Oakwood Church
Goodness - Matthew 5
Locations & Times
Oakwood Community Church
11209 Casey Rd, Tampa, FL 33618, USA
Sunday 8:00 AM
“First, that human beings, all over the earth, have this curious idea that they ought to behave in a certain way, and cannot really get rid of it. Secondly, that they do not in fact behave that way. They know the Law of Nature; they break it. These two facts are the foundation of all clear thinking about ourselves and the universe we live in.”
C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
“Do not think I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them… For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”
Matthew 5:17,20
Matthew 5:17,20
“You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”
Matthew 5:48
Matthew 5:48
You must be Perfect:
1. Anger - don’t just avoid Killing people
“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder…’ But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment.”
Matthew 5:21-22
1. Anger - don’t just avoid Killing people
“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder…’ But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment.”
Matthew 5:21-22
1. Anger - don’t just avoid Killing people
Be Forgiving
“Leave your gift there at the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come offer your gift.”
Matthew 5:23-24
Be Forgiving
“Leave your gift there at the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come offer your gift.”
Matthew 5:23-24
You must be Perfect:
2. Lust - don’t just avoid Adultery
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.”
Matthew 5:27-28
2. Lust - don’t just avoid Adultery
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.”
Matthew 5:27-28
You must be Perfect:
2. Lust - don’t just avoid Adultery
Be Holy
“If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away.”
Matthew 5:29
2. Lust - don’t just avoid Adultery
Be Holy
“If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away.”
Matthew 5:29
You must be Perfect:
3. Divorce - don’t find a Loophole to abandon your wife
Be Faithful
“But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife… causes her to commit adultery.”
Matthew 5:32
3. Divorce - don’t find a Loophole to abandon your wife
Be Faithful
“But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife… causes her to commit adultery.”
Matthew 5:32
You must be Perfect:
4. Oaths - don’t make empty Promises to cover up your past failures
Be Honest
“But I say to you, do not take an oath at all… Let what you say be simply, ‘Yes’ or ‘No.’”
Matthew 5:36-37
4. Oaths - don’t make empty Promises to cover up your past failures
Be Honest
“But I say to you, do not take an oath at all… Let what you say be simply, ‘Yes’ or ‘No.’”
Matthew 5:36-37
You must be Perfect:
5. Revenge - don’t punish people just because they Deserve it
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’”
Matthew 5:38
5. Revenge - don’t punish people just because they Deserve it
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’”
Matthew 5:38
You must be Perfect:
5. Revenge - don’t punish people just because they Deserve it
Be Patient
“But I say to you, do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.”
Matthew 5:39
5. Revenge - don’t punish people just because they Deserve it
Be Patient
“But I say to you, do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.”
Matthew 5:39
You must be Perfect:
6. Relationships - don’t just love your friends, love your Enemies
Be Compassionate
“But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.”
Matthew 5:44
6. Relationships - don’t just love your friends, love your Enemies
Be Compassionate
“But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.”
Matthew 5:44
“You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”
Matthew 5:48
Matthew 5:48
“Nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.”
Revelation 21:27
Revelation 21:27
You must be Perfect.
You have been Declared perfect in Christ.
“By a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.”
Hebrews 10:14
You have been Declared perfect in Christ.
“By a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.”
Hebrews 10:14
You must be Perfect.
You have been Declared perfect in Christ.
You are Becoming perfect in Christ.
“By a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.”
Hebrews 10:14
You have been Declared perfect in Christ.
You are Becoming perfect in Christ.
“By a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.”
Hebrews 10:14
You must be Perfect.
You have been Declared perfect in Christ.
You are Becoming perfect in Christ.
“Those he called, he also justified; and those he justified, he also glorified.”
Romans 8:30, NIV
You have been Declared perfect in Christ.
You are Becoming perfect in Christ.
“Those he called, he also justified; and those he justified, he also glorified.”
Romans 8:30, NIV
You must be Perfect.
You have been Declared perfect in Christ.
You are Becoming perfect in Christ.
You Will be perfect forever.
“We know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.”
1 John 3:2
You have been Declared perfect in Christ.
You are Becoming perfect in Christ.
You Will be perfect forever.
“We know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.”
1 John 3:2
You Will be Perfect Forever
“Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.”
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
“Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.”
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
Sanctification is God’s work of perfecting you as you trust and obey Him
