Go With Him Two

Prolegomena

Text

The Book

Matthew was on the 12 apostles

Apostles orally taught their teachings about Jesus that they had memorized. The book of Matthew is a culmination of 30-40 years worth of oral traditions, pointing to Jesus the Messiah.

Matthew wants to prove 3 things:

Jesus is the Messiah

Jesus is the New Moses

Jesus is Emmanuel, God with us.

The Section

Introduction ()

Jesus is tied to the OT (the genealogy)

Jesus’ nativity narrative tells us that God is with us.

Jesus’ announcement of the arrival of God’s Kingdom ()

The Chapter

After healing people and beginning of a movement of believers, Jesus gathers His followers, and teaches them.

He teaches them how to live in God’s Kingdom.

Structure

vv. 1-2: what is this sermon?

vv. 3-12: A Christian’s Character

vv. 13-16: A Christian’s Influence

vv. 38-38: A Christian’s Righteousness

vv. 17-20: Christ came to fulfill the law—through His actions

YOU HAVE HEARD, BUT I SAY TO YOU.

vv. 21-30: avoiding anger and lust

vv. 31-37: fidelity in marriage and honesty in speech

vv. 38-48: non-retaliation and active love

vv. 38-42: Not resisting

vv. 43-48: Loving your enemies

Subject

What should a follower of Christ do instead of resisting the evil person

How should a follower of Christ respond to those who do evil to them?

ow should a follower of Christ resist an evil person

Complements

Give more than what was asked of him/her by turning the other cheek, letting him/her have their cloak, going with him two miles, and not refusing the one who would borrow from them.

Those who identify the suffering servant with the nation of Israel suggest that the historical setting of this message reflects the suffering of the people of God in Babylonian exile and their deliverance from it.

Gary Smith, , vol. 15B, The New American Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2009), 430.

Exegetical Idea

Instead of resisting the evil person, a follower of Christ should give more than what was asked of him/her by turning the other cheek, letting him/her have their cloak, going with him two miles, and not refusing the one who would borrow from them.

Homiletical Idea

When someone does you wrong, do what’s right.

Repay evil with good.

Only by love is love awakened.

Only by love is love awakened.

Fighting fire with fire will get you burned.

Development

Application

Sermon Purpose

This coming week, when given the opportunity to seek revenge, the audience should do good in response to evil (i.e. pray for them, give them a gift, write them a nice letter, make food for them, offer them help, or even spend quality time with them).