"Kingdom Citizens of Truth" Sunday May 24th

Community Baptist Church’s Sermons · Jun 3, 2026 · 49m

This powerful exploration of Matthew 5:33-37 confronts us with a challenging reality: our struggle with truthfulness runs deeper than we might want to admit. Jesus addresses the ancient Jewish practice of oath-taking, revealing how something God intended as a motivation toward faithfulness had been twisted into a system of loopholes and deception. The religious leaders of His day would swear by heaven, earth, or Jerusalem—anything but God's name directly—creating escape hatches from their promises. Sound familiar? We do the same thing today with our own versions: fingers crossed behind our…