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Sermon on the Mount - Part 10

Sermons from Aberdeen Christian Fellowship

"Building on the Right Foundation" Core Illustration The sermon opens with the Leaning Tower of Pisa, an impressive structure undermined by a shallow foundation on marshy ground, as a metaphor for lives built on the wrong things. The Two Houses (Matthew 7:24-29) Jesus closes the Sermon on the Mount with a parable of two houses. Both face the same storms; only one survives. The difference isn't appearance, it's the foundation. Rock vs. sand. Everyone Has a Worldview The preacher argues that everyone "lives in a house" meaning everyone operates from some philosophy of life, whether they...

Sermon on the Mount - Part 9

Sermons from Aberdeen Christian Fellowship

David continues the church’s Sermon on the Mount series, framing it like crossing a mountain pass: you can’t relax too early or lose focus before you’re “all the way off the mountain.” He says Jesus’ teaching demands a response, not just hearing, but doing (quoting James 1), like the kids at the church’s Spark group who often know the right answers but don’t always live them out. The sermon focuses on Matthew 7:13–23 and presents three “choices” Jesus sets before listeners as the series reaches its final section (“the kingdom response”): 1) Choose the narrow gate (not...

Sermon on the Mount - Part 8

Sermons from Aberdeen Christian Fellowship

Context: Part of a series through the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5–7). Vijay frames the sermon as what life looks like when Jesus is truly King—citizens living under God’s reign. Main passage: Matthew 7:1–6 (“Do not judge…”; speck/log; pearls before pigs). The central claim: the judge’s seat is already occupied—Jesus alone has the ultimate right to judge, justify, and condemn. What “do not judge” means (and doesn’t mean): It doesn’t eliminate moral clarity or discernment, or mean “anything goes.” It does confront a...

Sermon on the Mount - Part 7

Sermons from Aberdeen Christian Fellowship

Cheri continues a Sermon on the Mount series with a challenging message on money, possessions, and “kingdom living” (Matthew 6). She asks what our bank accounts and goals reveal about our true priorities, warning that storing up earthly treasure shapes our hearts and loyalties. Unpacking Jesus’ teaching about the “good eye,” she connects generosity with spiritual clarity and shows how greed creates divided focus, like trying to run toward two finish lines. She also explores “mammon” as a rival master, arguing that trusting wealth for security easily becomes a kind of idolatry....

Sermon on the Mount Part 6

Sermons from Aberdeen Christian Fellowship

Summary This is a sermon in a series on the Sermon on the Mount. Florence has reached the “peak” (the central teaching) and will focus on the Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:5–13). She begins with how not to pray (avoid performative “hypocritical” public prayer; avoid mindless “babbling”), then move into how to pray, unpacking the Lord’s Prayer as a model with two dimensions: a vertical focus on God (God’s name, kingdom, will) a horizontal focus on human needs (provision, forgiveness, spiritual protection) She notes these form a “cross” shape (vertical + horizontal),...

Sermon on the Mount - Part 5

Sermons from Aberdeen Christian Fellowship

Description The session highlights the importance of being God-centered in life and prayer, introducing a sermon series on the Sermon on the Mount. It discusses the Beatitudes as a recipe for happiness, emphasizing mercy, right choices, and pure thoughts.Vijay encourages genuine relationships with God over seeking human approval, illustrating the dangers of hypocrisy. Ultimately, it promotes living for God and finding fulfillment in His recognition. ##GodCentered #Happiness #Beatitudes #Prayer #GenuineRelationship" Q&A Today's sermon will focus on our motives...