SERMON OUTLINE Sunday Oct 18th, 2020
Be A Person Of Your Word – Matthew 5:33-37
• How Are You Doing?
The Difference Between Wrestling With God
and Fighting Against God
• Trust Me
• You Have Heard It Said…
“You have also heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not break your
vows; you must carry out the vows you make to the Lord.’”Matt 5:33
• Life in Jesus’ Day – Exodus 20:16
• Two Problems : i) Over Promising ii) Deceptive Promising
• But I Tell You…
“But I say, do not make any vows! Do not say, ‘By heaven!’ because heaven is
God’s throne. And do not say, ‘By the earth!’ because the earth is his footstool.
And do not say, ‘By Jerusalem!’ for Jerusalem is the city of the great King. Do
not even say, ‘By my head!’ for you can’t turn one hair white or black. Just say a
simple, ‘Yes, I will,’ or ‘No, I won’t.’ Anything beyond this is from the evil one.”
Matthew 5:34–37
• “I swear to God…”
• Check Your Heart
“Just say a simple, ‘Yes, I will,’ or ‘No, I won’t.’ Anything beyond this is from the
evil one.” Matthew 5:37
• The Kingdom Life calls us to a higher standard
i) Keep Your Promises
ii) Keep Jesus In The Center
iii) Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say
iv) Do What You Say You Will Do When You Say You Will Do It
• Being A Person Of Your Word
A. Show Up – People Are The Point
B. Do The Hard Stuff (Psalm 30:5)
C. Be Safe – Don’t Judge, Do Challenge (Matt 7:1–2)
D. Be Selfless (Galatians 6:2)
E. Be Real – No Perfect People (Philippians 3:13–14)
i) No Perfect People
ii) Acknowledge Your Faults
iii) Say You’re Sorry
iv) Ask For Help
• Surrender – Follow – Listen – Do
• The Gospel – the Good News of Jesus – is that we are forgiven
by God. Because we are forgiven, through the Spirit of God we
have been given the power to forgive.
• In Jesus, we have the power to live the Kingdom Life.
(2 Timothy 1:7)
“For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we
might become the righteousness of God.” (2 Corinthians 5:21, ESV)
“So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free.” (John 8:36, NLT)
“For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.””
(Luke 19:10, NLT)
SERMON STUDY GUIDE
We meet in Life Groups to: Connect deeper with God and each other through
prayer and relationship. Connect the Bible to life. Connect with our community
through serving.
ICE BREAKER: Name someone in your life (past or present) upon whom you
knew/know without a doubt you could/can depend? What made/makes them
dependable?
PRAYER: God is worthy to be sought – take time to pray together in your group.
HOW TO READ THE BIBLE
“All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to
make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and
teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do
every good work.” (2 Timothy 3:16-17, NLT)
Ask yourselves the following questions as you read this week’s Bible passage…
What is God asking me to believe?
What is God asking me to do?
How is God preparing me to live more effectively for him?
For free tips and resources on what is in the Bible and
how to read it, visit www.thebibleproject.com. The Bible
Project creates free videos that show the Bible as a.
unified story that leads to Jesus. To find out more about
this ministry, check out this short video:
https://youtu.be/vFwNZNyDu9k.
SERMON SERIES: “Unshakeable: Living The Words of Jesus”
In this sermon series we explore how to live according to Jesus’ teachings in
Matthew chapters 5-7. This is the Gospel of the Kingdom. It is something we
are not only to know, but to do, to live. And when we do that, we are
immoveable, unshakeable because the foundation is Jesus and he is the Rock
of our salvation that is immoveable and unshakeable.
Reference: The Essence: Unpacking Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (2020). Winslade. Wipf Stock Pub.
THIS WEEK: Matthew 5:33-37 “Be A Person Of Your Word”
Watch the weekend’s sermon:
http://www.coldspringschurch.net/sermons.html.
EXPLORING TOGETHER
There is value in sharing perspectives about the weekend message in
community. With dialogue around God’s truths, perspective broadens and
impacts transformation.
1. What is something from this weekend’s message that stood out to you? How
so?
2. How would you describe the difference between wrestling with God and
fighting against God?
TAKING IT HOME
In this week’s text, Jesus spoke about honesty and called his followers to raise
the bar on integrity. To fully grasp what Jesus was saying here, first-century
Middle Eastern context and culture needs to be understood. The concept of
honesty, swearing an oath, or making a solemn promise, was serious business
in the time of Jesus.
3. Do you think people are more, or less, honest these days compared to
previous decades?
4. What experience have you had of being treated dishonestly? How did it
affect you?
5. Is there ever an occasion when telling the truth is unnecessary or not
required?
In Jesus day people were misrepresenting the concept of an oath with frivolous
swearing, in which language of the sacred used for the wrong purpose lost its
significance. Also in the ludicrous legalism leading up to that time, some oaths
were deemed binding, while others allowed for the wiggle room of evasive
swearing.
6. Some people (Christians among them) use the name of “God” or “lord” as a
figure of speech—and sometimes as an expletive. How appropriate is this?

WEEKLY REFLECTION
According to Jesus: a promise is a promise, and an oath is an oath. Whether in
writing or by invoking the name of God, in the presence of a hundred witnesses
or none, it does not matter. For the man or woman who follows Jesus, their
word is their bond.
7. Why do you think Jesus says that sacred oaths are unnecessary for the
Christian?
8. Below are 5 markers Pastor David mentioned for being a Person Of Your
Word. In which area(s) do you most struggle? In which are you strongest?
Show up. Do the hard stuff. Be safe. Be selfless. Be real.
Surrender – Follow – Listen – Do (2 Corinthians 5:21, John 8:36, Luke 19:10)
• The Gospel – the Good News of Jesus – is that we are forgiven by God.
Because we are forgiven, through the Spirit of God we have been given
the power to forgive.
• No forgiveness, no freedom.
• In forgiveness, there is freedom. Freedom to love and be loved.