Jesus explains that the deceptive oath formulas of his day were nonsensical and offensive to God. He cares that we tell the truth and keep our word in all situations.

Jesus highlights the sanctity of marriage to a culture that was very lax about their rules for men divorcing their wives. For a group of unmarried high school students, it is very important for them to build a Christian worldview about the topic of marriage.

Jesus explains that God judges the heart, and sexually immoral lust and fantasizes are evil in his sight. Every student needs to repent of all sexual immorality in their heart and in their lives, then make serious sacrifices to be pure.

Jesus explains that God’s law about murder in the Old Testament also points to the reality that God’s people must avoid anger in their hearts toward others. Christians must be on guard against this sin and all of its manifestations.

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Jesus explains that he does not intend to render the Old Testament Scriptures null and void, but to fulfill them through his life and teaching. Therefore, we need to highly value the Old Testament by reading it and developing righteous patterns from the heart.

Jesus says that his disciples should be changing the world by their presence and behavior. We must live an obviously righteous lifestyle for God, out in the open, without fear or shame so that people will turn to God and praise him.

Jesus says that those who make peace between others and those who suffer for doing right have a great reward in the end. I want our students to gain the courage to become peacemakers for Christ no matter the insults or opposition they face in the process.

Jesus explains that the people who will experience true happiness will have their hearts set on what is good, right, and pure. Jesus promises true satisfaction to their deepest longings when their deepest longings are centered in God!

Jesus reverses our expectations about true happiness when he authoritatively declares that the people who are truly blessed (happy) are the ones who are humble in their hearts before God and others.