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1. Promises. People make promises and also break promises.

ILLUS – 1 Million Dollars or a Rich Man’s Daughter?

2. Our words reveal much about our character and faith. As Christians, we’re called to a higher standard because we represent Jesus Christ to the world.
3. In Matthew 5:33-37, Jesus explained what God expects from us when it comes to keeping our promises.
Matthew 5:33-37
Context
1. In Matthew 5:1-20, Jesus declared the standard for being His disciple and entrance into the kingdom of heaven.
2. That standard is perfection. He said in Matthew 5:20, “For I say to you, that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven.”
3. That was a radical statement. In that day, the scribes and Pharisees were hailed as the standard of righteousness.
4. But Jesus exploded their world view and said their standard was not good enough because they only stressed an external obedience to the Law. God has a higher standard; one that looks at the heart!
5. God desires true righteousness where obedience flows from a heart that is filled with faith because it has been transformed by His love and grace through Jesus.
6. In verses 33-37, Jesus explored what’s in a person’s heart by examining their words, again raising the standard. What did His teaching reveal?

I. What You Say Matters (33-36)

• Words can give hope and words can bring despair.
• Words can create vision and also bring confusion.

Proverbs 18:21, Death and life are in the power of the tongue

A. Your words reveal what’s in your heart

Luke 6:45, The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart.

1. If we have godly character, then godly words will come from our lips.
2. If character is lacking, then we all know what can come out of a person’s mouth.

APPL – And we must not think that things will get better as we wait for the return of Jesus because the Apostle Paul declared that the opposite will be true…

2 Timothy 3:1-5, But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these.
ILLUS - In their book “The Day America Told the Truth,” authors James Patterson and Peter Kim revealed that 91 percent of Americans lie on a daily basis.
APPL – In light of this, we must not let the world be our guide or standard when it comes to our character, words, or actions. Our Father in heaven knows what is best for us and His standard brings life to our lives.

Transition – What does God desire for us?

B. God desires truth in your heart
1. In verse 33, Jesus said, “Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, ‘YOU SHALL NOT MAKE FALSE VOWS, BUT SHALL FULFILL YOUR VOWS TO THE LORD.’
2. Jesus was not quoting from one specific Old Testament passage but was summarizing different sections from the Law of Moses regarding the making and keeping of oaths.

Leviticus 19:12, You shall not swear falsely by My name, so as to profane the name of your God; I am the LORD.

Deuteronomy 23:21, When you make a vow to the LORD your God, you shall not delay to pay it, for it would be sin in you, and the LORD your God will surely require it of you.

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