“And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes” (Matthew 7:28-29).

The Jewish scribes had accumulated the sayings of other rabbis and when they taught they would footnote everything they said. But Jesus said, “Verily I say unto you…” There is no record of any Jewish rabbi ever saying those words. On occasions Jesus made it doubly strong by saying, “Verily, verily…” What He was in fact saying was, “I Personally by My Own authority, tell you…” And to people in New Testament times this was astounding!

Jesus told His disciples what discipleship was going to be like. The sermon can be divided into six clear sections each detailing an area where the disciple of Jesus Christ was to be different. His disciples were to be…

• Different in their character (5:1-16)
• Different in their interpretation of Scripture (5:17-48)
• Different in their worship (6:1-18)
• Different in their attitude toward wealth (6:19-34)
• Different in their relationships with others (7:1-12)
• Different in their response (7:13-27)

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This is where most of our church outreach and even our parenting has fallen short. We have made converts but not disciples. We have led others to faith in Christ but we have failed to disciple them in the teachings of Jesus.

At the end of Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus said, “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations…Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you…” (Matthew 28:19-20).

Morris Hull
Home Life Ministries

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