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Jesus Is Inviting You (Matthew 11:28)

December 24, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - help, Matthew, rest

“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matt 11:28). Jesus invites you to come. To Him. Right now. Yes, you. Of course, other people have called you to “Come here!” but not like this. Soren Kierkegaard noted just how radically different is Jesus’ invitation. For

Rewarded with a Good Reputation (Matthew 5:19)

October 26, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Eternal Rewards, Matthew, Michael Eaton, reputation, rewards

“Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven” (Matt 5:19). Henry Ford once said, “You can’t build a reputation on what you’re going to

Degrees of Greatness in the Kingdom (Matthew 5:19)

October 22, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - greatness, Kingdom, Matthew, Michael Eaton, rewards

Does your church or tradition believe in the doctrine of eternal rewards? It is the key to so many subjects in theology and to so many passages of Scripture. For example, did you know that Jesus taught there would be different degrees of greatness in His kingdom? In the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord

Four Ways Jesus Fulfills the Law and the Prophets (Matthew 5:17)

October 2, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - fulfill, Law and Prophets, Matthew

“Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill” (Matt 5:17). Jesus said that He came to fulfill the Law and the Prophets. In other words, the Lord was giving a purpose statement for His ministry, and whenever someone does that, you

Jesus’ Last Week in Light of Daniel 9:25-26

August 8, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Daniel, Matthew, Prophecy, Temple

After centuries of promising to send a Messiah, God finally gave a concrete timeline in Daniel 9:24-27 for when He would come. And vv 25-26 give us specific information about what would happen to Messiah at that time: “Know therefore and understand, That from the going forth of the command To restore and build Jerusalem