This week, Pastor Adam explores Jesus’ teaching on oaths and integrity from Matthew 5:33–37, revealing how deeply fractured human trust has become. Beginning with a personal story of telling the truth but not being believed, he exposes a universal problem: we chip away at our own credibility through half-truths, exaggeration, and image management. Oaths exist, he explains, because trust does not - then when oaths become necessary, the damage is already done. Jesus confronts a culture that used religious language to create loopholes for dishonesty and responds by abolishing oaths altogether. Instead, He calls His people to radical integrity, where every word is spoken under God and “yes” truly means yes. This standard exposes our inability to live truthfully on our own and reveals our need for grace. We see that the gospel makes honesty possible. In Christ, we are fully known and fully loved. Because Jesus bore the judgment for our lies, we are free to step into the light, live truthfully, and become a people of plain speech whose everyday words can be trusted.