The Expectations of Jesus, pt. 1
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Opening
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We are going to begin a new series tonight on the Sermon on the Mount as it as been called. This deals with Matthew Chapters 5-7. I encourage each of your to read these chapters and begin to make notes of things that standout to you. cuts to the very heart of what it means to be a Christian/to be like Jesus! The Sermon on the Mount clearly outlines what God expects of us:
In our personal lives
In our actions toward others
In our worship and relationship toward Him
Tonight, I want to try and lay a foundation for the next few Wednesdays as we delve into the expectations that God has for our walk with Him.
Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
The Sermon on the Mount is not some unattainable goal; it is a statement of what will happen in me when Jesus Christ has changed my nature by putting His own nature in me. Jesus Christ is the only One who can fulfill the Sermon on the Mount.
That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
This is Jesus talking about “false or fake” righteousness or rather going through the motions and looking the part, but not living the part. Only righteousness that goes beyond mere rule keeping will be enough! Righteousness of the HEART!
If we are to be disciples of Jesus, we must be made disciples supernaturally. And as long as we consciously maintain the determined purpose to be His disciples, we can be sure that we are not disciples. Jesus says, “You did not choose Me, but I chose you…” (John 15:16). That is the way the grace of God begins. It is a constraint we can never escape; we can disobey it, but we can never start it or produce it ourselves. We are drawn to God by a work of His supernatural grace, and we can never trace back to find where the work began. Our Lord’s making of a disciple is supernatural. He does not build on any natural capacity of ours at all. God does not ask us to do the things that are naturally easy for us— He only asks us to do the things that we are perfectly fit to do through His grace, and that is where the cross we must bear will always come.
Our Personal Lives
Our Personal Lives
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
Jesus’ teaching can be summed up in this: the relationship that He demands for us is an impossible one unless He has done a supernatural work in us. Jesus Christ demands that His disciples do not allow even the slightest trace of resentment in their hearts when faced with tyranny, injustice, persecution, accusations, and the list goes on. No amount of enthusiasm or feeling will ever stand up to the strain that Jesus will put on His servants.
That’s why we struggle so much when the “feeling” lifts. Our excitement and enthusiasm fade and we think that God doesn’t love us anymore because we don’t feel like we did on Sunday. God doesn’t want just our enthusiasm, but our surrender.
We want the excitement and the feeling without the surrender, without the CHANGE, without the relationship!
Only one thing will bear the strain, and that is a personal relationship with Jesus Christ Himself— a relationship that has been:
examined - by comparing my life to the Word of God
purified - by dying daily in prayer and submission
tested - by trial, tribulation, and affliction
Those are strong words, those are uncomfortable events, those are absolutely NECESSARY steps!
A relationship that has been examined, purified, and tested until only one purpose remains and I can truly say, “I am here for God to send me where He will and do with me what He wants.” Everything else may become blurred, but my relationship with Jesus Christ must remain crystal clear.
The Sermon on the Mount is not some unattainable goal; it is a statement of what will happen in me when Jesus Christ has changed my nature by putting His own nature in me. This happens with the new birth - Since Jesus Christ is the only One who can fulfill the Sermon on the Mount, I must have “Christ in me...”
Jesus Christ is the only One who can fulfill the Sermon on the Mount.
Our Actions Toward Others
Our Actions Toward Others
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
If we are to be disciples of Jesus, we must be made disciples supernaturally. And as long as we consciously maintain the determined purpose to be His disciples, we can be sure that we are not disciples. Jesus says, “You did not choose Me, but I chose you…” (). That is the way the grace of God begins. It is a constraint we can never escape; we can disobey it, but we can never start it or produce it ourselves. We are drawn to God by a work of His supernatural grace, and we can never trace back to find where the work began. Our Lord’s making of a disciple is supernatural. He does not build on any natural capacity of ours at all. God does not ask us to do the things that are naturally easy for us— He only asks us to do the things that we are perfectly fit to do through His grace, and that is where the cross we must bear will always come.
2 Timothy
If we are to be disciples of Jesus, we must be made disciples supernaturally. And as long as we consciously maintain the determined purpose to be His disciples, we can be sure that we are not disciples. Jesus says, “You did not choose Me, but I chose you…” ().
If we are to be disciples of Jesus, we must be made disciples supernaturally. And as long as we consciously maintain the determined purpose to be His disciples, we can be sure that we are not disciples. Jesus says, “You did not choose Me, but I chose you…” ().
Our Worship & Relationship Toward Him
Our Worship & Relationship Toward Him
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
That is the way the grace of God begins. It is a constraint we can never escape; we can disobey it, but we can never start it or produce it ourselves. We are drawn to God by a work of His supernatural grace, and we can never trace back to find where the work began. Our Lord’s making of a disciple is supernatural. He does not build on any natural capacity of ours at all. God does not ask us to do the things that are naturally easy for us— He only asks us to do the things that we are perfectly fit to do through His grace, and that is where the cross we must bear will always come.
That is the way the grace of God begins. It is a constraint we can never escape; we can disobey it, but we can never start it or produce it ourselves.
No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
We are drawn to God by a work of His supernatural grace, and we can never trace back to find where the work began. Our Lord’s making of a disciple is supernatural. He does not build on any natural capacity of ours at all. God does not ask us to do the things that are naturally easy for us— He only asks us to do the things that we are perfectly fit to do through His grace, and that is where the cross we must bear will always come.