Sermon on the Mount
Lessons from Jesus
Matthew 5:33-37
May 5, 2024 • Pastor Bryce Ulrich • Matthew 5:33–37
- True Meaning: A faithful life, not the utterance of oaths, confirms the trustworthiness and reliability of a believer’s word. - There are no shortcuts to integrity. - True integrity involves purity before God. - A lack of integrity reveals the depravity of one’s heart.
Matthew 5:31-32
April 28, 2024 • Pastor Bryce Ulrich • Matthew 5:31–32
- True Meaning: God designed marriage to be an intimate relationship between one man and one woman for life. - God always desires forgiveness and reconciliation. - God never commands divorce but does allow for divorce in certain situations. - God forgives our sin and desires holiness from this point forward.
Matthew 5:27-30
April 21, 2024 • Pastor Bryce Ulrich • Matthew 5:27–30
- True Meaning: Living a pure life involves not only rejecting all physical acts of sexual immorality, but also cleansing the heart and mind. - Pursuing purity requires eliminating certain things that are, or could be, sources of temptation. - Pursuing purity requires depending on the power of the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 5:21-26
April 14, 2024 • Pastor Bryce Ulrich • Matthew 5:21–26
- True Meaning: Being angry and insulting another person made in the image of God deserves equal judgment with the physical act of murder. - The importance of right relationships demands decisive action. - The importance of right relationships demands reconciliation.
Matthew 5:17-20
April 7, 2024 • Pastor Bryce Ulrich • Matthew 5:17–20
- Jesus’ fulfillment of Scripture compels His followers to interpret God’s Word in light of His ministry and teaching. - Jesus’ fulfillment of Scripture affirms the Old Testament’s inspiration, authority, inerrancy, and permanency. - Jesus’ fulfillment of Scripture encourages conformity to God’s Word in both practice and teaching.
Matthew 5:10-12
March 10, 2024 • Pastor Bryce Ulrich • Matthew 5:10–12
Suffering that brings God honor originates from a life fully dedicated to Christ, not one mired in sin and rebellion. Christians respond to suffering by reflecting the character of Christ. Suffering reminds Christians they belong to Jesus and will spend eternity with Him.