Jesus’ Commands

• “Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” (Matthew 5:48)

Do Your Acts of Rigtheousness in Secret:

• Be careful not to do your ‘acts of righteousness’ before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.”"So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.”"When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” (Matthew 6:1-8, 16-18)

Lay Up Treasures in Heaven:

• “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. (Matthew 6:19-21)

Seek First The Kingdom of God:

• “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” (Matthew 6:33)

Do Not Judge:

• “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. (Matthew 7:1-2)

Do Not Give What is Holy to Those Who are Unholy:

• Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.(Matthew 7:6)

Ask, Seek and Knock:

• “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened” (Matthew 7:7-8)

Treat Other The Way You Want to Be Treated:

• So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. (Matthew 7:12)

Choose the Narrow Way:

• “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. (Matthew 7:13-14)

Beware of False Prophets:

• “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?” (Matthew 7:15-16)

Pray for Those Who Spread the Word:

• “Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” (Matthew 9:37-38)

Be as shrewd as serpents:

• “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.” (Matthew 10:16)

Fear God. Do Not Fear Man:

• “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.” (Matthew 10:28)

Listen to God’s Voice:

• “He who has ears, let him hear.” (Matthew 11:15)
• “If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.” (Mark 4:23)

Take My Yoke:

• “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”  (Matthew 11:29)

Honor Your Parents:

• “For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’”  (Matthew 15:4)

Beware of False Teaching:

• “Be careful,” Jesus said to them. “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”  (Matthew 16:6)
• “How is it you don’t understand that I was not talking to you about bread? But be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” Then they understood that he was not telling them to guard against the yeast used in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”  (Matthew 16:11-12)

Deny Yourself:

• “Then he said to them all: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.”  (Luke 9:23)
• “And anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.”  (Matthew 10:38)
• “Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.”  (Mark 8:34)

Do Not Despise Little Ones:

• “See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.”  (Matthew 18:10)

Go to Christians Who Offend You:

• “If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over”.  (Matthew 18:15)

Forgive Offenders:

• “Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?”  Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy times seven.” (Matthew 18:21-22)

Beware of Covetousness:

• “Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”  (Luke 12:15)

Honor Marriage:

• “So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”  (Matthew 19:6)
• “I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery.”  (Matthew 19:9)

Lead By Being A Servant:

• “Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Matthew 20:26-28)

Make The Church A House of Prayer For All Nations:

• “And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written:  ’My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”  (Mark 11:17)

Pray in Faith:

• “Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”  (Matthew 21:21-22)
• “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you.”  (John 15:7)

Bring in the Poor:

• “Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”  (Luke 14:12-14)

Render Unto Caesar:

• “Show me the coin used for paying the tax.” They brought him a denarius, and he asked them, “Whose portrait is this? And whose inscription?”   “Caesar’s,” they replied.  Then he said to them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”  (Matthew 22:19-21)

Love the Lord:

• “Jesus replied: ” ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment.”  (Matthew 22:37-38, emphasis added)

Love Your Neighbor:

• “And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”  (Matthew 22:39)

Be Born Again:

• “You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’”  (John 3:7)

Await My Return:

• “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”  (Matthew 24:42-44)

Celebrate the Lord’s Supper:

• “While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.”Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you.”  (Matthew 26:26-27)

Watch and Pray:

• “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”  (Matthew 26:41)

Keep My Commandments:

• “If you love me, you will obey what I command.”  (John 14:15)

Feed My Sheep:

• “When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?”  ”Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.”  Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you truly love me?”  He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”  Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.” (John 21:15-16)

Make and Baptize Disciples:

• “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”  (Matthew 28:19)

Teach Disciples to Obey:

• “And teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”  (Matthew 28:20)

Receive God’s Power:

• “I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”  (Luke 24:49)