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Shine On | FOUNDRYsermon 6.26.16
Are you a details person? What about a big picture person?
Both are necessary. Absolutely necessary. We can't live without each one and all of the in-betweens.
In our passage this week, Jesus shares about why the big picture matters AND why the details matter. And it's pretty simple. You can sum it up with one quick statement.
We can't waste what we've been so graciously given.
Listen to these words from Matthew. Jesus said them as part of The Sermon on the Mount.
"You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.
14 "You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.15 No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.
17 "Don't misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose. 18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God's law will disappear until its purpose is achieved. 19 So if you ignore the least commandment and teach others to do the same, you will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But anyone who obeys God's laws and teaches them will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
20 "But I warn you—unless your righteousness is better than the righteousness of the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven! Matthew 5:13-20
This is a pretty big passage. Jesus challenges each of us to an intentional, full-tilt discipleship. He then goes to talk about how the law, this big, janky, awkward thing that frustrates many of us, is absolutely necessary. We get the big picture with a challenge of salt and light and we get the details about why the law is necessary.
Jesus isn't coming to tear things down…but to expand them.
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Are you a details person? What about a big picture person?
Both are necessary. Absolutely necessary. We can't live without each one and all of the in-betweens.
In our passage this week, Jesus shares about why the big picture matters AND why the details matter. And it's pretty simple. You can sum it up with one quick statement.
We can't waste what we've been so graciously given.
Listen to these words from Matthew. Jesus said them as part of The Sermon on the Mount.
"You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.
14 "You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.15 No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.
17 "Don't misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose. 18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God's law will disappear until its purpose is achieved. 19 So if you ignore the least commandment and teach others to do the same, you will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But anyone who obeys God's laws and teaches them will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
20 "But I warn you—unless your righteousness is better than the righteousness of the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven! Matthew 5:13-20
This is a pretty big passage. Jesus challenges each of us to an intentional, full-tilt discipleship. He then goes to talk about how the law, this big, janky, awkward thing that frustrates many of us, is absolutely necessary. We get the big picture with a challenge of salt and light and we get the details about why the law is necessary.
Jesus isn't coming to tear things down…but to expand them.