Sermon By: Pastor Matt Spradlin

Matthew 7:24-29

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Matthew 7:7-12

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Matthew 7:1-6

Jesus says we are to judge not.  Jesus is not forbidding making moral or spiritual judgments.  In fact, the whole Sermon on the Mount is Jesus making moral and spiritual judgments.  What Jesus is saying is we are not to have a critical spirit that delights in focusing on the faults of others.  He is not saying do not exercise discernment.  He is saying do not set yourself up as if you are the Judge of others because that role belongs to God and God alone.

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Matthew 21:1-11

​We love the idea of a king and his kingdom.  Almost all great kid’s movies are about a King or Prince coming to the salvation of someone in need of rescue.  Something in our heart about a benevolent ruler who sacrifices Himself for the good of others.  In this passage, we have the beautiful image of Jesus as the King of universe and the Prince of Peace riding into Jerusalem to save it and to save us from our sins. 

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Matthew 5:7

​Christian character and behavior is always based on the gospel which reveals to us who God is. In this verse who God is, namely His mercy, is the basis for our mercy.  God is a God of mercy and those who know Him are marked by mercy.  We who are in daily need of mercy ought to be most merciful toward others.

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​Matthew 4:1-11

Whatever you’ve been tempted with, Jesus was tempted by that same thing.  Because He understands your temptation, He can help and aid you.  But more than that, Jesus overcame temptation to display His power over sin and the devil.  Satan would cut you to pieces and utterly destroy you if he could, but in the end, all the scheming of Satan against you will come to nothing because Christ has overcome him.

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Matthew 5:13-16

Salt is absolutely indispensable to life.  Jesus says our lives are to point people to Jesus who is the way, the truth, and the life.  Light is absolutely indispensable to life.  Let the sun stop shining and soon even the heart of the ocean would be frozen solid.  Without Jesus, this world would be a cold and dead place.  Our job as salt and light is to point people to Jesus who alone can bring abundant and spiritual life.

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Matthew 5:6

​Have you ever been hungry or thirsty?  Hunger and thirst are all consuming desires that supplant all other desires.  Jesus said in the same way we are to hunger and thirst for God and for righteousness.  But Jesus also says we are not the ones who produce righteousness in our life. Righteousness is a work of God.  He alone can supply it and produce it within us.

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Matthew 5:1-3

​We cannot come to God until we recognize our spiritual bankruptcy and His desire and ability in Christ to forgive us.  It doesn’t matter whether we are homeless or a millionaire, when we come to the cross we are all beggars.  A spiritual beggar is someone who sees their sin and cries out to God like the publican, “Oh God, have mercy on me, a sinner.”

Sermon by: Pastor Matt Spradlin

Matthew 5:38-42

​Jesus taught we are not to have a retaliatory spirit where we demand justice in every situation.  When we are wronged, we are to respond with grace rather than vengeance.  That is exactly how God deals with us.  We have rebelled against and wronged God, and instead of God giving us justice, through Jesus He gives us grace.