I invite you to turn with me to Matthew chapter 5

verses 21 to 26. Matthew 5, starting in verse 21, you have heard that the ancients were told, you shall not commit

murder, whoever commits murder shall be liable to the court.

But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court.

Whoever shall say to his brother, Raka,

shall be guilty before the Supreme Court,

and whoever shall say, you fool, shall be guilty enough to go into fiery hell.

If therefore you are presenting your offering at the altar

and therefore remember that your brother has something against you,

leave your offering there before the altar and go your way, first be reconciled to your brother and then come and present your offering.

Make friends quickly with your opponent at law while you are with him on the way in order that your opponent may not deliver you to the judge and the judge to the officer and you be thrown into

prison.

Truly I say to you, you shall not come out of there until you have paid the last

sent.

Father, I pray that you would open especially verses

23 and 24 for us in these few minutes we have together and that you would be our

teacher and that you would guard us from Satan who plucks the word off the path

as soon as it's so protect us Lord right now.

Draw near and give us ears to hear hearts to be changed.

In Jesus' name, amen.

Now this is a unit.

21 to 26 is clearly a unit, and as I pondered it the focus for this morning is

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