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Matthew 7:15-23 is the text for this sermon entitled, "Good Fruit or Bad Fruit."

This part of the sermon on the Mount warns against false prophets and prophesying. One of the greatest litmus tests for determining if someone is a false prophet is by their fruits. Since the days of the Old Testament, there have always been false prophets. Sometimes false prophets look pretty good in what they do. Notice the contrasts in this section: sheep’s clothing vs. wolves, good vs. bad, doing the Father’s will vs. doing works of lawlessness.

Curtis explores what a false prophet is, what makes a false prophet so dangerous, and are false prophets and false teachers the same thing. He also goes into detail about what a false teacher is and what kind of fruit Jesus was looking for in the sermon on the mount.

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Note (this episode is out of order to accommodate a routine request and the series number will be updated later).

Matthew 11:28-30 is the text for this sermon entitled, "Jesus, Our Helper."

What happens when a foot slips? There's no warning, so we aren't prepared for it! And usually, someone is watching. the Bible talks about a foot slipping in But afterwards, you get back up and keep going. Psalm 94:17-19. "Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up. In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul."

When we experience a slip in our Christian walk, we need help to catch ourselves and keep going in the right path. The word “help” occurs 58 times in Psalms! The next closest competitor is Isaiah with 17! Curtis explores several Psalms, especially Psalm 94.

In Matthew, Jesus invites us to rest in His steadying fellowship. Accepting His offer of a yoke that is easy and light means we don't walk alone and unaided.

Jesus as our Helper!
1 Come--a condition and promise
2 Take--position
3 Learn--purpose, promise, person
4 Because--yoke is easy, burden is light

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Matthew 7:7-14 is the text for this sermon entitled, "Ask-Do-Enter."

This section of the Sermon on the Mount focuses on Prayer Life, Community Life, and Kingdom Life. Following Jesus into all aspects of our life--we have the image that he is at our side. Jesus teaches more about prayer, and then He lays down a universal principle for interacting with others. He also emphasizes the difficulty of choosing the way that truly leads to Life.

In summary, in our prayer life we ask, seek and knock knowing that God draws us near and understands. In our community lIfe, we follow the Golden Rule of doing unto others what we would have them do to us, loving our neighbor as we love ourselves. And in our kingdom life, we carefully choose every day to walk the narrow way that leads to life.