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Matthew
6:24-34
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Reading the Text:
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Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | The
Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto. |
| Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities of
Spirit:
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X, 1-4, 6-9,
11-12 ; Tatian's Diatessaron (c.150-160). |
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III.VIII.1-3,
Adversus Haereses,
Irenaeus
of Lyons. (c. 180) |
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Chapter XXIII,
Chapter XXVI,
De Spectaculis,
Tertullian (c.
197) |
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Chapter
VI, On Prayer,
Tertullian
(c. 199) |
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I.5,
I.12,
II.11,
II.13, Paedagogus,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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II.18,
III.4,
III.12,
IV.7,
VII.12, Stromata,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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I.4,
II.3, To
His Wife, Tertullian (c. 206) |
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Chapter XVI, On
the Soul,
Tertullian
(c. 210) |
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Chapter
XII, Exhortation to Chastity, Tertullian (c. 210) |
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Chapter XII, On
Idolatry,
Tertullian
(c. 211) |
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Chapter XII, De
Corona,
Tertullian
(c. 211) |
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VII.XXIV,
VIII.III, Against
Celsus,
Origen. (c.246) |
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On the
Lapsed --
Cyprian of
Carthage (c. 251) |
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On the
Lord's Prayer --
Cyprian
of Carthage (c. 252) |
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Concerning
Works and Almsgiving --
Cyprian
of Carthage (c. 254) |
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VI.3, Ecclesiastical
History, Eusebius of Caesarea, (c. 320). |
| Augustine:
"Our Lord's
Sermon on the Mount," Part 1, Book 2.
 | "But the Lord
admonishes us that we should remember that God, when He made and
compounded us of body and soul, gave us much more than food and
clothing, through care for which He would not have us make our heart,
double." |
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| Homilies on the Gospel of St. Matthew, St.
Chrysostom (c. 380)
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| Commentary on a Harmony of the
Evangelists, John Calvin, 1558:
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| From the
Catena
Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas, c. 1263. |
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Chapter 16,
On Cleaving to God,
Albertus
Magnus, c. 1275. |
| From the
Geneva Notes.
| "The perverse
burdensome carefulness for things of this life, is corrected in the
children of God by an earnest thinking upon the providence of God." |
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| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
| "There is scarcely any
sin against which our Lord Jesus more warns his disciples, than
disquieting, distracting, distrustful cares about the things of this
life." |
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| From
Wesley's Notes.
| "If God so clothe
- The word properly implies, the putting on a complete dress, that
surrounds the body on all sides; and beautifully expresses that external
membrane, which (like the skin in a human body) at once adorns the
tender fabric of the vegetable, and guards it from the injuries of the
weather. Every microscope in which a flower is viewed gives a lively
comment on this text." |
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The Sermon on the Mount
9 (Matt 6:24-34). Sermon by John Wesley.
| "Above all, do not make
the care of future things a pretence for neglecting present duty." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "Therefore I say
unto you, Take no thought--"Be not solicitous." The
English word "thought," when our version was made, expressed
this idea of "solicitude," "anxious concern"--as may
be seen in any old English classic; and in the same sense it is used in
1Sa
9:5, &c. But this sense of the word has now nearly gone out, and
so the mere English reader is apt to be perplexed. Thought or
forethought, for temporal things--in the sense of reflection,
consideration--is required alike by Scripture and common sense. It is
that anxious solicitude, that oppressive care, which springs from
unbelieving doubts and misgivings, which alone is here condemned." |
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| From
The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "The Chaldee word
"Mammon" means money or riches. It is here personified as an
idol. "Mammon" originally meant "trust," or
confidence, and riches is the trust of worldly men. If God be not the
object of supreme trust, something else will be, and it is most likely
to be money." |
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Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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"First
Thoughts on Year A Gospel Passages in the Lectionary,"
Pentecost 2,
William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
| "Jesus' challenge is also not a
mandate for stupidity and irresponsible planning. It is about having
a clear goal and setting up the path in a way that takes us there
and not down the side alleys of spending too much time thinking
about ourselves." |
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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"Thanksgiving: Anxiety about Money, Food and Clothing," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from
Seattle,
Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. Detailed background and exegesis. |
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"Matthew 6:24-34, The Eighth Sunday after the Epiphany,"
Let Your Light Shine: The Sermon on the
Mount in Epiphany, David L. Tiede, Word & World: Theology for
Christian Ministry, Luther Northwestern Theological School, 1984. |
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"God's Enabling Grace," study guide for
adults, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at)
"Sermon on the Mount," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2008. |
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"Mastering Mammon," study guide for
adults, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at)
"Consumerism," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2003. |
| Kingdom Priorities-Verse
Commentary on Matthew 6:19-34, Jirair Tashjian Christian Resource Institute.
| "In these statements,
the distinction is not between soul and body. Hebraic thought, unlike
Greek philosophy, did not make such a distinction. The distinction is
rather between a life which has meaning and purpose derived from God and
a life that is merely concerned with the drudgery of daily existence." |
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"The
Fatal Failures of Religion: #4 Materialism," from the
Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "Most
of us are inclined to think of materialism as the inordinate desire to
become wealthy for our own selfish ends. In other words, materialism is
equated with financial ambition and prosperity. We who do not consider
ourselves affluent do not think that materialism is a great problem to
us. But materialism has two distinct forms. The first and most obvious
is that dealt with in verses 19-24, the love of money which becomes the
dominant and all-consuming passion of our lives. Most of us are not so
close to the fire of this temptations as we are its converse side.
