1. Mike Willis, Harmony in the Home]
Sermon on the Mount - 2
[By Ron Halbrook;
Mike Willis, Harmony in the Home]

2. Impact of this battle on: Individual Church Family
TWO WAYS TO LIVE
Right relation
with God
Life of sin
GOD
OVER
MAN
MAN
OVER
GOD OR
Impact of this battle on:
Individual
Church
Family

3. HARMONY IN THE HOME Sermon on the Mount - 2
Introduction:
1. Christ introduced his new kingdom
in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5-7)
Kingdom: God’s rule for our salvation, realm of fellowship with God

4. HARMONY IN THE HOME Sermon on the Mount - 2
Introduction:
2. Matt. 5 Conduct in the kingdom
Be a good example
Avoid sinful expressions of anger
How to settle conflicts
Avoid sinful sexual lust
Avoid fornication & divorce

5. HARMONY IN THE HOME Sermon on the Mount - 2 I. Conduct in the Kingdom
A. Be a Good Example
Matt. 5: As salt & light

6. Matt. 5: As salt & light
13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour [flavor, NKJV], wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

7. Matt. 5: As salt & light
14 Ye are the light of the world A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

8. HARMONY IN THE HOME Sermon on the Mount - 2 I. Conduct in the Kingdom
A. Be a Good Example
Matt. 5: As salt & light
Salt: small but powerful
Light penetrates darkness
A Christian’s character & conduct: very powerful influence!

9. HARMONY IN THE HOME Sermon on the Mount - 2 I. Conduct in the Kingdom
A. Be a Good Example
Matt. 5: As salt & light
Guard our influence: do not lose the salt flavor or hide the light

10. HARMONY IN THE HOME Sermon on the Mount - 2 I. Conduct in the Kingdom
A. Be a Good Example
Matt. 5: As salt & light
Apply this in the home
Be example to unbelievers, not yield to their influence
Strong in the faith, not yield to false teachers

11. HARMONY IN THE HOME Sermon on the Mount - 2 I. Conduct in the Kingdom
A. Be a Good Example
Matt. 5: As salt & light
Apply this in the home
Be example to family: faithful to worship, honest, clean mouth, control temper, no worldliness, no adultery, no drugs

12. 2 Pet. 1:6 And to knowledge temperance…
1 Cor. 6:20 …glorify God in your body…

13. 2 Pet. 1:6 And to knowledge temperance…
1 Cor. 6:20 …glorify God in your body…

14. Smokeless tobacco 2 Pet. 1:6 And to knowledge temperance…
1 Cor. 6:20 …glorify God in your body…
Smokeless tobacco

15. HARMONY IN THE HOME Sermon on the Mount - 2 I. Conduct in the Kingdom
A. Be a Good Example
Matt. 5: As salt & light
Apply this in the home
Sin breeds stress, shame, conflict
Salt, light promote harmony

16. HARMONY IN THE HOME Sermon on the Mount - 2 I. Conduct in the Kingdom
B. Avoid Sinful Expressions of Anger
Matt. 5: Bad temper leads to hell

17. Matt. 5:21-22 Bad temper leads to hell
21 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool,
shall be in danger of hell fire.
[empty head,
idiot]
[morally
worthless]

18. HARMONY IN THE HOME Sermon on the Mount - 2 I. Conduct in the Kingdom
B. Avoid Sinful Expressions of Anger
Matt. 5: Bad temper leads to hell
Spiritual kingdom: control our heart to control our actions
Uncontrolled anger escalates to foul words: Idiot! Reprobate!!

19. HARMONY IN THE HOME Sermon on the Mount - 2 I. Conduct in the Kingdom
B. Avoid Sinful Expressions of Anger
Abusive anger destroys harmony in home
Hatred
Bitterness
Revenge
Cursing
Threats
Pouting
Striking
Screaming
Throw things
Blasphemy

20. HARMONY IN THE HOME Sermon on the Mount - 2 I. Conduct in the Kingdom
B. Avoid Sinful Expressions of Anger
Controlled temper: harmony in home

21. HARMONY IN THE HOME Sermon on the Mount - 2 I. Conduct in the Kingdom
C. How to Settle Conflicts
Matt. 5: Seek reconciliation now!

22. Matt. 5:23-26 Seek reconciliation now!
23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

23. Matt. 5:23-26 Seek reconciliation now!
25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.

24. HARMONY IN THE HOME Sermon on the Mount - 2 I. Conduct in the Kingdom
C. How to Settle Conflicts
Matt. 5: Seek reconciliation now!
Unsettled conflicts fester, escalate, & explode
When sin against a mate, seek reconciliation now: repent, apologize, make correction, follow up!

25. HARMONY IN THE HOME Sermon on the Mount - 2 I. Conduct in the Kingdom
C. How to Settle Conflicts
Matt. 5: Seek reconciliation now!
Hold grudges & resentment: anger will explode again
Be ready to pray for each other, forgive & forget: harmony!

26. HARMONY IN THE HOME Sermon on the Mount - 2 I. Conduct in the Kingdom
D. Avoid Sinful Sexual Lust
Matt. 5: Guard heart, eyes, hands

27. Matt. 5:27-30 Guard heart, eyes, hands
27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

28. Matt. 5:27-30 Guard heart, eyes, hands
29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

29. HARMONY IN THE HOME Sermon on the Mount - 2 I. Conduct in the Kingdom
D. Avoid Sinful Sexual Lust
Matt. 5:27-30 Guard heart, eyes, hands
Better to suffer pain to repent & change our lives, not the pain of hell

30. HARMONY IN THE HOME Sermon on the Mount - 2 I. Conduct in the Kingdom
D. Avoid Sinful Sexual Lust
Matt. 5:27-30 Guard heart, eyes, hands
Guard the heart by control eyes, hands: do not feed our eyes & touch a lady in sinful ways
If disobey: wife wounded many ways
If obey: harmony in the home!

31. HARMONY IN THE HOME Sermon on the Mount - 2 I. Conduct in the Kingdom
E. Avoid Fornication & Divorce
Matt. 5: Better to solve our problem, not send 3 souls to hell

32. Matt. 5:31-32 Better to solve our problem, not send 3 souls to hell
31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

33. HARMONY IN THE HOME Sermon on the Mount - 2 I. Conduct in the Kingdom
E. Avoid Fornication & Divorce
Matt. 5: Better to solve our problem, not send 3 souls to hell
Divorce destroys happiness, homes, souls—better to solve our problem!
Fornication destroys happiness, homes, souls—better to solve our problem!

34. HARMONY IN THE HOME Sermon on the Mount - 2
Conclusion:
Christ introduced his new kingdom
in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5-7)

35. HARMONY IN THE HOME Sermon on the Mount - 2
Conclusion:
2. Matt. 5 Conduct in the kingdom
Be a good example
Avoid sinful expressions of anger
How to settle conflicts
Avoid sinful sexual lust
Avoid fornication & divorce

36. HARMONY IN THE HOME Sermon on the Mount - 2
Conclusion
4. Jn. 3:5 Begin new life, enter the kingdom
5 Jesus answered,
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Born of water: submit in water baptism
…and of the Spirit: gave the gospel

37. Lay Aside the Old Man of Sin
HARMONY IN THE HOME
Lay Aside the Old Man of Sin
Question:
If I do not follow
this teaching,
how might
my mate react?
Good Example
Avoid Sinful Anger
Settle Conflicts
Avoid Sinful
Sexual Lust
Avoid Fornication
& Divorce