Matthew 5:17-20 – Jesus and the Law

Christ tals directly about the law. Not Canadian laws, or US laws or worldly laws. God’s law — The old rabinical law of the Torah.

If Jesus is the Messiah, then he came to uphold the law, right? But so much of what Jesus did upturned the religious establishment of it’s day (and his teachings should continue to do that today!)

Let’s look at how Jesus directs us to adhere to the law, rules and God’s direction for our lives.

Matthew 5:13-16 – Influencing the World

You *ARE* the light of the world. This is an amazing thing. Daunting, too. How do we infuse our world differently than the world itself?

God has chosen to use us to spread the good news of the Gospel of Jesus, the savior of the world. Let’s sit down and talk about what that looks like.

Matthew 5:1-12 – The Beatitudes

Today we dive into Jesus teaching about blessings. In the past, “God’s blessing” was tied to prosperity, and in SOME places today, that’s still the perceived truth. If your finances stink, God is punishing you. But if you are wealthy, then God has “blessed” you.

But that’s not what Jesus taught.

He taught that blessed are the meek, poor in spirit, oppressed, etc. Let’s look at this in detail this morning.