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November 12 & 15, 2026

Kenny Thomas

What Your Eyes See

Scripture - Matthew 5:27-32

Adultery of the Heart 

Matthew 5:27-28 (NLT)

27 “You have heard the commandment that says, ‘You must not commit adultery.’

28 But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

• Jesus’ Standard: Looking at someone with lustful intent means you have already committed adultery with them in your heart. 
• God looks at the heart and mind, not just outward actions. 
• Sin begins as an internal desire before it manifests outside 

Matthew 5:29-30 (NLT)

29 So if your eye—even your good eye—causes you to lust, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

30 And if your hand—even your stronger hand—causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

Disciples must take drastic, urgent steps to remove conduits of sin rather than playing with temptation 

Purity of marriage and divorce

Matthew 5:31-32 (NLT)

31 “You have heard the law that says, ‘A man can divorce his wife by merely giving her a written notice of divorce.’

32 But I say that a man who divorces his wife, unless she has been unfaithful, causes her to commit adultery. And anyone who marries a divorced woman also commits adultery.

• Marriage is a sacred, lifelong covenant designed by God. 
• Shattering that covenant without biblical cause inflicts deep relational and moral damage 

Our Part:

The Need For Grace

• Trying to clean up your behavior on your own leaves your heart unchanged. 
• This high standard is meant to show us our inability to save ourselves 
• Pointing us to the transforming grace of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit to renew our hearts 

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