Recap:
*Introduced “The Heart of the Matter” Series (Sermon on the Mount) (Matthew 5:1-2)
* “The Great Contradiction (The Beatitudes) Parts 1 and 2 (Matthew 5:3-12)
* “Being Salty and Shine” (Matthew 5:13-16)
* “Become Greater” (Matthew 5:17-20)
* “There’s Been a Murder” (Matthew 5:21-26)
* “Honoring Your Vows” (Matthew 5:27-32)
* “Honesty is the Best Policy” (Matthew 5:33-37)
* “Radical Love” Part 1 (Matthew 5:38-42)
* “Radical Love” Part 2 (Matthew 5:43-48)
1. Only God can give you the surpassing righteousness
2. Only God can help you love your enemies
3. While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
*In a small college town, a tavern frequented by students ran the following ad on the campus bulletin board days before “Parents Weekend” “Bring Your Parents for Lunch Saturday. We’ll pretend we don’t know you!” The ad was soon challenged by the college chaplain, who posted a revised version on the campus bulletin board. It read: “Bring your parents to chapel Sunday. We’ll pretend we know you!
*There is a lot of pretending in life isn’t there?
*We have heroes that we almost worship only to find out that they were pretending to be someone they were not.