The Didactic Teaching of Jesus

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The Didactic Teaching of Jesus

• Teaching of Morality
• Reading from Matthew 5 to 7
• Sermon on the Mount
• Basic Theme Jesus was a profound teacher who
  explained the principles of the Kingdom of God.

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What we will learn today

• overcoming anger (521-26)
• overcoming lust (527-30)
• being faithful in marriage (531-32)
• loving your enemies (543-47)
• not judging others (71-5)
• not worrying (625,28)
• not loving money (6 19-20, 24)

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Background of the Law (10 commandments)

• Exodus 20

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Take this test if you have passed all you get
into heaven!

• I always put God first in my life and feel he is
  always the most important in my life.
• I have always worshiped God respectfully.
• I have always used Gods name properly and have
  never said Gods name disrespectfully or even use
  a word disrespectfully to a person.
• I always rest for an entire day in order to spend
  time worshiping God.
• I always have obeyed my parents.
• I never get mad at anyone
• I have never desired to have relationships with
  someone who is not my spouse.
• I have not taken anything that doesnt belong to
  me and have never even thought of stealing.
• I always have told the truth
• I am not ever jealous of someone elses
  possessions.

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Summary of the Law

• The first four concern peoples relationships
  with God.
• The second six concern peoples relationships
  with one another.
• We cant keep the law perfectly!
• This is from the Old Testament. Jesus will
  discuss some of this in New Testament.

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Lets Watch a Video

• Matthew 5-7
• Jesus Teaching on a Mountainside

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These are the Characteristics Jesus wants us to
have.

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Jesus uses the Bible to expose the problems of
mankinds attitude.

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Our Motives are the problem

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Both our Attitude and actions are Sin

• Anger leads to Murder (521-26)
• Lust leads to Adultery (527-30)
• Discord in the Home leads to Divorce
• (531-32)
• Lack of Integrity leads to breaking Oaths
  (promises) (533-37)
• Bitterness leads to Retaliation (538-42)
• Self-focused leads to Bad Relationships (543-48)

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According to Jesus what is the way to

• overcome anger
• overcome worry
• stop judging others
• stop being selfish

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Lets read Matthew 625-34 to answer how to
overcome worry

• 25"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your
  life, what you will eat or drink or about your
  body, what you will wear. Is not life more
  important than food, and the body more important
  than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air
  they do not sow or reap or store away in barns,
  and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you
  not much more valuable than they? 27Who of you by
  worrying can add a single hour to his life

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Lets read Matthew 625-34 to answer how to
overcome worry

•  28"And why do you worry about clothes? See how
  the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor
  or spin. 29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon
  in all his splendor was dressed like one of
  these. 30If that is how God clothes the grass of
  the field, which is here today and tomorrow is
  thrown into the fire, will he not much more
  clothe you, O you of little faith? 31So do not
  worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What
  shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32For
  the pagans run after all these things, and your
  heavenly Father knows that you need them.

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Lets read Matthew 625-34 to answer how to
overcome worry

• 33But seek first his kingdom and his
  righteousness, and all these things will be given
  to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about
  tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.
  Each day has enough trouble of its own

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New Vocabulary Thoughts

• Solomon a wise king of the Old Testament (29)
• Pagans non believers in God (32)
• Seek first his kingdom and righteousness idea
  of following God. (33)

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Treasures in Heaven Matthew 619-24

• 19"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on
  earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where
  thieves break in and steal. 20But store up for
  yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and
  rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not
  break in and steal. 21For where your treasure is,
  there your heart will be also.  22"The eye is the
  lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your
  whole body will be full of light. 23But if your
  eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of
  darkness. If then the light within you is
  darkness, how great is that darkness!
• 24"No one can serve two masters. Either he will
  hate the one and love the other, or he will be
  devoted to the one and despise the other. You
  cannot serve both God and Money.

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Treasures in Heaven Matthew 619-24

• What did Jesus say about serving two masters?
• What should our attitude be toward money?

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Treasures in Heaven Matthew 619-24
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Attitudes to Prayer and Fasting

• Matthew 611-18
• Giving should be done secretly
• Prayer should be done secretly
• Fasting should not be obvious
• Fasting to give up something.

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How to get in the Kingdom of Heaven?

• No one can keep the law perfectly!
• For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory
  of God.
• Ask and it will be given to you seek and you
  will find knock and the door will be opened to
  you. (77)
• Enter through the narrow gate. (713)

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Summary

• Jesus establishes himself as the new law (moral
  authority) which people should liken to and
  follow.
• The way of happiness is very opposite of the way
  most people think.
• Jesus taught that the inner condition of your
  heart is the most important indication of your
• spiritual life.
• The kingdom of God effects every area of life and
  relationships, money, goals and priorities.

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Next Time

• Discuss Jesus Claims about being God.
• Conclusions of being
• Liar
• Lunatic
• Lord