SERMON ON THE MOUNT
How To Seek The Kingdom Of God
Do's:
1. Be humble and meek (Matthew 5:3-5).
2. Hunger and thirst for righteousness (Matthew 5:6).
3. Be merciful (Matthew 5:7).
4. Be pure in heart (Matthew 5:8).
5. Be a peacemaker (Matthew 5:9).
6. Rejoice when persecuted for righteousness (Matthew 5:10-12).
7. Be salt and light to the world (Matthew 5:13-16).
8. Let your light shine before others (Matthew 5:16).
9. Follow and teach God's commandments (Matthew 5:19).
10. Be reconciled with others before worship (Matthew 5:23-24).
11. Settle matters quickly with adversaries (Matthew 5:25).
12. Turn the other cheek (Matthew 5:39).
13. Go the extra mile (Matthew 5:41).
14. Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you (Matthew 5:44).
15. Be perfect, as your Heavenly Father is perfect (Matthew 5:48).
16. Give to the needy in secret (Matthew 6:3-4).
17. Pray in secret (Matthew 6:6).
18. Forgive others (Matthew 6:14-15).
19. Fast with a joyful heart (Matthew 6:17-18).
20. Store up treasures in heaven (Matthew 6:20).
21. Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness (Matthew 6:33).
22. Judge righteously and remove your own faults before helping others (Matthew 7:1-5).
23. Ask, seek, and knock for God's blessings (Matthew 7:7-8).
24. Do to others as you would have them do to you (Matthew 7:12).
25. Enter through the narrow gate (Matthew 7:13-14).
26. Watch out for false prophets (Matthew 7:15).
27. Bear good fruit (Matthew 7:17-20).
28. Build your life on Jesus' teachings (like a house on rock) (Matthew 7:24-27).
Don'ts:
1. Don't let your good deeds be done to be seen by others (Matthew 6:1).
2. Don't harbor anger against your brother (Matthew 5:22).
3. Don't call someone a fool or insult them (Matthew 5:22).
4. Don't look at someone lustfully (Matthew 5:28).
5. Don't swear by heaven, earth, or anything else (Matthew 5:34-37).
6. Don't resist an evil person (instead, turn the other cheek) (Matthew 5:39).
7. Don't only love those who love you (Matthew 5:46).
8. Don't announce your giving to the needy (Matthew 6:2).
9. Don't pray to be seen by others (Matthew 6:5).
10. Don't babble in prayer like the pagans (Matthew 6:7).
11. Don't store up treasures on earth (Matthew 6:19).
12. Don't worry about your life, food, drink, or clothes (Matthew 6:25-34).
13. Don't judge hypocritically (Matthew 7:1-5).
14. Don't give what is sacred to dogs or throw pearls to pigs (Matthew 7:6).
15. Don't follow the wide and broad path that leads to destruction (Matthew 7:13).
16. Don't follow false prophets (Matthew 7:15).
17. Don't merely hear Jesus' words without acting on them (Matthew 7:26).