First General Baptist

Message: The Gospel According to Matthew

Text: Matthew 5:21-48

The Impossible

Exodus 14:16, Luke 1:31, Acts 27:24

*Murder

*Adultery

*Divorce

*Oaths

*Retaliation

*Love

Murder (Anger)

Vs 21-22

Adultery (Lust)

Vs 27-30

Divorce

Vs 31-32

Message: The Spirit gives life

Text: John 6:63

The Truth:

Genesis 1:1-2

Genesis 1:27

Genesis 2:7

John 20:22

Romans 8:5-6

Galatians 5:16-17

Romans 1:25

Pray about the truth:

Psalm 51:10-12

Psalm 23:3

Message: Put Jesus First  

Text: Matthew 6:33  

Over your worries  

Over your needs   

Seek Him:  

Some do  

Some don’t  

Some-times  

William Law, “If you haven’t chosen the kingdom of God first, it will make no difference in the end what you have chosen instead.”

Message: The Gospel According to Matthew  

Text: Matthew 5:17-20  

Are you more righteous than a pharisee?  

There is:  

Righteousness of the hands.  

Righteousness of the heart.  

Righteousness of doing.  

Righteousness of being.  

Luke 18:9-14  

Christianity is one beggar showing another beggar where to find bread.  

Matthew 14:30-31

Message: The Gospel According to Matthew

Text: Matthew 5:13-16 (Msg)

Shake the salt and shine the light

You:

This is disciple’s work, there is no one else to do it.

Are:

You are not really ministering until you are ministering of yourself. You are not really giving until you are giving of yourself. You cannot separate yourself from your ministry…you are the ministry.

The:

There is no other salt, there is no other light. There is no other hope but Jesus.

John 14:6

Message: The Gospel According to Matthew  

Text: Matthew 5:10-12  

Persecuted  

Make a difference  

If you are always the same as everyone around you, how can you make a difference?  

Righteousness/holiness makes the unrighteous uncomfortable.  

Your light exposes the darkness. In seeing you they see themselves.  

For the serious disciple, Jesus is always preparing you for something, as you go from test to test.  

Opposition produces: purifying, direction, focus, maturing (the opposite of petty)  

With every little bit of difference you are making, comes the opportunity to make more difference.

Message: The Gospel According to Matthew  

Text: Matthew 5:9

Peacemaker

“Satan kindles the flames of contention then stands there and warms himself by the fire.”

Peace for you:  

2 Corinthians 5:18

The affect the Holy Spirit in you has on others around you.

Peace for me:  

1 Timothy 2:5  

Romans 5:1  

Colossians 1:20

Message: The Gospel According to Matthew

Text: Matthew 5:8

Pure in heart

A pure heart is more about the attitude than the action. Motive.

A good translation for pure is whole. A whole heart or an undivided heart.

1 Samuel 16:7

Psalm 51:10

Message: The Gospel According to Matthew  

Text: Matthew 5:7

Mercy  

Mercy is helping someone who may or may not deserve it. Or, withholding judgment from someone who may or may not deserve it.  

This Christian life is about the journey, not just the destination.