Jesus warns his disciples to avoid false teachers and the eternal destruction they lead their followers towards. Our students need to grow in discernment so they are not misled by false spokesmen for God.

Jesus ends his Sermon on the Mount with 4 concluding illustrations. The first calls upon Old Testament wisdom imagery of two paths which lead to life or to death. Jesus calls his listening to respond to his teaching, and our students must submit to God and obey him or their lives will end in eternal destruction.

Don't fall for the lies of self love but instead obey God's commands to love him completely and love others sacrificially.

Jesus summarizes his teaching about loving other people by telling his disciples to do for people the things they would like other people to do for them. This ethical principle, sometimes called “The Golden Rule,” is a great standard to apply to our actions towards others.

Jesus invites his disciples to repeatedly ask God for what they need, trusting that God cares enough to answer.

Jesus tells his disciples to guard against an attitude of hypocritical criticism, but to deal with their own sin first so that they can help other Christians grow In Christ.

Jesus tells his disciples that anxiety has no place in their thinking because they have a sovereign Father in heaven who cares for them. We must never dwell on anxious thoughts, but turn to God and trust him.

Jesus says that his disciples should make their top priority God’s kingdom and righteousness. Our students need to put God’s priorities first now and for the rest of their lives.

In this section about treasure and money, Jesus uses the image of two conditions of the eye and the image of two different slave-owners to show the contrast between those who labor for earthly treasure and those who strive for heavenly treasure. It’s time for our students to kill the idolatry of materialism and serve God wholeheartedly.

Jesus explains that is foolish to spend your life accumulating earthly treasures that are fleeting, and it is wise to invest your life storing up treasures in heaven. There is no better time for our students to learn this lesson than right now!