Sermon on the Mount: Beyond Behavior

Pastor Colby Rohde

June 7, 2026

In Matthew 5:27–30, Jesus continues His Sermon on the Mount by saying, “You have heard that it was said… but I say to you…” Jesus takes the command against adultery and moves beneath the outward action to the inward desire. He shows that sin begins before it becomes visible.

This message framed the Sermon on the Mount around Kingdom Formation. The Beatitudes show us the destination: the person Jesus is forming. The repeated phrase, “You have heard… but I say…” gives us the roadmap: the process Jesus is using. And the teaching on adultery reveals the battleground: the heart Jesus is transforming.

Jesus is not merely trying to restrain behavior. He is after the heart. Lust is not simply a body issue; it is a worship issue. It reveals what we are looking to for satisfaction apart from Christ.

But Jesus does not only expose the heart. He transforms it. The Gospel is not just pardon from the past; it is power for the present. Through the Holy Spirit, believers are empowered to wage war against sin and feed devotion to Christ.



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