Matthew 7 contains one of the most penetrating chapters in the Sermon on the Mount. In this teaching, Jesus dismantles the false religious system created by the Pharisees and the Mishnah. He exposes counterfeit righteousness, confronts hypocrisy, corrects misunderstanding about judgment, and calls His followers to live out the true righteousness of the Law of the Messiah.

Jesus makes it clear that He alone has the authority to interpret the Law of Moses. He commands His disciples to judge by God’s standard, reject man-made religious systems, discern false prophets, walk the narrow path, and build their lives on the unshakable foundation of His Word.

This chapter contrasts the burdensome system of Pharisaic Judaism with the liberating truth of Jesus’ teaching. Outward displays, religious behavior, and spiritual activity prove nothing without authentic obedience. Satan can imitate signs, but he cannot produce genuine righteousness.

The Sermon on the Mount concludes with the crowds astonished because Jesus teaches with divine authority, unlike the scribes who relied on tradition. He is the true Lawgiver, and His words carry the full weight of heaven.

If you want to understand how Jesus exposes false religion and reveals the true nature of God’s righteousness, this teaching will strengthen your discernment and deepen your understanding of Matthew 7.

What you value is not neutral. It is steering the entire direction of your life.

Jesus teaches that:

You cannot serve God and mammon at the same time.

We walk through how:

Not valuing possessions enough to seek them, in verses 19 through 24, breaks the grip of materialism and exposes the idolatry that often hides in modern Christian life.

Not valuing possessions enough to worry about them, in verses 25 through 34, frees your heart to trust your heavenly Father who feeds the birds and clothes the lilies.

At the center of this message is Jesus’ command:

When God’s Kingdom is placed first, your priorities shift, your anxiety decreases, your generosity grows, and your trust in the Father deepens.

If your life has been driven by security, comfort, or accumulation, this message will challenge you and call you back to one Master, one vision, and one treasure.

Watch now to understand how what you value drives your life and how to realign your heart, your money, and your worries with the Kingdom of God.

In part 2 of this message, Pastor Brandon unpacks Jesus’ teaching on how to pray effectively, not like the hypocritical religious leaders or the mindless pagans, but in a way that truly connects with the heart of God.

Discover how to:

Let Jesus’ words transform your prayer life from routine to relationship!

In this message, Pastor Brandon unpacks the true meaning of the Lord’s Prayer from a powerful Jewish perspective—revealing its depth as a model for daily prayer and its prophetic connection to the coming Kingdom of God.  

Jesus taught that prayer was never meant to be a performance, but a private conversation with our Father. Through this teaching, we see how genuine prayer transforms character, develops faith, and prepares believers for eternal reward at the Bema Seat of Christ.  

From “hallowing God’s name” to “Your kingdom come, Your will be done,” this study brings clarity to what Messiah intended—showing that the Lord’s Prayer is both a personal guide and an eschatological cry for the day when Christ will reign from Jerusalem.  

Watch as Pastor Brandon exposes hypocrisy in prayer, addresses pagan repetition, and calls believers back to intimate, faith-filled communication with God.  

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In this message, Pastor Brandon breaks down Jesus’ powerful teaching in Matthew 6:1–18 — exposing the difference between doing the right thing for the wrong reason and living for the audience of One.

In this message, Pastor Brandon unpacks Matthew 5:33–48 and shows how kingdom living sometimes looks like losing now—but it’s actually trading up forever. Jesus calls us to radical honesty, refusal to retaliate, open-handed generosity, and love for enemies. Each choice may seem like a worldly disadvantage, yet heaven’s ledger records it as eternal gain (Matthew 5:12; 6:19–21).

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Why it Matters

Call to Action

In this message, Pastor Brandon continues our study in the Gospel of Matthew—focusing on the **Sermon on the Mount**, where the Messiah reveals His divine authority to correctly interpret the Law of Moses.  

Pastor Brandon also explains:

This message challenges all believers to walk in holiness, discern truth from deception, and boldly proclaim Christ in an age of moral confusion.

📖 **Scripture Reference:** Matthew 5:17–20  

"Keep looking up, for our redemption draws near." – Luke 21:28

Jesus didn’t call us to be a condiment; He called us to be a covenant presence—salt that preserves and light that exposes. This message lays out a practical, biblical game plan for engaging culture, confronting lies, pushing back evil, and preserving what’s good in our cities, schools, and public square.

What you’ll learn

Salt ≠ seasoning: it’s about permeation & preservation, not making sin palatable (Matt 5:13–16, NKJV).

How to engage politically and publicly without losing your soul (Acts 5:29; 1 Pet 2:12).

A step-by-step Salt & Light Strategy to slow moral decay, expose darkness, and build the good (Eph 5:11; Rom 12:21).

How ordinary believers become change agents: showing up, speaking truth in love, and serving your community.

The Salt & Light Strategy (5 moves)

Permeate – Get out of the shaker: show up at school boards, councils, neighborhoods (Jer 29:7).

Preserve – Hold the line against decay: defend life, marriage, family, and truth (Prov 24:11–12; Mic 6:8).

Expose – Shine on lies and works of darkness with grace and courage (Eph 5:11; Isa 5:20).

Build – Plant what’s good: discipleship, mercy ministries, parallel institutions (Isa 58:12).

Bless – Pray for leaders, do good works that point to the Father (1 Tim 2:1–2; Matt 5:16).

Action steps this week

Pick one arena (home, school, city, workplace) and show up.

Tell the truth kindly once a day—online or in person.

Adopt one local need (foster care, tutoring, food insecurity) and serve.

Form a 3–5 person prayer/discipleship cell and commit to one public act of good each month.

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Join us as we dive into the Sermon on the Mount and unpack the Beatitudes one by one. Far from being a “works-based salvation,” the Beatitudes reveal how believers can cultivate virtues that not only bring blessing in this life but also eternal rewards in the Messianic Kingdom.

In this study we’ll explore:

Discover how Jesus’ words speak directly to our times, exposing cultural lies and pointing us toward the joy, comfort, and inheritance promised to His faithful disciples.  

📖 Scripture Focus: Matthew 5:1–12  

📖 Revelation 6:9–11