Last Week, we took a glimpse into the life altering reality of divorce. We saw that, just as they had done with other laws, The Pharisees were molding and shaping the words of God according to their own standards in terms of divorce. They would take the permission that God gave for divorce in Deut. 24:1-4 and run with it to the furthest extreme; breaking apart a marriage for any grounds they saw fit; spitting upon His mercy, grace, and patience. To see this more clearly, we

Continuing to move through Matthew 5; Jesus expands on the verses we spoke on last week by speaking on divorce. Before we get there; let's remember what He is building on. Last week, we discussed Jesus’ radical strictness when it comes to dealing with temptations of a sexual nature; and He leaves no “wiggle room” at all. Whatever may be in your life; habit, hobby, relationship, or person; if you are pointed towards lust because of it, you need to take drastic, immediate, act

Lead In : Last week we moved into the main body of the Sermon on the Mount. These are the “boots on the ground” instructions from Jesus, about how the people He just described in The Beatitudes, live out their day to day life. We started out last week with a truth that is going to carry us through to the end of The Sermon on the Mount, yes; but also every day we have left under the sun. Sin starts in the heart. We are not passive lumps of clay; either acting on nothing but