Sermon Text: Matthew 5:43–48

Main Idea: We resemble our Father the most when we love our enemies.

I. The Blatant Perversion of God’s Command (Matthew 5:43)

A. How Could They Defend This Call Hatred?

B. What Did This Call to Hatred Ignore?

II. The Extraordinary Response that Jesus Requires (Matthew 5:44–48)

            A. Who is our enemy? 

            B. What is this love? 

            C. Why is this so important?

D. Where does this love come from?

Main Idea: We resemble our Father the most when we love our enemies.

I. The Blatant Perversion of God’s Command (Matthew 5:43)

A. How Could They Defend This Call Hatred?

B. What Did This Call to Hatred Ignore?

II. The Extraordinary Response that Jesus Requires (Matthew 5:44–48)

            A. Who is our enemy? 

            B. What is this love? 

            C. Why is this so important?

D. Where does this love come from?

Sermon Text: Matthew 5:38–48

Main Idea: Pursue a life of humble generosity not personal vindictiveness. 

I. The Key to Jesus’ Command (Matthew 5:38–39a)

            A. The Permanence of God’s Law

            B. The Goodness of God’s Law

II. The Context of Our Non-Resistance (Matthew 5:39b–43)

A. People Who Attack Our Honor and Integrity

B. People Who Have Legal Authority Over Us

C. People Who Ask Us for Financial Assistance

III. The Principle Behind Jesus’ Command

Sermon Text: Matthew 5:31-37

Main Point: To be like Jesus is to be trustworthy to the core

I. Keep Your Word to Your Wife

A. Marriage is a promise to your spouse, God and your families

B. Divorce: breaking the promise of lifelong loyalty

C. God’s Design: supernatural, permanent & sacred bond (Matthew 9:16)

D. Divorce has a legitimate use but it is a tragic feature of a fallen and broken world(Matthew 5:32, 1 Cor. 7:15, 1 Cor. 17:11)

II. Keep Your Word to the World

A. Oath: Claiming something is true or promising to do something and adding some formal or spiritual element to add credibility.

B. Proceed with caution when it comes to making any oath

C. Our goal is a legacy of radical truthfulness

Sermon Text: 1 Corinthians 15:12–26

Main Idea: The believer’s resurrection is forever secured in the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

I. The Devastating Results of Denying the Resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:12–19)

 A. If there is no resurrection, then Christ has not been raised.

 B. If Christ has not been raised, the gospel is utterly absurd.  

II. The Glorious Results that Jesus’ Resurrection Secures (1 Corinthians 15:20–26)

A. Jesus’ resurrection is a sign that our resurrection is certain

B. Jesus’ resurrection is a sign that he conquered Adam’s curse 

C. Our resurrection will occur when Jesus returns in glory

III. The Final Question

Sermon Text: 1 Corinthians 15:1–11 

Main Idea:  Don’t tamper with the truth: the gospel you received is the only gospel that saves.

I. Paul’s Concern (1 Corinthians 15:1–2)

A. The Power of the Gospel 

B. The Challenge to the Gospel

II. Paul’s Reminder (1 Corinthians 15:3–10)

A. The Priority of the Gospel

B. The Purpose of Jesus Death

C. The Proofs of Jesus Resurrection 

III. Paul’s Point (1 Corinthians 15:11)

A. The Resurrection Really Matters

B. There is Only One Gospel

Sermon Text: Matthew 5:27–30

I. What is this Thing Called Lust? (Matthew 5:27–28)

A. The Link Between Lust and Adultery

B. A Biblical Definition of Lust

II. How Are We to Respond to Our Lust? (Matthew 5:29–30)

            A. Recognize the Threat

            B. Respond with Holy Ruthlessness

III. How Can We Fulfill Jesus’ Command?

A. We Need to Be Saved

B. We Need to Define Sin Accurately

C. We Need to Fear Sexual Sin 

D. We Need to Flee Sexual Sin 

E. We Need to Fight Sexual Sin

F. We Need to Embrace the Ordinary Means of Grace

Sermon Text: Matthew 5:13-16

Main Point: Happy and holy people live to prevent decay and illuminate the way.

1) Be Ye Salty 5:13

A) Preserve Society from Decay
B) Present Society with Deliciousness

2) Be Ye Shiney 5:14-16

A) Shine to Illuminate Beauty
B) Shine to Expose Filth
C) Shine to make God look good

Sermon Text: Matthew 5:17-20

Main Idea: The purpose of the Old Testament is to lead us, by God’s grace, into God’s righteousness, through its fulfillment Jesus Christ.

I. In what sense does Jesus fulfill the law? (Matthew 5:17–18)

II. In what sense are Christians bound by the law? (Matthew 5:19–20)

III. How should we respond to this passage?

Sermon Text: Matthew 5:1–6

Main Idea: Our everlasting happiness hangs on our acceptance before God and enjoyment of his ways.

Sermon Text: Matthew 5:1–7:29

Main Idea: Our priorities and actions reveal the kingdom to which we belong.

I. What is the Kingdom of Heaven?

A. The Central Theme of the Sermon

B. Toward a Definition of The Kingdom

II. How do Kingdom Citizens Live?

A. They Pursue God’s Priorities and Trust in His Promises 

B. They Reject the Empty Hypocrisy of Self-Righteousness

III. What is Jesus’ Relationship to the Kingdom?

A. He is the One Who Reveals the true Depths of our Sin

B. He is the One Who Holds the Keys to the Kingdom

IV. How Should We Respond to this Sermon?

A. We need to recognize which kingdom we currently belong to.

B. We need to embrace our calling as citizens of the kingdom.