Good Morning “Followers.” Today we are in Matthew 5.
At the end of Matthew 4 we see Jesus strolling along the sea - building His team! If you were picking teams, of course you would pick the unqualified… The most unlikely. Right? Jesus picks and calls those no one else would think to call! Why? Because when He does extraordinary things through ordinary people He gets the Glory! Thats why we’re here! To bring glory to Him (Matthew 5:16)!
In Matthew 4:18-22 Jesus is calling fishermen to leave EVERYTHING and join Him. The crazy thing is, they DO IT! The expectation is - we will too!
Chapter 5 starts with Jesus lining them out. He’s got them, now what’s He do with them? First a little training. Jesus starts with a list of expectations we’ve come to know as the Beatitudes. If you’re going to roll with me, this should “be your attitude”… ok maybe I made that last part up, but it does help remind us to keep the proper attitude.
Jesus then moves into - further responsibilities and expectations. The earth, mankind - it’s ours to preserve. It’s dark but it’s ours to light up. Salt was the preservative of the time. It kept things from spoiling, going bad, rotting. We’re it… well the Holy Spirit in us, but we’re the vessel. No biggie, just don’t let it go bad… the world that is. That’s the implication of our charge to be Salt and light! When we look around and wonder how things have gotten so crazy, and why God doesn’t do something - the answer is here in verses 13-16. We need only look in the mirror.
Jesus moves on to reminding them / us that He did not come to wipe away the old law and start over, but to fulfill it. He covers a number of specific sins: Murder, Adultery, Divorce, Oaths, Vengeance, and then reminds us to Love even our Enemies!
Pieces of Matthew 5 often find their way into our teaching - for good reason. There is so much here! Dig in, take a look! The only way we can live like He expects - is to understand the expectation (Joshua 1:8)!
Love you all! Dig in and live it out! Love em Like Jesus!
At the end of Matthew 4 we see Jesus strolling along the sea - building His team! If you were picking teams, of course you would pick the unqualified… The most unlikely. Right? Jesus picks and calls those no one else would think to call! Why? Because when He does extraordinary things through ordinary people He gets the Glory! Thats why we’re here! To bring glory to Him (Matthew 5:16)!
In Matthew 4:18-22 Jesus is calling fishermen to leave EVERYTHING and join Him. The crazy thing is, they DO IT! The expectation is - we will too!
Chapter 5 starts with Jesus lining them out. He’s got them, now what’s He do with them? First a little training. Jesus starts with a list of expectations we’ve come to know as the Beatitudes. If you’re going to roll with me, this should “be your attitude”… ok maybe I made that last part up, but it does help remind us to keep the proper attitude.
Jesus then moves into - further responsibilities and expectations. The earth, mankind - it’s ours to preserve. It’s dark but it’s ours to light up. Salt was the preservative of the time. It kept things from spoiling, going bad, rotting. We’re it… well the Holy Spirit in us, but we’re the vessel. No biggie, just don’t let it go bad… the world that is. That’s the implication of our charge to be Salt and light! When we look around and wonder how things have gotten so crazy, and why God doesn’t do something - the answer is here in verses 13-16. We need only look in the mirror.
Jesus moves on to reminding them / us that He did not come to wipe away the old law and start over, but to fulfill it. He covers a number of specific sins: Murder, Adultery, Divorce, Oaths, Vengeance, and then reminds us to Love even our Enemies!
Pieces of Matthew 5 often find their way into our teaching - for good reason. There is so much here! Dig in, take a look! The only way we can live like He expects - is to understand the expectation (Joshua 1:8)!
Love you all! Dig in and live it out! Love em Like Jesus!
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