Sermons on Matthew 5:33-37:

Integrity

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 10, 2001

Integrity. Various passages

INTRODUCTION Paul Harvey told a story of some young men who were late to class. Four high school boys were late to their morning classes one day. They entered the classroom and solemnly told their teacher they were detained due to a flat tire. The sympathetic teacher smiled and told them it was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:33-37

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Speech Therapy Series

Contributed by Michael Stover on Jun 18, 2001

How do you tame the tongue?

I. The Commencement A. An Oath Defined 1. The concept of oath-taking originated in the OT 2. "An oath is a solemn affirmation or declaration, made with an appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed, and imprecating His vengeance, and renouncing His favor if what is affirmed is false." ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:33-37

Denomination: Baptist

The Love Of Life! Series

Contributed by Dennis Marquardt on Oct 18, 2000

#6 in 10 Commandment Series

#6 “THE LOVE OF LIFE” TEXT: Ex. 20:13; Matt. 5:21-24,43-48; I Jn. 3:15 INTRO: Everyday we hear more and more about murder, killing! Our culture is full of killing; every year in this country we kill over 1,000,000 unborn babies mostly for the sake of convenience. We are moving to the day ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:13, Matthew 5:21-48

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Fishing With Satan

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 11, 2001

If you go fishing with Satan, you just might get hooked

INTRODUCTION SERMON I. SATANS HOOK. James 1:14-15. 1. Satan uses our own desires to put the bait on. 2. ILLUSTRATION OF KILLING A WOLF BY PAUL HARVEY. 3. EXPLAIN THE SIN PROCESS IN JAMES. II. SATANS BAIT. Matthew 5:27-28. NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT QUICK THOUGHT THAT IS DEALT WITH. 1. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:37-41

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Speech Therapy

Contributed by Duke Jeffries on Oct 18, 2000

A. INTRODUCTION 1.

A. INTRODUCTION 1. God's Word has much to say regarding speech, understood here as "active verbal communication," as opposed to listening, which we would define as "passive verbal communication." Material for excellent sermons is contained in any of the following passages. a. James 1:19 ( ...be ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:33-37

Nothing But The Truth

Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 21, 2000

Today we want to explore some interesting words about truth-telling that Jesus gives us.

A few weeks ago, President Clinton spent Saturday and Sunday huddling with his lawyers preparing for his grand jury testimony. As I thought about that, it seemed a bit odd. If your goal in going before a grand jury is to tell the truth, to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth, why does it ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:33-37

Denomination: Baptist

But I Say Unto You . . .

Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 22, 2000

Jesus fulfilled the law.

Restored! John 9:1-7 There are a few things I am good at, but many things I'm bad at. Still other things I'm absolutely terrible at. Among them, I am a terrible patient. Other than a couple of childhood illnesses, I hadn't been sick a day in my life until a doctor diagnosed me with thyroid ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:17-48

Denomination: Baptist

Living In A Fishbowl Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Dec 2, 2007

You live in a fishbowl and people are watching to see if your walk matches your talk.

I remember when I was pastor of a church and living in the parsonage directly across from the church. It was like living in a fishbowl. It was the glass house syndrome where it seemed everyone could see right into our house. People knew if I was home, because my car was parked there. They knew who ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:33-37

Denomination: Baptist

Integrity: Where Your Word Is Your Bond Series

Contributed by Johann Neethling on Sep 30, 2006

Integrity is a reputation of trustworthiness that is built up over a period of time and is proven by our behavior, our conduct both in and out of the limelight, both in the public view as well as when no other human is looking.

INTEGRITY: WHERE YOUR WORD IS YOUR BOND Matthew 5:33-37 1. `My boy,’ said the businessman to his son, `there are two things that are essential if you are to succeed in business.’ `What are they, Dad? Asked the boy. `Integrity and sagacity.’ `What is integrity?’ `Always, no matter what, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:33-37, Matthew 5:33

Denomination: United Methodist

Crying Wolf Series

Contributed by David Heflin on Jun 13, 2007

This sermon explores the high calling of Christian honesty and the consequences of failure to adhere this standard.

Crying Wolf Matt. 5:33-37 5/27/07 PSCOC Introduction: Ed Harris story. Last week I traveled to Austin for a seminar. As we were waiting for our bags to arrive you just won’t believe who we saw walking out of the bathroom, but I promise you it was none other than Ed Harris. I swear he wasn’t ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:33-37

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Meaning Of Righteousness Part 5 Series

Contributed by Ken Mowery on Jul 6, 2007

Jesus emphasizes the importances of truth and entregrity.

Matthew 5:33 through 37 Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, YOU SHALL NOT MAKE FALSE VOWS, BUT SHALL FULFILL YOUR VOWS TO THE LORD 34But I say to you, make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, 35or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, or by ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:33-37

Denomination: Baptist

Meaning Of Righteousness Part 2 Series

Contributed by Ken Mowery on Jul 14, 2007

Jesus refutes the teaching of the churchmen of His day and makes clear the intent of God’s Law.

The Meaning Of Righteousness? Part 2 Last week we listened as Jesus spoke to us about basis and foundation of absolute truth, absolute right and wrong. And as you may recall Jesus made it clear that until heaven and earth pass away, Gods Word remains authoritative and in fact absolute truth and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:20-34

Denomination: Baptist

Becoming A Person Of Great Character Series

Contributed by James Chandler on Apr 5, 2007

They say that the greatest, most impacting sermons are those that are not preached, but are lived. No one lived a better sermon than Jesus.

They say that the greatest, most impacting sermons are those that are not preached, but are lived. No one lived a better sermon than Jesus. In Matthew 5, Jesus continues his Sermon on the Mount. Jesus teaches how to develop great character in your life. A. We must realize why we are here. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-48

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Quest For Perfection, Part 1 Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Apr 9, 2007

All parts of the law which have not been fulfilled are as equally binding and applicable today as they were for the nation of Israel. The law was never meant to save—it was meant to be a schoolmaster, showing people their ineptitude before a holy God. T

1. The first lesson is the presence of the law fulfilled (5:17-18) 2. The second lesson is the consequence of the law fulfilled (5:19) 3. The third lesson is the requirement of the law fulfilled (5:20) 4. The fourth lesson is the impossibility of the law fulfilled (5:48) Yesterday morning, we went ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:17-48

Denomination: Baptist

Old V. New / Law V. Grace

Contributed by David Hammond on Jun 10, 2006

This sermon is to help us realize we can and are expected to allow jesus to fulfill his teachings in our lives.

OLD v. NEW / LAW v. GRACE In the past couple of weeks we have been speaking about the Be-attitudes and being Salt and Light. How that happiness came to us, through receiving the words written in red, about the attitude and actions of Jesus Christ and how happiness comes to others by our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:17-48

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational