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CUSTOMS OF THE KINGDOM (7 OF 10)

by Central Christian Church of Arizona

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-48
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Customs of the Kingdom (7 of 10)
Series: Thy Kingdom Come
Cal Jernigan
Matthew 5


Big Idea: Jesus was a radical teacher. If his teachings don't strike you as such, you're not getting them.

1) Introduction:

a) Greetings to All

b) Weekend of the Men's Challenge
i) Shout out to the men...
ii) Hundreds of men gathering together to grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus.
iii) Women... I can't imagine any other place that would be better for your husband than to be at this event.
iv) Please pray for all of them as they are gathered together.

c) Our Current Series... Thy Kingdom Come

i) How important is the Kingdom of God?

ii) Losing Hal Shrader this week
(1) This is crushing to me...
(2) Show picture of Hal
(3) Lifelong friend/almost a son to Lisa and me
(4) Chrissy Shrader and their two daughters, Molly and Madison
(5) Paul and Janice Marshall on our Glendale Campus

iii) The Kingdom matters
(1) If it weren't for the hope that the Kingdom of God brings...

iv) The time to think about the Kingdom is sooner, rather than later
(1) The time to think about your role in the kingdom is sooner... not later.

2) Where Do You Get Your Values?

a) Last week we talked about the idea of the values of this world, and even the values of our country being in conflict with the values of God.
i) We all have to choose who we will listen to
ii) Being a good citizen of the US does not necessarily make you a good citizen of the Kingdom...
iii) Who informs you? Who has the final say?

b) Parallel lines/Bob Vernon - Asst. Chief of the LAPD

c) Do our values just follow the culture?
i) Is the church just trying to stay a few rungs above it?
ii) Or are our values radically different?

d) There are behaviors that this world says are ''normal''
i) What exactly is ''normal?''
ii) Is what is ''normal'' to world ''normal'' to God?
iii) Could it be that what is ''normal'' to the world is absolutely ''abnormal'' to God? And vice-versa?

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