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Sermon on the Mount: Living on the Edge

John 10:10b , “I have come that [you] may have life, and that [you] may have it more abundantly. ” John 15:11, “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. ”. Sermon on the Mount: Living on the Edge. Matthew 5: 17-20. Living on the Edge.

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Sermon on the Mount: Living on the Edge

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  1. John 10:10b, “I have come that [you] may have life, and that [you] may have it more abundantly.” • John 15:11, “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.”

  2. Sermon on the Mount:Living on the Edge Matthew 5:17-20

  3. Living on the Edge • Matthew 5:17-20, “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. 18 For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. 19 Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.”

  4. Living on the Edge • Luke 9:54-56, “And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, ‘Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?’ But [Jesus] turned and rebuked them, and said, ‘You do not know what manner of spirit you are of. For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.’”

  5. Living on the Edge • “jot (yod) = smallest Hebrew letter • “tittle” = smallest stroke of a Hebrew letter • “jot” similar to the dot above the letter i • “tittle” similar to difference between P and R

  6. Living on the Edge • Matthew 24:35, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.” • The Scriptures are more enduring than the universe

  7. Living on the Edge • At salvation we are “. . . found in [Christ], not having [our] own righteousness, which is from the law, but that [righteousness] which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith” (Philippians 3:9).

  8. Living on the Edge • Loving your enemies (5:43-48) • Seeking first God’s kingdom (6:31-34) • Building life on Jesus alone (7:24-27) • Cutting off all that prevents kingdom living (5:27-30) • Going the extra mile (5:38-42) • Praying in secret (6:5-13) • Investing in Heavenly treasures (6:19-21) • Fasting (6:16-18) • Forgiving others no matter what (5:14-15)

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