Study Desk

Those who have a pure heart are happy, because they will see God.

Those who make peace are happy, because they will be called the sons of God.

Those who have it very hard for doing right are happy, because the holy nation of heaven is theirs.

You are happy when people act and talk in a bad way to you and make it very hard for you and tell bad things and lies about you because you trust in Me.

Be glad and full of joy because your reward will be much in heaven. They made it very hard for the early preachers who lived a long time before you.

When you pray, do not say the same thing over and over again making long prayers like the people who do not know God. They think they are heard because their prayers are long.

The rain came down. The water came up. The wind blew and hit the house. The house did not fall because it was built on rock.

All the people saw this. They were surprised and wondered about it. Then they gave thanks to God because He had given such power to men.

"No one sews a piece of new cloth on an old coat, because if the new piece pulls away, it makes the hole bigger.

Then Jesus put His hands on their eyes and said, "You will have what you want because you have faith."

They will take you in front of the leaders of the people and of the kings because of Me. You will tell them and the people who do not know God about Me.

You will be hated by all people because of Me. But he who stays true to the end will be saved.

He who wants to keep his life will have it taken away from him. He who loses his life because of Me will have it given back to him.

Whoever receives a preacher who speaks for God because he is a preacher, will get the reward of a preacher who speaks for God. Whoever receives a man right with God, because he is a man right with God, will get the reward of a man right with God.

For sure, I tell you, anyone who gives a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he follows Me, will not lose his reward."

He is happy who is not ashamed of Me and does not turn away because of Me."

Then He began to say strong words against the cities where most of His powerful works were done. He spoke to them because they were not sorry for their sins and did not turn from them.

At that time Jesus said, "Thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You hid these things from the wise and from those who have much learning. You have shown them to little children.

A good man will speak good things because of the good in him. A bad man will speak bad things because of the sin in him.

The men of the city of Nineveh will stand up with the people of this day on the day men stand before God. Those men will say these people are guilty because the men of Nineveh were sorry for their sins and turned from them when Jonah preached. And see, Someone greater than Jonah is here!