Riding for The brand
The Sermon on the Mount!
Sermon 5, the law is fulfilled
Matthew 5:17-20
Christ Came to
Fulfill the Law
Matthew 5:17 (ESV)
“Do not
think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to
abolish them but to fulfill them.
·
This is Jesus’s
mission statement!
o Many wanted radical
change
o The religious powers
were creating new laws every day
o Jesus came to
fulfill the law
o Fulfill the
prophesies of the old testament (Gods Scrolls)
Preach the text, tell
the story
It's not about the
rules it's about Grace, It's about Love, It's about an inward change
It was no different
then
·
The
people were given rules they couldn’t follow
·
They
were beat down
·
They
were scared and mistreated because of all the rules
·
They
were second class citizens, bowing down to the religious elite
·
They
were ready for some grace, they were ready for some mercy
·
They
need a savior, they needed Jesus
God was fulfilling
His promise! And a new era of salvation
Jeremiah 31:31–34 (NLT)
31 “The
day is coming,” says the LORD, “when I will make a new covenant with the people
of Israel and Judah. 32 This covenant will not be like the one I made with
their ancestors when I took them by the hand and brought them out of the land
of Egypt. They broke that covenant, though I loved them as a husband loves his
wife,” says the LORD.
33 “But
this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel on that day,”
says the LORD. “I will put my instructions deep within them, and I will write
them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
34 And they will not need to teach their neighbors, nor will they need to
teach their relatives, saying, ‘You should know the LORD.’ For everyone, from
the least to the greatest, will know me already,” says the LORD. “And I will
forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins.”
In
gods perfect timing, he sent his son to fulfill his promise to a world full of
sin, a world that had turned their back on Him. The world needs a savior, and
God sent his Son.
It's all about Him!
John 1:1–3 (NLT)
1 In the beginning the Word already
existed.
The Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
2 He existed in the beginning with
God.
3 God created everything through him,
and nothing was created except through
him.
The
whole bible is about him, the law, the prophesies, are to prepare us for his
arrival.
Jesus
didn’t come to change the law he is the law, he came to fulfill it all. And usher
in a new covenant of salvation, Grace, mercy and Hope!
Matthew 5:18–19 (NLT)
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.
Vs 18
·
God’s
law, not man’s law imposed or forced on his people!
o Not talking about
social law that’s different
o I’m talking about
religious laws brought alongside Gods law
o We are all supposed
to be changing through the spirit
o When God shows us
grace that grace needs to be passed on!
o We need to live a
life that allows people to get to know Jesus through you!
o This law will never
change
o Timeless
Vs 19
·
There
is a lot of soft gospel out there
·
We
need to preach Jesus and get out of the way
·
During
Jesus’s day there were a lot of rules and laws that were put in place to serve
the religious leaders
·
They
for Got that the more you walk with God the more of yourself you lose
·
They
forgot the more you take on in ministry the you serve others and the less you
get served
You
want to be called great in Heaven, keep gods commands, teach others about
Jesus. Love people and show mercy and Give grace!
Matthew 25:40 (NLT)
40 “And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did
it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters,* you were doing it to
me!’
Because
I treat smiley right and love her and show her compassion and forgiveness she
has softened over the years. She still cares baggage, but her heart is softer.
You see when I got she was so wounded she would bite the hand that feded her,
now, slowly she trust people more, she still is guarded, but with continued
grace she will look to her savior more and forgive more and trust more everyday
The point:
Love
people and honor God, treat people right and you will be called great in the
kingdom of Heaven!
Matthew 5:20 (NLT)
“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!
A little
explanation:
·
The
Pharisees were thought to be the closest people to God
·
The
people were scared of them
o They had power
o They were the law
·
This
speaks to Jesus’s character
Jesus knows it was
just for show!
Matthew 23:15 (NLT)
15 “What
sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For
you cross land and sea to make one convert, and then you turn that person into
twice the child of hell* you yourselves are!
·
It
was all about saving face
·
To
be important, they need to be the center of attention
·
It
was not about a relationship it was about status
It's not what’s on
the outside!
Matthew 23:5–7 (NLT)
5 “Everything
they do is for show. On their arms they wear extra wide prayer boxes with
Scripture verses inside, and they wear robes with extra long tassels.*
6 And they love to sit at the head table at banquets and in the seats of
honor in the synagogues. 7 They love to receive respectful greetings as
they walk in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘Rabbi.’*
·
Jesus
looks at the heart
·
In
about an inward change, that is fighting to get out
·
God
doesn’t care what you have, as long as you know his Son Jesus!
·
Your
saved by faith, and covered in the blood of the Lamb of God
It's not about the
rules; there is nothing you can do
Isaiah 64:6 (NLT)
We
are all infected and impure with sin. When we display our righteous deeds, they
are nothing but filthy rags.
·
There
is nothing you can do to impress God
·
There
is nothing you can say
·
Your
saved by the work of Jesus on the cross
·
It's
known as the great exchange
o Jesus died a death I
should have died
o For sins he never
committed
·
This
is not about what you know (the Pharisees way)
·
The
work you do the (the Pharisees way)
·
It's
about who you know (Jesus)
