In this section, Jesus moves on to the topic of personal possessions. He wants us to take good care of the things we own, but He doesn't want us to be consumed by them.

It's interesting to note that Jesus discusses money more than any other topic in His teachings. He understands how difficult possessions and money can be for us, and the risk that arises when we start to develop a love for those things.

The Lord's Prayer is a well-known Biblical passage. In Part 2, Jesus offers this as a model for how to pray to our Heavenly Father.

Instead of using meaningless words and rote prayers, Jesus was teaching that prayer is more relational than transactional, and more intimate than a performance.

In this part 1, Jesus challenges individuals on their religious practices. Specifically addressing charitable deeds, prayer, and fasting.

He commanded that when these things are done, they are with the intention of pleasing your Heavenly Father rather than gaining the approval and praise of people.

Jesus commanded a positive response when something negative happens to us.

In Part 2 of this section, Jesus commands us to love our enemies.

What would be a loving response to someone who curses, hates, uses, and persecutes me?

In this section, Jesus will say turn the other cheek, when someone slaps you, let him have your cloak, if they want to take your tunic, and go an extra mile, if they compel you to 1 mile.

How do I offer wholehearted grace to a person who is treating me like this?

The religious leaders had a whole hierarchy of oaths to emphasize the truth of their word.

In part 2, Jesus focused on the character of the person as being the emphasis of their word. Essentially saying, be a person of your word. And having to affirm the truth of your word by adding anything to it, is not motivated by God, but is of the evil one.

In part 1, Jesus addresses the scribes and the pharisees interpretation of God’s command to not commit adultery. He will go on to say that "whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart."

In Part 2, Pastor Mike teaches that Jesus is responding to the scribes and the pharisees interpretation of the Old Testament Law. He is comparing what the religious teachers say about the Law, and what God actually means.

In this section, Jesus addresses their interpretation of God's command "you shall not murder, and whoever murders will be in danger of judgment."

In the sermon on the mount, Jesus said He did not come to destroy the Law and the Prophets, but to fulfill them.

-How did Jesus fulfill the Old Testament - Law and Prophets?

-Is the Old Testament still needed today?

In the sermon on the mount Jesus said “you are the light of the world.”

In part 2, Pastor Mike will describe some similarities between light and believer.