Living the Sermon on the Mount: Do Unto Others

Jesus instead says, pay attention to yourselves, to your own walk, to your own behavior. Are you following Jesus? And then pick the log out of your own eye before you worry about what anybody else is or is not doing. Ultimately, the sermon on the mount is for each of us to do self reflection about our own claims to be Christian so that we can contribute to this alternative community Jesus is building and offering to the world so that we can be the salt and the light that will lead our neighbors to faith in Christ and life. [00:19:15] (37 seconds)  #OwnYourWalk

He has filled us with the holy spirit who goes with us throughout our lives so that every decision we make can be done by his leading. And most importantly, Jesus has given himself to us on the cross to forgive our sins. We come to Jesus again and again, and he forgives us when we mess up, and he comforts us. But then he stands us up, and he teaches us, and he instructs us, and he sends us back out to follow him in this world, to show the world a different way, a better way. [00:25:20] (38 seconds)  #SpiritLedLife

He invites us to ground ourselves in his teaching, in his ways. And more than that, he invites us to ground ourselves in relationship with himself. He is the one who gives good gifts to his children. He says in the sermon, ask and it will be given to you. Seek and you will find. Knock and the door will be open to you. If you then who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your father in heaven give you good gifts when you ask? [00:23:19] (33 seconds)  #GroundedInChrist

You are the light of the world. You are the salt of the earth. You are the wise ones building your house on the rock of Jesus' teaching. Let us build a house of light and love for the healing of this world, for the well-being of our neighbor. Let us build on the hope of Jesus. [00:25:58] (25 seconds)  #SaltAndLight

And then Jesus keeps going as he teaches to shape this countercultural community saying that instead of going after your enemies, eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth, that's the way of the world, Jesus says his followers should turn the other cheek. Instead of going after your enemies, we are to forgive the offenses of our enemies. In fact, we are to love our enemies. I've always thought that that is the mark of a true Christian. Do they love their enemy, or are they bent on revenge and insults? [00:16:57] (42 seconds)  #LoveYourEnemies

And not just his teaching, but the Old Testament law and all of the commandments, he sums it all up and gives it to us in language we can carry with us. We call it the golden rule. Do to others as you would have them do to you. Do to others as you would have them do to you. It would be wise to spend the rest of our lives letting that be the filter by which we make every decision. [00:20:02] (30 seconds)  #DoUntoOthers

He says everyone who then hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who builds his house on rock. He doesn't say the storms won't come. He doesn't say that this life will be easy, but Jesus is trying to help us build a life that can withstand the storms of this world. [00:22:27] (22 seconds)  #BuildOnTheRock

Learn his ways to bless the meek in the morning, to love your enemies, to turn the other cheek, to trust in God for good gifts, to love your neighbors and withhold judgment. Do unto others as you would have them do to you. That's how you build a secure life with Jesus. [00:24:19] (27 seconds)  #LiveJesusWay