Radiant Central Coast

Be Seen or Stay Hidden?
What Jesus Really Meant About Good Works | Matthew 6:1–4
Jesus says, “Let your light shine before people” — and then, just a few verses later, He says, “Take care not to practice your righteousness in the sight of people.”
So which is it?
Be seen… or don’t be seen?
In Matthew 6:1–4, Jesus exposes the subtle danger of self-righteousness and asks a deeper question: Who are you performing for?
As Jesus addresses giving, He reveals that the issue isn’t simply what we do, but who our righteousness is aimed at. The same good work can either point people toward God or point them toward us.
In this message, we explore three truths:
1. The Kingdom asks, “Who are you performing for?”
Our righteousness is meant to make the Father visible, not ourselves. Like a window rather than a mirror, our good works should point beyond us to Him.
2. You get what you aim at.
Jesus says that those who seek the applause of people “have their reward in full.” But when we aim our righteousness toward the Father, we discover that He is the One who sees what is done in secret — and He rewards those who seek Him.
3. Lose yourself in righteousness.
“Do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing” isn’t merely a technique for keeping our giving secret. Jesus is describing a righteousness so captivated by the person in front of us that we stop thinking about ourselves altogether.
The goal isn’t to become invisible. The goal is to make Him visible.

True righteousness isn’t about whether people see what we do. It’s about who receives the glory when they do.

📖 Text: Matthew 6:1–4
🎙️ Message: The Kingdom, Righteousness, and Who We're Performing For
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Jesus’ command to “love your enemies” and “be perfect as your Father is perfect” can feel impossible—especially in a world shaped by revenge, outrage, and violence. In this message, Pastor Chad Bohi walks through Matthew 5:38–48 and shows how Jesus offers a radically different way to be human.
We explore:
The Old Testament “eye for an eye” law and why it was actually a mercy
What it means to turn the other cheek, give your coat, and go the second mile
How followers of Jesus are called to break the cycle of retaliation
The tension between the Sermon on the Mount and Romans 13 (civil authority, police, military, just war)
The ultimate kingdom vision where weapons become plowshares (Isaiah 2, Micah 4)
Anchored in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, this teaching calls us to grow up (telios) into the likeness of our Father—people who trust God to vindicate, refuse to recycle revenge, and overcome evil with good.
Scripture References:
Matthew 5:38–48; Genesis 4–6; Deuteronomy 24; Romans 12–13; Isaiah 2; Micah 4; 1 Peter 2:21–25; Colossians 1; John 17
Chapters (Suggested):
0:00 – Story: 20-year-old Chad vs. the Christian pacifist
4:55 – “Eye for an eye”: the law of retaliation explained
10:30 – Turn the other cheek: breaking the cycle of revenge
18:30 – Give your coat also: exposing false visions of flourishing
23:30 – Go the second mile: enemy love under empire
28:40 – Love your enemies, pray for your persecutors
33:30 – “Be perfect” (telios): growing into maturity, not performance
38:30 – Private disciple vs. public officer; Romans 13 tension
43:00 – Just war, Bonhoeffer, and a fallen world
45:30 – The peaceable kingdom: swords into plowshares
47:24 – Jesus’ example: entrusted to the One who judges justly
49:36 – Response and prayer

What does Jesus see in our everyday words that we often miss?In Matthew 5:33–37, Jesus confronts the games we play with language—the half-truths, exaggerations, empty promises, and carefully worded escape clauses we use to protect ourselves. He reminds us that there is no part of life outside the presence of God. Every word matters, because every word reveals something about the heart from which it came.In this message, we explore why Jesus tells His followers to let their “Yes” be yes and their “No” be no. A whole heart does not need to support its words with elaborate promises. It speaks truthfully, consistently, and without manipulation.We also look at the faithfulness of God, whose promises never fail. Jesus is God’s eternal “Yes”—the faithful and true witness in whom every promise of God is fulfilled.This sermon is both a call to repent of divided speech and an invitation for those who have been wounded by someone else’s broken word to learn to trust the One whose words are always kept.To CONNECT with our church, submit a PRAYER REQUEST, download FREE encouraging material, GIVE to this ministry or FOLLOW US on social media, click the link below!https://linktr.ee/radiantcentralcoast

In this episode, Pastor Chad continues our journey through Matthew and tackles one of the most sensitive and important topics in our culture: marriage, divorce, singleness, and celibacy.
Starting with Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:31–32 and Matthew 19, we look at:
God’s original design for marriage: one man, one woman, for life
Why the real issue is first: “Is Jesus Lord?”
The cultural debate in Jesus’ day and how He cuts through it by going back to creation
The three A’s as biblical grounds for divorce: adultery, abuse, and abandonment
A kingdom vision for singleness and celibacy that reflects the life of Jesus and the writings of Paul
The hope of the gospel for those who carry deep pain, betrayal, or regret
This episode is for you whether you’re married, single, divorced, or walking through sexual brokenness. Jesus is not indifferent to your story. He is the faithful Bridegroom who knows betrayal, who understands covenant, and who comes to heal, restore, and rewrite broken chapters with His mercy.
Scripture references: Matthew 5, Matthew 19, Deuteronomy 24, Exodus 21, 1 Corinthians 7, Hosea 2, Jeremiah 3, Revelation 19.

Jesus is not only Lord over the life everyone can see. He is Lord over the invisible life too.
In Matthew 5:27–30, Jesus moves beyond outward behavior and confronts the desires, fantasies, and hidden places of the heart. His words are severe because sin is severe—but His intention is not shame. Jesus brings what is hidden into the light because He wants to heal what has been distorted and restore what has been broken.
In this message, we explore three kingdom truths:
-The kingdom confronts what no one else can see.
-The kingdom removes anything that distorts our identity.
-The kingdom teaches desire how to love.
Lust reduces image-bearers to objects and bends desire inward, but Jesus wants to heal our vision. He teaches us to see people with honor, to treat our bodies as temples, and to keep desire attached to love.
The goal of the gospel is not simply to stop looking at the wrong things. It is to become the kind of people who see rightly.
Scripture: Matthew 5:27–30