Sermon On The Mount: Conclusion

Key Text: Matthew 7:28-29

This world is filled with countless voices, each in mortal combat for our attention.

All of us submit to some form of authority, be it helpful or otherwise. It's not a matter of 'if' we will bow our knee, but 'to whom' we will bow our knee.

For the last five months we've been moving through the 'Sermon on the Mount', slowly digesting Jesus' powerful teaching and seeking to align our lives with the 'greater righteousness' he offers.

The sermon has finished. The crowd on the hillside begins to disperse. But what now? Is a sermon enough? Can mere words change eternal destinies?

Well, the answer to that depends on who's speaking.

Bow your knee to Jesus, he has authority like no other!

The Life Results for the Kingdom Christian: Two Builders

Key Text: Matthew 7:24-27

We're almost done working our way through the 'Sermon on the Mount', but before he's done, Jesus sums up with a clear warning. The sermon isn't something you're meant to listen to and even like... it's something you're meant to do!

Look Before You Listen: Why Fruit Matters In The Kingdom

Key Text: Matthew 7:15-23

As we move into the closing sections of the 'Sermon on the Mount', Jesus begins to unpack the entry requirements for the Kingdom he is ushering in.

Join us this week as we explore some of the more frightening verses of the New Testament.

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By The Narrow Gate

Key Text: Matthew 7:13-14

This week's sermon covers just two verses! Yet in our current age of pluralism, the three sentences Jesus utters here, are some of the most provocative and controversial things he ever said.

Join us this week as we consider what Jesus taught about entering the Kingdom.

What the Heart Trusts: God or Man

Key Text: Matthew 7:7-12

Where we go looking for satisfaction reveals a lot about who our heart truly trusts.

This week we continue our series in the 'Sermon on the Mount' by looking at the famous "Ask - Seek - Knock" passage. Join us as Jesus poses the question, "Who does your heart trust: God or Man?"

What the Heart Judges: Self or Others

Key Text: Matthew 7:1-6

Why is it we are so quick to notice the faults of others, yet so blind to the failings of our own heart?

Join us this week as we consider Jesus often misunderstood teaching on 'judging others' as we continue our 'Sermon on the Mount' series.

What the Heart Treasures: The Kingdom or Possessions

Key Text: Matthew 6:25-34

As Jesus begins to uncover the false treasures of our hearts, we may begin to see the source of many of our anxious moments. Join us this week as we continue our 'Sermon on the Mount' series by exploring the relationship between our treasures and our anxieties.

What the Heart Treasures: God or Money

Key Text: Matthew 6:19-24

At heart, we're all treasure seekers.

The great question is, what treasure are we seeking?

The next instalment of our 'Sermon on the Mount' series finds us being confronted by this very question as Jesus continues to reveal our need for a greater righteousness... His.

Fasting is for God, Not Public Display

Key Text: Matthew 6:16-18

In an age of opulence and fine dining, 'fasting' can seem like a foreign concept to many Christians.

This week as we think through Jesus' warning about practicing our righteousness publicly, in order to be noticed, we're going to pause and consider the Biblical practice of 'fasting'.

What is it? Should we do it? What's it for? And why does Jesus warn us about how we practice it?

Prayer is for God, Not Public Display

Key Text: Matthew 6:5-15

Matt 6:1 - "Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them..."

Just as we saw that we can twist 'generosity' to be all about us rather than the needy, this week we continue the theme as we explore 'prayer'.