For His Glory
Matthew 5:38-42
#1 Love your neighbors and LOVE the OUTSIDER. Matthew 5:43
#2 Loving our enemies SHOWS others that God is our Father. Matthew 5:44-45
#3 We must LOVE those who don’t love us. Matthew 5:46
#4 We must be FRIENDLY to those we don’t know. Matthew 5:47
#5 Press on to the GOAL. Matthew 5:48
Matthew 5:38-42
#1 The Need for JUSTICE Matthew 5:38
#2 Stop the FIGHT Matthew 5:39
#3 Don’t HIT Back Matthew 5:39
#4 Settle Conflict with GENEROSITY Matthew 5:40
#5 Exceed EXPECTATIONS Matthew 5:41
#6 Let your FIRST Response be YES Matthew 5:42
#7 Being an APPRENTICE of Jesus
Matthew 5:33-37
#1 The Great Need for Truth and INTEGRITY Matthew 5:33
#2 Jesus Redefines Righteousness – TRUTHFULNESS Matthew 5:34-36
#3 Reflecting the CHARACTER and KINGDOM of God Matthew 5:37
#4 Be a CHAMPION of the Truth
Matthew 5:31-32, Matthew 19:3-9
#1 Marriage is God’s PLAN Matthew 19:3-4
#2 Marriage is the Union of One Man and One Woman FOR LIFE Matthew 19:5-6
#3 Divorce is a Result of Sin and Living in a FALLEN World Matthew 19:7-9
#4 Old Testament Law on Divorce Protected the WIFE Matthew 5:31
#5 Divorce and Remarriage without Biblical Grounds is ADULTERY Matthew 5:32
#6 Divorce Should Be a RARE Exception NOT a Common Practice in the Community of Faith Matthew 19:3-4
#7 Jesus FIXES Broken Hearts and Lives 1 John 1:9
Matthew 5:27-30
#1 Redefining RIGHTEOUSNESS – Lust Matthew 5:27-28
#2 The High Price to AVOID Hell Matthew 5:29-30
#3 The Solution to Sin and Judgment is the CROSS Romans 6:23
#4 FIGHTING the Sin of Lust
Matthew 5:21-26
#1 Redefining RIGHTEOUSNESS – Murder Matthew 5:21-22
#2 Right RELATIONSHIPS Before Right Actions Matthew 5:23-24
#3 Quick RESOLUTION to Conflict Saves TIME, MONEY, and Stress Matthew 5:25-26
#4 Trusting Christ with our RELATIONSHIPS
Matthew 5:17-20
#1 The Scriptures PERFECTLY Fulfilled Matthew 5:17
#2 The Scriptures will ENDURE till the End Matthew 5:18
#3 The Scriptures MUST be OBEYED and TAUGHT Matthew 5:19
#4 The Scriptures POINT the Way to Heaven Matthew 5:20
Matthew 5:13-16
#1 Salt for a DECAYING World Matthew 5:13
#2 Salt TROUBLE Matthew 5:13
#3 Bright Light in a DARK World Matthew 5:14-15
#4 The Light of the Gospel SHINNING Through Matthew 5:16
#5 Changed Lives that GLORIFY God in the World Matthew 5:16
Psalm 78:1-8
#1 Truth PRESERVED Psalm 78:1-3
#2 Truth PASSED from Generation-to-Generation Psalm 78:4-6
#3 Truth PRACTICED Psalm 78:7
#4 Truth PAINFULLY Rejected Psalm 78:8
#5 Striving to be a Multi-Generational Church
Follow this link to the blog post Pastor Sean mentioned.
Why Your Church Should be Multi-Generational . . . and Why It’s Not Easy to Do
Matthew 9:35-38
#1 Jesus FOCUSED on the Needs of Others Matthew 9:35
#2 Jesus SAW the Crowds Matthew 9:36
#3 Jesus was MOVED to Action Matthew 9:37-38
Circle 1 – God’s DESIGN – Genesis 1:1, 1:31
Our Problem: SIN – Romans 3:23, 6:23
Circle 2 – BROKENNESS Romans 1:25, Proverbs 14:12
Circle 3 – GOSPEL John 3:16
The Solution: Repent and Believe Ephesians 2:8-9
Our Hope: Recover and Pursue Ephesians 2:10