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"Achieving Perfection" Series

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jun 30, 2006

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Sermon #11 in a study in the Sermon on the Mount

In the previous two sermons we have handled verses twenty and twenty one, if not thoroughly, I hope at least sufficiently to stress to the hearer and reader that what we have before us is a faithful record of the Lord of the universe, the one who spoke all things into existence, the one who has ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:20-48

Denomination: Orthodox

Surpassing Righteousness

Contributed by Lee Henry on Jul 7, 2006

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In Matt. 5:17-48, Jesus challenges his audience to have a righteousness that flows from the heart and thus surpassess the external righteousness displayed by the Pharisees.

Surpassing Righteousness Matt. 5:17-48 Introduction: In the beginning verses of Matt. 5, Jesus is preaching to the multitude and is sharing revolutionary thoughts. He has taught them how to be blessed by God by changing from the inside out. He has told them how to establish a relationship with ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:17-48

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Watch The Father And Imitate Him

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Aug 11, 2006

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Israel was called to imitate God and so are we. Jesus achieved it, and he is in the process of making us perfect so that we will be like him.

I read a story this week (by Bishop Tom Wright) about a Father who was preparing to go away on business for several weeks. He was anxious to make sure that his wife would be looked after during his time away and so he had a quiet word with his eldest son who was about 9 years old at the time. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-48

Denomination: Anglican

Treating Your Enemies Right

Contributed by Vinnie Cappetta on Apr 4, 2006

based on 6 ratings

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It is natural for us to hate those who treat us poorly. It seems outrageous to do anything else, right? But, we forget that Jesus came to bring a new way of doing things; He wants us to treat our enemies right. Check out what He says . . .

Treating Your Enemies Right Matthew 5:43-48 Think back to someone(s) who hurt you deeply. Ever asked the question, “What am I supposed to do with these angry feelings?” What if you could speak to Jesus about this? What if he could answer you? What might he say? First, Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Living Beyond The Ordinary Series

Contributed by Bob Lentz on Sep 13, 2006

based on 9 ratings

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Dealing with the paradox of "being perfect as the Heavenly Father is perfect".

Living Beyond The Ordinary 9-17-06 Series: Building Blocks of Paradox Matt. 5:43-48 Intro. This morning we’re going to begin a brand new series based on the paradoxes of scripture. Now a paradox is basically a statement that seems to be impossible, contradictory, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Denomination: Baptist

Overcomers – Not Victims! Series

Contributed by Johann Neethling on Oct 7, 2006

based on 17 ratings

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Evil is never overcome by more evil nor by playing into the power and victim games that others would use to entrap us. Evil is only overcome by goodness that lets our abusers know we will remain in control of how we choose to respond

OVERCOMERS – NOT VICTIMS! Matthew 5:38-48 1. What has been your gut reaction to the recent spate of school shootings we have suffered in Wisconsin, Colorado, and now most recently in the small Amish community of Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania where 5 little girls where brutally shot to death? • How ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-48

Denomination: United Methodist

What Are The Amish Thinking?

Contributed by Monty Newton on Oct 9, 2006

based on 21 ratings

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The Amish have demonstrated that faith and practice may be consistent in the face of horrific personal suffering and loss.

Title: What are the Amish thinking? Text: Micah 6:8 and Matthew 5:38-48 Thesis: The Amish believe that following Christ works as both faith and practice in the midst of very personal suffering. We were all stunned when we learned that Roger Morrison had taken hostages student hostages at the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-48

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Laws Of The Kingdom Pt.2: It's The Thought That Counts Series

Contributed by Daniel Richter on Oct 10, 2006

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The King begins to explain the new rules that govern God’s Kingdom.

The Laws of the Kingdom Pt.2 It’s the Thought that Counts Matthew 5:17-48 May 14th, 2006 Well, the King has returned and He is beginning to make His presence known to the people. We looked at the genealogy of this king, the royal and divine bloodline. We looked at the Herald of the King, the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:17-48

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Love Your Enemies

Contributed by Wes Richard on Oct 13, 2006

based on 3 ratings

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A reminder of God’s redemptive work in a world torn by hate and violence with reference to 9-11

I want to begin by telling you about something happened to me in college. I didn’t have a car as a freshman, but in 1959 I got my grandpa’s 1951 Chevy, which I drove from my home in Iowa to Hesston, Kansas, where I attended college. It was a nice car and I liked it. I didn’t drive it much ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Denomination: Brethren

Old V. New / Law V. Grace

Contributed by David Hammond on Jun 10, 2006

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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

"You Have Heard...but I Say To You" Series

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jun 23, 2006

based on 9 ratings

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Sermon 10 in a study in the Sermon on the Mount

“You have heard that the ancients were told” “Believing things ‘on authority’ only means believing them because you have been told them by someone you think trustworthy. Ninety-nine percent of the things you believe are believed on authority. I believe there is such a place as New York. I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-48

Denomination: Orthodox

Games People Play: Battleship Series

Contributed by David Ward on Jan 20, 2006

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Jesus instructs his followers how to deal with anger, desire for revenge, and mistreatment from enemies. From a Sermon on the Mount series.

Games People Play: “Battleship” Matthew 5:21-26, 38-48 INTRODUCTION: Do you remember the game "Battleship"? The object of the game is to insert pegs blindly on a game board until you "sink" your opponent’s "fleet." Battleship is a game of hiding and attacking. So many of our relationships ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-48

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Laying Down The Law

Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 24, 2006

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What do we do with the OT law

Laying down the Law Matthew 5:17-48 5/25/97 Intro: Did you ever hear about the chicken who crossed the road? She laid it on the line! Jesus lays it on the line too in the Sermon on the Mount. Look with me at Matthew 5: 17-48. We just finished looking at the beatitudes, Jesus’ call for ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:17-48

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Turning The Other Cheek - By Michael Prabaharan Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Mar 14, 2005

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The Sermon on the Mount is an invitation – to taste and see this God, to join his club and deepen his kind of life skills.

Turning the Other Cheek I’ve been trying to figure out a realistic application for turning the other cheek ever since as a young person a mentor of mine once pointed out to that to teach his son this attitude was a license to getting him bullied at school. No way am I going to encourage my son ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:33-48

Denomination: Anglican

The Third Mile Series

Contributed by Michael Stover on Jun 18, 2001

based on 34 ratings

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Isn’t going the second mile enough? Not for a true disciple and follower of Jesus...

I. A Misrepresentation that Is Typical (43) A. An Omission that was Considerable 1. How do we love our neighbor? 2. The OT admonition paralleled Jesus’ commandment to love our neighbors as ourselves (see Lev. 19:18) B. An Addition that was Convenient 1. Nowhere in scripture do you find the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Denomination: Baptist

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