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Series: Why Does Jesus Make Me So Nervous?

Matthew 5:38-48

Pastor Joel Sutton - Sunday, May 11, 2008

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 Our response to those who are evil: vv. 38-42



  • Cheek-turning


  • Cloak-offering


  • Extra-mile trekking


  • Generous-giving

 



  • We are to demonstrate our love by refusing to make our rights the issue in personal relationships.

Our response to our enemies: vv. 43-48



  • Agape-love them


  • Pray for them

 



  • We demonstrate our love by having our foes (and friends) highest interest in mind.

 

The result:

1) We will bear a family-resemblance. v. 45

2) We will be distinguished from the world. vv. 46-47

 

Take Home Idea: Kingdom people are never more like their Father than when they demonstrate God's divine-type of love to another person.

 
This document last modified on Monday, May 12, 2008  
A Thought From God's Word:
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. [Psalm 100:1-5]