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 Follow along to listen to the latest messages from Carmel Baptist Pastors. You will find engaging, biblical and practical messages to help equip you grow in your relationship with Christ.

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  • Summer on the Mount - Matthew 7:15-23

    Summer on the Mount - Matthew 7:15-23
    Aug 4 2025
    Matthew 7:15-23Student Pastor Jason SalyerThe Sermon on the Mount concludes much in the same way it began. Jesus reminds us that the Kingdom that is coming is right side up in an upside down world. Those who are in this new Kingdom are those who have been transformed from the inside out. He demonstrates this new reality by pointing to two different kinds of trees and a picture of judgment day.
    Inside Out FruitIn the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus contrasts two different ways. The deception of the religious leaders Jesus warns us about promotes outward action without inward transformation. God doesn’t want us to simply go through the motions of doing “good things”. Instead, we produce fruit out of a heart that the grace of God has truly transformed.
    Inside Out Faith Rather than relying on our ability to work for God’s favor, we can live from God’s favor by stepping into a relationship with Jesus Christ by grace through faith. Just as there are false sheep, there are others who will call out “Lord, Lord” only to be told that Jesus never knew them. We must each look at our own lives and ask ourselves if our faith is in our works or the finished work of Christ on the cross.
    For Discussion:
    1. What makes false teaching and false teachers so attractive to others?
    2. Read Deuteronomy 6:5. Why does God care so much that outward actions are reflections of inward transformation?
    3. Do you believe Jesus knows you and that you will spend eternity with him? What do you base your response on?

    Resources: How Can I Be Sure I’m Saved? - Jeremy PierreVery short booklet that helps believers who struggle to receive the love and grace of God.
    Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart - JD GreearHelps believers find a settled confidence in their salvation, based on the promises of God rather than on the fleeting feelings of a prayer or ritual.
    How Can I Be Sure I’m A Christian? - Don Whitney More detailed book covering many common struggles of Christians experiencing doubt about their salvation, offering guidance on how to find assurance through biblical truth.


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  • Summer on the Mount - Matthew 7:7-14

    Summer on the Mount - Matthew 7:7-14
    Aug 4 2025
    Matthew 7:7-14Senior Pastor Alex KennedyIn this section of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus is commanding us to pray. He is commanding us to keep on asking, keep on seeking, and keep on knocking. There is an upward urgency in each of these actions.
    Keep on askingKyle Mercer said, "I don't think we struggle wo much with unanswered prayer; we struggle more with unoffered prayer." When we ask, we show a dependency on God and a humility. Asking is welcomed by Him because it is based on a relationship.
    Keep on seekingWe look for things that are valuable or missing. If we have a right relationship with the Lord, then we should seek to know Him more. (Psalm 105:4; 119:2; Matthew 6:33)
    Keep on knockingThere is an idea of persistence here. Knock until there is an answer. Jesus speaks directly to this in the Luke 11:5-8 parable of the persistent friend.
    In verse 8, it says, "For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks it will be opened." Experience does not seem to bear this out in our finite understanding. We must choose to pray while trusting in God's goodness and willingness to answer. (Matthew 6:7-8)
    How long should we ask, seek, and knock? We do this until we get an answer of yes, no, or wait. If you haven't heard yes or no, then you keep asking.Being good, our heavenly Fathergives only good gifts to His children.Being wise as well, He knowswhich gifts are good and which are not.We must always remember that prayer is relational, not transactional.Verses 9-11 show a very practical way that this works. Children will ask their parents repeatedly for things until they receive a reply. Parents, even with an imperfect sin nature, want to give good gifts to their children, but must discern what is best for them. God, who is perfect in love and understanding, doesn't give harmful things in response to prayer. He gives what is best from the perspective of an all-knowing Creator.Verse 12 is known as the Golden Rule - "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Jesus actually (brilliantly) turned around an old saying that everyone would have known. That saying was, "Don't do to others what you would hate to have them do to you." What is so compelling about this is that the old saying didn't require someone to do anything, while the positive version requires action to honor another person.What Jesus is saying to love peopleany way you can.Jesus turns a corner in verse 13. He compares 4 sets of pairs (gates, trees, responses, foundations). He is saying, "Now that you've heard all of this, what are you going to do about it?" Jesus showed up, rescued us, and calls us to follow His way. He is worthy of our devotion, our trust, and our love. His way is not the easy way in the world's eyes, but it is the way to eternal life!We will quit if we focus onthe unanswered prayer instead ofthe Father who is worth trusting.


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  • Summer on the Mount - Matthew 7:1-6

    Summer on the Mount - Matthew 7:1-6
    Jul 21 2025
    7:1-6Matthew 6:25-34Worship Pastor Justin TaylorWhen Jesus says, "judge not", He's not talking about judgement in terms of discernment, making good decisions, or even matters of church discipline. He is talking about condemnation.
    Jesus doesn't say, "be slow to judge", or "you can judge as long as you're right". The New Testament authors are unanimous on this point, as far as believers are concerned, condemnation is completely out of bounds. We are not allowed to do it. It is a sin, which grieves the Holy Spirit.
    Condemnation is a legitimate form of judgment, but it's the last one. Condemnation is final and without hope. Only God has the authority to condemn, and He has decided to wait for the last day! (2 Peter 3:15)
    Judgement is for restoration...not condemnation.1 Corinthians 5:3-5
    What is "condemnation"?
    Dallas Willard says, "When we condemn another, we really communicate that he or she is, in some deep and just possibly irredeemable way, bad-bad as a whole, and to be rejected. In our eyes, the condemned is among the discards of human life. He or she is not acceptable. We sentence that person to exclusion."
    In other words, today we would say that the person or group is "cancelled". This is the same thing that the Pharisees were doing in the day of Jesus. They were notoriously judgmental, and this is what Jesus was always addressing with them.
    The word "judge" means to discern, literally "to separate". A judge discerns (or separates) truth from lies, innocent from guilty, etc. But what the Pharisees did was not simply separate sheep from goats, but they would separate between you and me. At the core, it was pride - they thought they were better than someone else. (Luke 18:9-11).
    This was self-righteousness. Instead of me standing alone before a Holy God, I stand together with you. I may not be completely innocent, but I'm innocent by comparison. You become the standard by which I justify myself. The Pharisees had a list of people like that...and most of us do as well.
    When we justify by comparison, it is hypocrisy. At the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus begins His message by blessing the very people the Pharisees were most inclined to judge. Jesus says to not be like them!Jesus is the One who will separate (Matthew 25:31-32), and He will do so precisely according to how we treat the very people we are most inclined to judge (the hungry, the thirsty, the foreigner, the stranger, the sojourner...)Jesus gives us a very practical way to avoid judging others. He says, "Whenever you feel condemnation coming on, just pretend it's me, and treat them accordingly".In essence, we are to love others well. Condemnation is without care. Love cares about your Christlikeness (1 Cor 13:4-6).Discussion Questions:
    1. Our culture is very judgmental. Where do you see this the most?
    2. Is there someone (or a group of people) in your life you feel judgmental towards? Who is it? Why?
    3. Take some time to think about them, but put the face of Jesus on them and see how you would respond differently.
    4. As a representative for Christ, how will you let this Truth impact your life this week?

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