A popular anthem of people in the culture - and even some Christians - is "You can't judge me!" If they have heard these verses in Matthew 7 before, they will even quote them to support their argument. But is Jesus telling us that we can never judge others at all? Is there a right kind of judgment? And what does any of this have to do with throwing pearls before pigs?

One of our elders - Rob Loy preaches from Matthew 6:25-34 on how to deal with anxiety. Why do we need to trust God when we are anxious? How does that help bring us peace in those moments?

The message of Jesus in this passage is clear: worship of God and money do not mix. In our current cultural crisis of inflation, our hearts on this issue are being checked every time we pass by a gas station wondering what the numbers will reveal. There are many ways that we "store up treasure on earth" and serve money instead of Jesus. How should we rightly view our resources and instead "store up treasures in heaven?"

In the final of the three spiritual disciplines Jesus speaks of in Matthew chapter 6, He addresses fasting. This is a spiritual discipline that is either rare or completely non-existent in many Christian's lives. Why should we pursue fasting again? What is it and why is it important?

Jesus taught the disciples to pray using what we know as "The Lord's Prayer." This prayer was not given to just be mindlessly repeated for thousands of years but was given by Jesus to show how we should approach our Father in Prayer. In these verses, we learn the importance of praying in secret and with simplicity and also how to prepare our hearts for prayer.

Nate O'Brien walks us through Matthew 6:1-4 about giving. Jesus taught us that when we give, we should do so humbly and privately, not in order to receive the praise of men. Our Father rewards those who give "in secret," but those who do not, have already received their reward through the praise of men.

One of the hardest topics to talk about that Jesus covers in the Sermon on the Mount is divorce and remarriage. Does Jesus give any biblical grounds for divorce? What does the rest of the Bible have to say about it? Let's dive into the Scripture and be willing to speak the truth in love even on tough topics like this one.

The command to love our enemies may be one of the most difficult to follow of all of Jesus' teachings. How can we actually do good to those who hate and persecute us? Don't we have a right to retaliate and enact personal justice when we are wronged? Yet, as difficult as this command is, this is also one of the things that sets Christianity apart and makes it most beautiful to a lost and dying world.

Jesus begins to unpack his statement in Matthew 5:20, that our righteousness must "exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees" in order to enter the Kingdom. He begins to unpack specific examples of how Israel had misundertsood and wrongly taught the Law, and then by His authority as the Living Word of God, shows the correct way to view and apply the Law. He begins with the examples of anger and lust. In this passage, we will see Jesus talk about murder without weapons and adultery without sex.

Why is it important for Christians to walk in obedience to the Law? What's the difference between obeying for salvation and obeying because of our salvation? In these verses, Jesus shows us how Christians should view God's Law and seek to walk in it. He shows us that there are those who are least and those who are great in the Kingdom. He also shows us how we enter the Kingdom in the first place.