Stapleton Baptist Church

Matthew 5:38-42 bring us some of the most challenging words of the Sermon on the Mount. How we respond to opposition and adversity reflects how much our heart is secured in Christ. 

Matthew 5:33-37 brings us Jesus' teaching on taking oaths and vows. Jesus gets to the heart of our words. Those in the Kingdom should have integrity of speech that flows from a pure heart. 

Matthew 5:31-32 brings us Jesus' teaching on divorce and remarriage. Jesus gets to the heart of marriage and brings it back to God's original, creation design.

In Matthew 5:27-30, Jesus moves to the example of lust and adultery to continue showing how God desires an obedience from the heart. 

In Matthew 5:21-26 Jesus begins showing the deeper meaning of law by first exploring the example of anger. Jesus reveals the sinfulness of anger is the same heart attitude that leads someone to murder. Disciples of Christ are held to a higher form of obedience that comes from the heart. 

Matthew 5:17-20 helps us begin to understand the relationship between Jesus and the Law. The greater righteousness needed to enter the kingdom of heaven can only be found in the one who fulfilled the Law--Jesus!

Matthew 5:13-16 brings the famous statements that disciples of Christ are the "salt of the earth" and the "light of the world." This challenging teaching tells the Christian that they have an undeniable purpose to live their life for the glory of God.

On this Resurrection Sunday of 2024 we look at Paul's words from 1 Corinthians 15:12-26 to discover why the resurrection of Jesus Christ matters.

We celebrate Palm Sunday by look at Matthew 21:1-11 and the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. The king has come and will come again. Have you bowed the knee to King Jesus?

Matthew 5:10-12 concludes the beatitudes with Jesus addressing persecution for righteousness' sake. This is the unrighteous persecuting the righteous because of their righteousness. Let's explore how this applies to our lives today.