The Sermon on the Mount - Claims at the King’s Gate
The stakes are eternal
Our best efforts are failure
God’s one way is a guarantee
The Sermon on the Mount - The Proof Is in the Fruit
Appearance
Nature
Objective
Reveal
Destiny
The Sermon on the Mount - Judging Well
Clarifying the command…what kind of judging?
3 Reasons we are to be non-judgmental:
1. Being non-judgmental protects us from being judged
1Corinthians 11:32
2Corinthians 5:10
2. Being non-judgmental prevents us from being harmful hypocrites
3. Being non-judgmental provides us a judicious spirit
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To whom is this antidote given?
Why we can be sure the antidote works.
How we put it to use.
Affections: What grips your heart?
Fidelity: What holds your gaze?
Service: What gets your work?
Righteousness is meant to be seen
Righteousness is meant to be secret
Righteousness wants the right reward
We love even those who oppose us
We love in a right-side-up way
We love with an entirely new nature
Self-Centered Living is our Ruin
Self-Indifferent Living is our Call
Self-Replacement Life is our Power
The Sermon on the Mount - Faithful People
Faithfulness is defiled by the law and the world
Faithfulness is holistic in Jesus' Kingdom
Faithfulness is unique in Jesus' People
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Jesus gives us an accurate diagnosis
Jesus gives us a proper motivation for healing
Jesus gives us an effective treatment for restoration,
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“Harmonious People:
Living together in Christ’s Kingdom requires harmony.
Clarity: Jesus is after harmonious obedience from the heart.
Priority: Worship must wait if we are responsible for pursuing harmony
Urgency: Great loss awaits those who neglect pursuing harmony
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1. The Word of God is absolute (18-19)
2. Human Righteousness is destined to fail (20)
3. Jesus is wonderfully sufficient (17)
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1. The Call to be in Relationship with the World
2. The Nature of our Role with the World
Salt = Distinctiveness & Contact
Light = Illumination & Attraction
3. The Certainty of our Effect on the World
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1. The Blessed Life can only come from God
2. The Blessed Life has distinct and non-negotiable characteristics
3. We acquire these characteristics by grace alone through faith in Jesus.
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