The Jesus Curriculum

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The
Kingdom
Handbook
The Sermon on the MountMatthew 5-7
The Jesus Curriculum
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Matthew 51-2
Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a
mountainside and sat down. His disciples came
to him, and he began to teach them, saying
The Jesus Curriculum
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KingdomCharacter
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KingdomCharacter
Blessed
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Spiritually
Bankrupt
KingdomCharacter
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is
the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 53
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Deeply
Dismayed
KingdomCharacter
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be
comforted.
Matthew 54
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Completely
Inadequate
KingdomCharacter
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit
the earth.
Matthew 55
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Crying for
Justice
KingdomCharacter
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for
righteousness, for they will be filled.
Matthew 56
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Unexpectedly
Forgiving
KingdomCharacter
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be
shown mercy.
Matthew 57
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Absolutely
Innocent
KingdomCharacter
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will
see God.
Matthew 58
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Promoting
Harmony
KingdomCharacter
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be
called sons of God.
Matthew 59
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Mistreated
for Doing Right
KingdomCharacter
Blessed are those who are persecuted because
of righteousness, for theirs is the
kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 510
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Mistreated
for Jesus
KingdomCharacter
Blessed are you when people insult you
because of me. Great is your reward in
heaven.
Matthew 511-12
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KingdomCharacter
Congratulations!
Spiritually Bankrupt Deeply Dismayed Completely
Inadequate
Crying for Justice Unexpectedly Forgiving Absol
utely Innocent
Promoting Harmony Mistreated for Doing
Right Mistreated for Jesus
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Two Metaphors
Salt and Light
KingdomCharacter
You are the salt of the earth.
You are the light of the world.
Matthew 513-14
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KingdomCharacter
Let your light shine before men, that they may
see your good deeds and praise your Father in
heaven.
Matthew 516
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KingdomCode
Do not think that I have come to abolish the
Law or the Prophets I have not come to
abolish them but to fulfill them.
Matthew 517
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KingdomCode
Unless your righteousness surpasses that of the
Pharisees, you will certainly not enter the
kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 520
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KingdomCode
You have heard that it was said to the people
long ago, Do not murder.
Matthew 521
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U
nresolved Anger is Sin
KingdomCode
But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his
brother will be subject to judgment. Go and be
reconciled to your brother.
Matthew 522
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KingdomCode
You have heard that it was said, Do not commit
adultery.
Matthew 527
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U
nrestrained Desire is Sin
KingdomCode
But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman
lustfully has already committed adultery with her
in his heart.
Matthew 528
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D
ivorce is Permitted
KingdomCode
It has been said, Anyone who divorces his wife
must give her a certificate of divorce.
Matthew 531
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B
ut Not for Any Reason
KingdomCode
But I tell you that anyone who divorces his
wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, causes
her to become an adulteress.
Matthew 532
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Oaths Should be Honest
KingdomCode
Again, you have heard that it was said to the
people long ago, Do not break your oath.
Matthew 533
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But so Should All Words
KingdomCode
But I tell you, Do not swear at all
Simply let your Yes be Yes, and your No,
No.
Matthew 534-35
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Personal Revenge is Sin
You have heard that it was said, Eye for eye,
and tooth for tooth. But I tell you, Do not
resist an evil person.
KingdomCode
Matthew 538-39
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A Love or Hate
KingdomCode
Relationship
You have heard that it was said, Love your
neighbor and hate your enemy.
Matthew 543
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A Love For Hate
KingdomCode
Relationship
But I tell you Love your enemies and pray for
those who persecute you.
Matthew 544
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KingdomCode
Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father
is perfect.
Matthew 548
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KingdomCode
Righteousness must be genuine not just
external actions, but internal
attitudes.
murder.........
unresolved anger
adultery....
unrestrained desire
abandoning spouse
capricious divorce
breaking an oath....
being untruthful
excessive payback......
revenge
hating a neighbor......
hating enemy
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A General Principle
Matthew 61
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Ostentatious
Giving
Matthew 62
So when you give to the needy,
do not announce
it with trumpets, as the
hypocrites do, to be honored by men.
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Giving
Secret
Matthew 63
But when you give to the needy, do not let
your left hand know what your right
hand is doing, so that your giving may be
in secret.
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Ostentatious
Prayer
Matthew 65
And when you pray, do not be like the
hypocrites, for they love to pray to be
seen by men.
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Prayer
Secret
Matthew 66
But when you pray, go into your room,
close the door and pray to your
Father, who is unseen.
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Prayer
Model
Matthew 69
This, then, is how you should pray
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Prayer
Model
Matthew 69-10
Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored,
may your kingdom come, may your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
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Prayer
Model
Matthew 611-13
Give us today our daily bread, and forgive us
our debts, as we ourselves have forgiven our
debtors. And do not lead us into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
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Ostentatious
Fasting
Matthew 616
When you fast, do not look somber as
the hypocrites do, to show
men they are fasting.
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Fasting
Secret
Matthew 617-18
But when you fast, put oil on your head and
wash your face, so that it will not be
obvious to men that you are
fasting, but only to your Father, who is
unseen.
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A General Principle
Matthew 64, 6, 18
Then your Father, who sees what
is done in secret, will reward you.
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A General Principle
If you perform religious acts to impress
other people, then youll miss Gods reward.
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Kingdom
conom
Matthew 6
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Choose
IN THE WORLD BANK...
Your deposits
the right
Bank
disappear
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on
earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where
thieves break in and steal.
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Choose
AT SPIRITUAL TRUST SAVINGS...
Your deposits
the right
Bank
guaranteed
are
But store up for yourselves treasures in
heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy,
and where thieves do not break in and steal.
Matthew 620
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Stick with
long-term
Investments
For where your treasure is, there your heart
will be also.
Matthew 621
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Stick with
long-term
Investments

No one can serve two masters.
You cannot serve both God and Money.
Matthew 624
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Count on
Social
Security
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your
life, what you will eat or drink, or about
your body, what you will wear.
Matthew 625
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Count on
Social
Security
Look at the birds of the air they do not sow or
reap or store away in barns, and yet your
heavenly Father feeds them.
Matthew 626
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Count on
Social
Security
See how the lilies of the field grow.
If that is how God clothes the grass of the
field, will he not much more clothe you, O you
of little faith?
Matthew 628-30
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Make
Saving
Priority
a
So do not worry, saying,
"What shall
we eat?"
"What shall
or
we drink?"
"What shall
or
we wear?"
Matthew 631
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Make
Saving
Priority
a
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Kingdom
conom
1. Choose the right bank.
2. Stick with long-term investments.
3. Count on social security.
4. Make saving a priority.
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