Msg: A Great Time...to Keep Your Promises

Jesus had an impressive way of taking the familiar and giving new meaning in ways that left His audience pondering anew what they thought they had always known. The sermon on the mount is full of examples. Several times, Jesus said, "You have heard it was said to the people long ago..." and then takes the familiar and makes it fresh. I wish I was better at that. Then again, I might not depend upon Him so much if I did.

This morning we looked at one of those times where Jesus got His hearers to think about the way they make promises or oaths or vows. It seems very fitting for us in a day when talk is cheap and words are said with no true meaning behind them. Please give this a listen and see if it makes you think about the commitments you have made to God and others and how you are doing at keeping up your promises.