PREACHED MANY OF THESE PRINCIPLES MORE THAN ONCE. IN FACT, LUKE RECORDS A MESSAGE REFERRED TO AS THE "SERMON OF THE PLAIN". IN LUKE 6, OUR LORD DELIVERS THE BEATITUDES, CALLS HIS FOLLOWERS TO LOVE THEIR ENEMIES, AND WARNS AGAINST THE TEMPTATION TO PULL SPLINTERS FROM ANOTHER'S EYE WHILE HAVING A BEAM IN THEIR OWN-ALL TRUTHS FOUND IN THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT AS WELL.

MATTHEW 7:7-12 SAYS, ASK, AND IT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU; SEEK, AND YOU WILL FIND; KNOCK, AND IT WILL BE OPENED TO YOU. FOR EVERYONE WHO ASKS RECEIVES, AND HE WHO SEEKS FINDS, AND TO HIM WHO KNOCKS IT WILL BE OPENED.

OR WHAT MAN IS THERE AMONG YOU WHO, IF HIS SON ASKS FOR BREAD, WILL GIVE HIM A STONE? OR IF HE ASKS FOR A FISH, WILL HE GIVE HIM A SERPENT. IF YOU THEN, BEING EVIL, KNOW HOW TO GIVE GOOD GIFTS TO YOUR CHILDREN, HOW MUCH MORE WILL YOUR FATHER WHO IS IN HEAVEN GIVE GOOD THINGS TO THOSE WHO ASK HIM!

THEREFORE, WHATEVER YOU WANT MEN TO DO TO YOU, DO ALSO TO THEM, FOR THIS IS THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS. OUR MOODS CAN ALSO AFFECT THE PEOPLE AROUND US-OUR FAMILY, FRIENDS, CO-WORKERS, AND ACQUAINTANCES.

LET'S PAINT OUR WORLD IN BRIGHT COLORS TODAY. I HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT TIME.

HAVE A HAPPY, BLESSED DAY**************
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