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CREATION
Matt 5:3-16
New New
PRIORITY VALUES
Matt 5:17-48
Matt 7:24-27
JESUS
New
New RELATIONSHIP
JOURNEY GOD
Matt 7:13-23 New Matt 6:1:33
RELATIONSHIP
PEOPLE
Matt 7:1-12
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3. Matthew 5:13-16 NIV
17 “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. 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven
and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least
stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the
Law until everything is accomplished. 19 Therefore
anyone who sets aside one of the least of these
commands and teaches others accordingly will be called
least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices
and teaches these commands will be called great in the
kingdom of heaven. 20 For I tell you that unless your
righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and
the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter
the kingdom of heaven.
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4. the story so far
beatitudes >> character
salt & light >> influence
law & life >> right living
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5. Jesus & the OT
Jesus >> fulfils OT narrative
Jesus >> completes OT promises
Jesus >> reveals OT teaching
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In Leviticus, He is our high priest.
In Numbers, He is the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night.
In Deuteronomy, He is the prophet like unto Moses.
In Joshua, He is the captain of our salvation.
In Judges, He is our judge and lawgiver.
In Ruth, He is our kinsman redeemer.
In 1st and 2nd Samuel, He is our trusted prophet.
In Kings and Chronicles, He is our reigning king.
In Ezra, He is the rebuilder of the broken down walls of human life.
In Esther, He is our Mordecai.
In Job, He is our ever-living redeemer.
In Psalms, He is our shepherd.
In Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, He is our wisdom.
In the Song of Solomon, He is the loving bridegroom.
In Isaiah, He is the prince of peace.
In Jeremiah, He is the righteous branch.
In Lamentations, He is our weeping prophet.
In Ezekiel, He is the wonderful four-faced man.
In Daniel, He is the forth man in life’s “fiery furnace.”
In Hosea, He is the faithful husband, forever married to the backslider.
In Joel, He is the baptizer with the Holy Ghost and fire.
In Amos, He is our burden-bearer.
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In Obadiah, He is the mighty to save.
In Jonah, He is our great foreign missionary.
In Micah, He is the messenger of beautiful feet.
In Nahum, He is the avenger of God’s elect.
In Habakkuk, he is God’s evangelist, crying, “revive thy work in the midst of the years.”
In Zephaniah, He is our Saviour.
In Haggai, He is the restorer of God’s lost heritage.
In Zechariah, He is the fountain opened up in the house of David for sin and
uncleanness.
In Malachi, He is the Sun of Righteousness, rising with healing in His wings.
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Do not sho In Luke, He is the Son of Man, feeling what you feel.
In John, He is the Son of God.
In Acts, He is the Savior of the world.
In Romans, He is the righteousness of God.
In 1st Corinthians, He is the Rock that followed Israel.
In 2nd Corinthians, He is the Triumphant One, giving victory.
In Galatians, He is your liberty; He sets you free.
In Ephesians, He is Head of the Church.
In Philippians, He is your joy.
In Colossians, He is your completeness.
In 1st and 2nd Thessalonians, He is your hope.
In 1st Timothy, He is your faith.
In 2nd Timothy, He is your stability.
In Philemon, He is your Benefactor.
In Titus, He is truth.
In Hebrews, He is your perfection.
In James, he is the Power behind your faith.
In 1st Peter, He is your example.
In 2nd Peter, He is your purity.
In 1st John, He is your life.
In 2nd John, He is your pattern.
In 3rd John, He is your motivation.
In Jude, He is the foundation of your faith.
In Revelation, He is your coming King
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9. Jesus & the law
Ceremonial Law >>
Civil Law >>
Moral Law >>
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11. Jesus & the law
Ceremonial Law >> finished
Civil Law >>
Moral Law >>
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14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who
has ascended into heaven,[f] Jesus the Son of God, let
us hold firmly to the faith we profess. 15 For we do not
have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our
weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted
in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. 16 Let
us then approach God’s throne of grace with
confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find
grace to help us in our time of need.
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Hebrews 10:1-14
The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming—not
the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the same
sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect those
who draw near to worship. 2 Otherwise, would they not have stopped
being offered? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all,
and would no longer have felt guilty for their sins. 3 But those sacrifices
are an annual reminder of sins. 4 It is impossible for the blood of bulls and
goats to take away sins. 5 Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he
said: “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared
for me; 6 with burnt offerings and sin offerings you were not pleased. 7
Then I said, ‘Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll I have come to
do your will, my God.’” 8 First he said, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt
offerings and sin offerings you did not desire, nor were you pleased with
them”—though they were offered in accordance with the law. 9 Then he
said, “Here I am, I have come to do your will.” He sets aside the first to
establish the second. 10 And by that will, we have been made holy
through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 11 Day
after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again
and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away
sins. 12 But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for
sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, 13 and since that time he
waits for his enemies to be made his footstool. 14 For by one sacrifice he
has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.
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14. Jesus & the law
Ceremonial Law >> finished
Civil Law >> redirected
Moral Law >>
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15. Jesus & the law
Ceremonial Law >> finished
Civil Law >> redirected
Moral Law >> deepened
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16. Hebrews 10:19-25
19 Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have
confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of
Jesus, 20 by a new and living way opened for us through
the curtain, that is, his body, 21 and since we have a great
priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near to God
with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith
brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a
guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure
water. 23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess,
for he who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider how
we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,
25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit
of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more
as you see the Day approaching.
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17. Story: At a comparative religions conference, the wise and the scholarly were in a
spirited debate about what is unique about Christianity. Someone suggested what set
Christianity apart from other religions was the concept of incarnation, the idea that God
took human form in Jesus. But someone quickly said, “Well, actually, other faiths
believe that God appears in human form.” Another suggestion was offered: what about
resurrection? The belief that death is not the final word. That the tomb was found
empty. Someone slowly shook his head. Other religions have accounts of people
returning from the dead. Then, as the story is told, C.S. Lewis walked into the room,
tweed jacket, pipe, arm full of papers, a little early for his presentation. He sat down
and took in the conversation, which had by now evolved into a fierce debate. Finally
during a lull, he spoke saying, “what’s all this rumpus about?” Everyone turned in his
direction. Trying to explain themselves they said, “We’re debating what’s unique about
Christianity.” “Oh, that’s easy,” answered Lewis. “It’s grace.” The room fell silent.
Lewis continued that Christianity uniquely claims God’s love comes free of charge,
no strings attached. No other religion makes that claim. After a moment someone
commented that Lewis had a point, Buddhists, for example, follow an eight-fold path
to enlightenment. It’s not a free ride. Hindus believe in karma, that your actions
continually affect the way the world will treat you; that there is nothing that comes to
you not set in motion by your actions. Someone else observed the Jewish code of the
law implies God has requirements for people to be acceptable to him and in Islam God
is a God of Judgement not a God of love. You live to appease him At the end of the
discussion everyone concluded Lewis had a point. Only Christianity dares to
proclaim God’s love is unconditional. An unconditional love that we call grace.
Christians boldly proclaim that grace really has precious little to do with us, our
inner resolve, or our lack of inner resolve. Rather, grace is all about God and God
freely giving to us the gifts of forgiveness, mercy, and love.
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