SERMON QUESTIONS
It is our deep conviction that the Bible is not just to be listened to (Deut. 6:4), but studied (2 Tim. 2:15), meditated upon (Ps 1:2), memorized (Ps. 119:11), and, ultimately, applied to our lives (James 1:22). Because of this, our Bible studies revolve around the study, meditation, memorization, and application of God’s inspired Word to our lives. Below are sermon questions that correspond to our Sunday morning teaching, so that we slow down and really take in what God is trying to tell us as a church Ohana. These questions will be discussed at our weekly Bible Studies.
For all answers, use Scripture to support your answer as best as possible.
Read Matthew 5:33–37
Where is Jesus quoting from in verse 33? What is that text commanding? Looking at verse 34–36, how were people trying to weasel their way around the commandment or attempting to find loopholes in what they promised/swore?
How can Jesus tell people to not “take any oath at all” (verse 34), when God himself had swore an oath (e.g., Hebrews 7:21)? What is Jesus doing here?
Why does God care so much about us telling the truth?
Why is lying (even “partial” lies) horrendously evil?
How does saying things more than “Yes” and “No” come from evil (verse 37)?
How does this passage challenge you to walk in obedience to God?
Practice
Meditate on the reality that God is truth.
Meditation/Memory Verse(s)
“Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil.”
—Matthew 5:37