Western Hills Church Of Christ, Temple

Scripture:  Matthew 5:33-37 Speaker:  Scott Meyer Summary:  The sermon is part of a series asking, “What would Jesus do if he were me?” and emphasizes that Jesus doesn’t just want to inspire us but to transform how we live by putting his teaching into practice. It builds on earlier themes where Jesus moves beyond external behavior like anger and lust to address the heart beneath them, now focusing on how our words reveal what is inside us. The message highlights Jesus’ teaching on honesty, especially his command to let “yes be yes” and “no be no,” rejecting the cultural tendency to manage truth with exaggeration, spin, or selective disclosure. It challenges the audience to recognize how often we bend truth to manage perception, protect image, or gain approval, showing that this reflects a deeper issue of the heart. Ultimately, the sermon calls believers to integrity—where words and heart align—so that their lives become trustworthy witnesses to Jesus in a world where truth is often distorted.