Rather than being absorbed in the hoarding of wealth which we do have,
we are consumed with concern about that which we don’t have. The
‘have-nots’ are often more obsessed over material things than the
‘haves.’" |
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"God
Cares about Money (Matt 5:1-2; 6:19-21, 24-33)," John C. Purdy.
Chapter 6 of God With a Human Face (1993), republished at
Religion
Online.
| "If our trust is
expressed as obedience, then we will not worry unduly about food,
shelter, and clothing. If we take care of the things God cares about,
God will take care of the money. God really does care for money - in the
most practical, matter-of-fact sense." |
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| Articles & Background:
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"Sermon on the
Mount," wikipedia. |
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"Sermon on the Mount," multiple articles and resources, Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2008. |
| "Attitudes to the Poor
in New Testament Times," Jerome H. Neyrey, S.J., University of Notre
Dame, 2002.
| "When taxes were so high, life for
peasants was at best “subsistent,” i.e., they had only several months of
food stored. The wolf was always at the door. And there was no
unemployment insurance, no social security, no medicare. The state took
the surplus of peasants and gave them nothing in return." |
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| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Allison, Dale C., Jr., "The Structure
of the Sermon on the Mount," Journal of Biblical Literature,
1987.
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| Bailey, James L. and Stanley P.
Saunders, "God's Merciful Community," Currents in Theology and
Mission, 1987.
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| Bailey, James L., "Sermon on the
Mount: Model for Community," Currents in Theology and Mission,
1993.
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| Blomberg, Craig L., "On Wealth and Worry: Matthew
6:19-34 -- Meaning and Significance," Criswell Theological Review,
1992.
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| Brooks, James A., "The Unity and Structure of the
Sermon on the Mount," Criswell Theological Review, 1992.
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| Carlston, Charles E., "Betz on the
Sermon on the Mount -- A Critique," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly,
1988.
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| Carlston, Charles E., "Matthew
6:24-34, Expository Article," Interpretation, 1987.
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| Carter, Warren, "'Solomon in All His
Glory': Intertextuality and Matthew 6:29," Journal for the Study of
the New Testament, 1997.
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| Dillon, Richard J., "Ravens, Lilies,
and the Kingdom of God (Matthew 6:25-33 / Luke 12:22-31), The
Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1991.
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| Draper, Jonathan A., "The Genesis and
Narrative Thrust of the Paraenesis in the Sermon on the Mount,"
Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 1999.
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| Guelich, Robert A., "Interpreting the Sermon on the
Mount," Interpretation, 1987.
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| Grundmann, Christoffer H., "Mammon- Its Biblical
Perception," Mission Studies, 1995.
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| Healey, J.F., "Models of Behavior:
Matthew 6:26 (//Luke 12:24) and Proverbs 6:6-8," Journal of Biblical
Literature, 1989.
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| Hoyt, Thomas, Jr.,
"The Poor/Rich Theme in the Beatitudes," Journal of Religious Thought,
1980.
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| Jones, John N., "'Think of the
Lilies' and Proverbs 6:6-11," Harvard Theological Review, 1995.
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| Jongkind, Dirk, "'The Lilies of the
Field' Reconsidered: Codex Sinaiticus and the Gospel of Thomas,"
Novum Testamentum, 2006.
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| Shriver, Donald W., Jr.,
"Leave No Child Behind,"
The Living Pulpit, 2003.
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| Stassen, Glen H.,
"The Fourteen Triads of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:21-7:12),"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 2003.
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| Tiede, David L., "Let Your Light
Shine: The Sermon on the Mount in Epiphany," Word & World, 1984.
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| Williams, James G., "Paraenesis, Excess, and Ethics:
Matthew's Rhetoric in the Sermon on the Mount," Semeia, 1990.
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| Zöckler, Thomas, "Light within the Human Person: A Comparison of Matthew 6:22-23 and
Gospel of Thomas 24," Journal of Biblical Literature, 2001.
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| Reviews: |
| Sermons:
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"Following Luke's Jesus in a Time of Fear," Rick Ufford-Chase, 30
Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 2007. (Luke 6:27-28) |
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"Watch Your Prepositions!"
23 November
2006, Hubert Beck, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the
RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors. |
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"Consider the Lilies of the Field," Pastor Edward F. Markquart,
Sermons from Seattle. |
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"Becoming What
God Intended You to Be," the Rev. Dr. Tony Campolo, 30 Good Minutes,
Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 2004. |
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"Of Rainbows,
Geese, and Wildflowers," the Rev. Dr. John Killinger, 30 Good Minutes,
Chicago Sunday Evening Club. |
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| With Children:
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"Sermon on
the Mount," Illustrating
the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity
sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts. |
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"Put God First,"
Talks to Children, Rev. Donald
McCorkindale, Dalgety Parish Church, Fife, Scotland. |
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"Seek Ye First,"
Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com. |
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