Sermons About Matthew-5
Perfect Righteousness, Part 1
A two-part sermon on the six "You have heard.... but I say" statements of Jesus in Matthew 5. Part 1 examines the teaching of Jesus on respect, purity, and divorce.
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Fatal Attraction
Messages of sex and sexuality are all around us and so often the biblical notions counteracting them seem quaint and old fashioned. Are the scriptures relevant to our lives today? Jesus has some very radical things to say about sexuality in the Sermon on the Mount. Discover the relevancy of his teaching for the 21st C.
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Going Deep, Staying Distinct
Can we truly engage our culture and community, yet still be "not of this world"? This message will challenge you to go deeper into the lives of those around you and still be distinct as a believer in Jesus.
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Blessing Wins!
"Blessing" through our eyes is often not consistent with the blessings Jesus describes in the Sermon on the Mount. This message will challenge you to apply the Gospel and re-evaluate your definition of "blessedness".
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The Clearer Way (Mt 5:17-48)
In Matthew 5:17-48 Jesus shows that the way of righteousness for the Pharisees is the way of relaxing the Law. Jesus' way of righteousness is harder, but better. In this passage Jesus clarifies the way of righteousness.
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The Outward Way
In Matthew 5:13-16 Jesus shifts from the character of the Christian in the Beatitudes and toward the influence of the Christian in the world. We will influence the world in much the same way salt (flavor, preservative) and light (penetrates darkness, reveals hidden realities) function in the world.
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The Upward Way (Mt 5:7-12)
In Matthew 5:7-12, the second half of the Beatitudes, Jesus teaches that the way of life in the Kingdom means the pursuit of righteousness: mercy and compassion, sincerity and single-mindedness, making peace by enabling flourishing, and the persecution that comes to the righteous.
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The Downward Way (Mt 5:1-6)
In Matthew 5:1-6, the first half of the Beatitudes, Jesus shows us that the way of life in the Kingdom of Heaven begins on a path downward: spiritual poverty, repentance, humble dependence and the pursuit of righteousness.
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