YOU HAVE MY WORD
MATTHEW 5:33-37
6-9-24

KEY THOUGHT: Righteousness in the Kingdom determines how we honor our word to others.

I. THE TRUTHFULNESS OF WHAT WE SAY ______________ TO THE LORD-(33)-“Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’”

II. HOW TO BECOME A PERSON OF YOUR WORD-(34a)
A. Eliminate all ____________ that take away from an honesty.
“But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.”
B. Let your word be rooted in the ________________ of God-(34b-35)-“… either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.”
C. Your Word is a Reflection of __________ Character-(36)-“And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.”
D. Mean What You _______, and Say What You __________-(37)-“All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.”