Pathway Church

SERMON NOTES

Speaker: Dr. Brian Bennett

When “I am first” in life then my ________ and ________ is limited by me. [Matthew 6:1-4]

God is ________, loves _________, and goes ________ with “life giving”. [John 1:1-4; Romans 5:8; John 3:16]

Jesus is “_________” so that we can be “_________” to all people in our pathway. [John 10:10; Luke 10:25-37] Next Step Question: • Will you let Jesus be “life giving” in and through you today?

[Matthew 5:38-48]

Next step questions: 

1. Are we going to live like entitled people, or instead, will we be willing to give up our rights like Jesus did for the sake of the gospel? 

1. Who’s the enemy in your life right now? Who do you need to pray for so you can be released and see the Holy Spirit move in the situation?

1. Are you perfectly pursuing perfection? Do you desire to be like the Father in heaven, and love everyone in your Pathway?

[Matthew 5:31-37]

Is your view of ___________ Biblical or worldly? 

[Matthew 5:31-32; Mark 10:2-12; 1 Corinthians 7:1-16] 

• God is ___________ and calls us to be ___________.

Is your view of your “___________” Biblical or worldly?  

[Matthew 5:33-37; Ephesians 4:14-16; Matthew 18:15-20] 

God is ___________ and calls us to be ___________. 

God calls us to be a “___________” people that help each other grow. 

Biblical ______________________lead us toward Holiness. 

Is your view of “_________________________________” Biblical or worldly? [2 Corinthians 5:13-21] 

Next Step Questions: 

Is your view of divorce and “words” Biblical or worldly?

Have you been reconciled to Jesus?

What “reconcilable differences” do you need to bring God today? 

Jesus invites us out of “destructive cultural lies” and into “life-giving truth”.

[Matthew 5:27-30]

“Destructive cultural lies”:

• “_____________”: my truth is the truth and must be affirmed.

“Life giving truth”:

• We are created for _________________ (Malachi 2:10).

New life with Jesus means we live by faith in His _________________ and _________________ in righteousness (“right standing”). [Galatians 2:20-21]

“Steps” to leave lust in the dust:

• _________________: (Matthew 5:27-30; Exodus 20:14; 17)

• _________________and grace.

Next Step Questions:

• What is God revealing within your heart today?

[Matthew 16:13-17:9] 

Making Jesus known through _____________. 

[Matthew 16:13-20; Romans 10:9-13] 

Making Jesus known during _____________. 

[Matthew 16:21-23; Ephesians 6:10-13] 

Making Jesus known as a __________________________ people. 

[Matthew 16:24-28] 

Making Jesus known as a __________________________people. 

[Matthew 17:1-9; 2 Corinthians 6:16-18] 

Next Step Questions: 

• Have you confessed and received Jesus? 

[Matthew 5:21-26]

Anger happens, but ______  ______don’t have to ______. 

[Matthew 5:21-22; James 1:19] 

Understand the ______ gap. 

Understand the ______ gap. 

Understand the ______ gap. 

Understand how God ______ ______. 

Angry actions ______,______, and even ______ relationships. 

[Ephesians 4:25-28] 

______ restores ______ and blessing. 

[Matthew 5:23-26; Ephesians 4:29-32] 

Redefine the fight and focus on staying in ______ ______more than ____________. 

[Mark 2:1-12] 

Next Step Questions: 

1) Are you in right relationship with God? 

2) Are you in right relationship with others? 

3) Are you ready to remove the ceiling today and let Jesus work? 

[1 Samuel 18 & 20]

Love is the ___________ of Kingdom Living.

Jesus ______________ us to love. (John 13:34-35; Mark 12:28-31)

Love is:

_______________

_______________

_______________

Biblical Example: __________ & ___________ (1 Samuel 18 & 20)

Next Step Questions: 

1) What attitudes do you need to change to be more loving?

2) What actions will you take this week to be more loving?

[Matthew 5:13-20]

“Kingdom living” leads to Christians radiating Jesus in our world. 

[Matthew 5:13-16] 

• We radiate Jesus as salt. (Matthew 5:13)

Radiating Jesus is only possible when are “under His influence”. 

[Matthew 5:17-20; Matthew 23:27-28; 2 Corinthians 5:14-17] 

We don’t relax the _________, instead, we let them _________l Jesus. 

Jesus’ invitation changes us from the _________ _________. 

Next Step Questions: 

Have you received Jesus’ and are you living “under His influence”? 

Will you step forward today to be prayed for so that you can step out and “radiate Jesus” this week?