Matthew’s account of the gospel is the first book in the New Testament and was one of the most popular books in the early church. It gives us a clear and thorough account of who Jesus is and what he accomplished through his life, death, and resurrection.

At the heart of Matthew’s account is the identification of Jesus Christ as the true King of the universe who ushers in the kingdom of heaven. Matthew’s Gospel also gives us a clear picture of discipleship, with all of Jesus’ radical demands on his followers amid a hostile world.

Kingdom of Heaven 17



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Finishing up Season 2 of Kingdom of Heaven, our series in the Gospel of Matthew, Richard looks at the conclusion of Jesus’s Sermon on The Mount where He concludes with a very sobering ending to reinforce the need for us to embrace the way that he has taught us to live. To actually live out what He has taught, rather than just admire it from a distance. To see this, we look at the three metaphors presented in this passage, the wise & foolish builder, the true and the false prophet and the narrow and the wide road.

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| , | Scripture: Matthew 7:13-29

Kingdom of Heaven 16



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Pastor Brett takes us through a very well known passage in Matthew and we learn how to avoid having a log in our face…

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| , | Scripture: Matthew 7:1-12

Kingdom of Heaven 15



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Finishing up Matthew Chapter 6, Richard helps us to understand what Jesus says about materialism. Looking specifically at the Spiritual danger of materialism and the scourge of Worldly Worry.

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| , | Scripture: Matthew 6:19-34

Kingdom of Heaven 14



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Perhaps one of the most well known pieces of scripture, the Lord’s Prayer, should rather be referred to as the Disciples prayer, or the Lord’s model prayer. Pastor Zwai looks at the passage in Matthew 6 when Jesus teaches his disciples how to pray and helps to understand what our posture should be when praying.

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| , | Scripture: Matthew 6:5-15

Kingdom of Heaven 13



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Looking at Matthew Chapter 6 today, we take a look at the topic of True Religion. We look particularly at what Jesus says about ‘practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them’

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| , | Scripture: Matthew 6:1-18

Kingdom of Heaven 12



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We finish up chapter 5 of the book of Matthew today, still looking at the Sermon on The Mount. Justin takes a look at what Jesus says about our relationship with others.

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| , , | Scripture: Matthew 5:33-48

Kingdom of Heaven 11



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This week we take a look at what Jesus says during the Sermon on the Mount, as well as later on in the book of Matthew about Marriage and Divorce…

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| , , | Scripture: Matthew 5:27-32

Kingdom of Heaven 10



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Within the context of Jesus delivering the Sermon on the Mount, we take a look at the topic of anger and why Jesus chose to speak about anger and murder in particular.

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| , , | Scripture: Matthew 5:21-26

Kingdom of Heaven 09



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This week we take a look at what Jesus says about ‘the law.’ We investigate exactly what he means when he says ‘…abolish the law or the Prophets;’ A watershed passage that is challenging because it’s difficult to understand and also because it confronts the way that we think about our lives.

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| , , | Scripture: Matthew 5:17-20

Kingdom of Heaven 08



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Within the broader context of the Sermon on The Mount, this week we take a look at Jesus speaking about us being Salt and Light. The presence of Christians should improve the lives of those around them, just like salt and light improve the taste of food and brighten up a dark room. Even though Christians may be persecuted or overlooked, their presence and living out of the beautiful attitudes Jesus taught will have a positive impact. A little bit of Christianity goes a long way, and even though they may be outnumbered, Christians can still make a difference.

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| , , | Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16