HOW TO READ THE BIBLE LIKE JESUS: PART ONE (4 OF 12)
by Will McGee
Scripture: Matthew 5:17-20
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How to Read the Bible Like Jesus: Part One (4 of 12)
Series: Sermon on the Mount
Will McGee
Matthew 5:17-20
[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.
INTRODUCTION and CONTEXT
We are one month into a study on Jesus' most famous sermon. The Sermon on the Mount.
Jesus began the sermon, by speaking in the 3rd person, ''Blessed are the poor in spirit...'' He made general statements about who is blessed in the Kingdom of God.
Then, he dropped into 2nd person, and addresses his disciples/followers, ''You are the salt of the earth.... You are the light of the world.''
Jesus has been moving from general to specific. But so far, he has been trying to tell his disciples WHO THEY ARE.... In the Kingdom of Heaven. This is all empowering stuff... He is telling fishermen, sinners, outcasts... Not only that they are welcome in the kingdom of God... But that they are blessed... And that they have a purpose.
But in today's text, Jesus pivots... He starts speaking in the 1st person. ''I have come...Truly, I say to you.''
Jesus began the sermon by telling us who we are... But now he's going to tell us who he is. Anytime Jesus of Nazareth says... ''This is why I came into the world,'' or ''Truly, I say to you...'' or ''Let me tell you something...'' We should be dialed in. Edge of our seats.
Because Jesus is telling us the way things really are. The topic that Jesus addresses in this passage... Is actually the Bible itself... How to understand the Scriptures.
Right here in Matthew 5, Jesus gives us an interpretive key... For understanding everything in the Scriptures that has come before this moment (What we know as the OT) ... And everything in the Scriptures that will come after (What we call the NT).
So, the title of my sermon, today, is... ''How to Read the Bible Like Jesus: Part One''
There is more next week. This week is a little headier... But it is la ...
Series: Sermon on the Mount
Will McGee
Matthew 5:17-20
[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.
INTRODUCTION and CONTEXT
We are one month into a study on Jesus' most famous sermon. The Sermon on the Mount.
Jesus began the sermon, by speaking in the 3rd person, ''Blessed are the poor in spirit...'' He made general statements about who is blessed in the Kingdom of God.
Then, he dropped into 2nd person, and addresses his disciples/followers, ''You are the salt of the earth.... You are the light of the world.''
Jesus has been moving from general to specific. But so far, he has been trying to tell his disciples WHO THEY ARE.... In the Kingdom of Heaven. This is all empowering stuff... He is telling fishermen, sinners, outcasts... Not only that they are welcome in the kingdom of God... But that they are blessed... And that they have a purpose.
But in today's text, Jesus pivots... He starts speaking in the 1st person. ''I have come...Truly, I say to you.''
Jesus began the sermon by telling us who we are... But now he's going to tell us who he is. Anytime Jesus of Nazareth says... ''This is why I came into the world,'' or ''Truly, I say to you...'' or ''Let me tell you something...'' We should be dialed in. Edge of our seats.
Because Jesus is telling us the way things really are. The topic that Jesus addresses in this passage... Is actually the Bible itself... How to understand the Scriptures.
Right here in Matthew 5, Jesus gives us an interpretive key... For understanding everything in the Scriptures that has come before this moment (What we know as the OT) ... And everything in the Scriptures that will come after (What we call the NT).
So, the title of my sermon, today, is... ''How to Read the Bible Like Jesus: Part One''
There is more next week. This week is a little headier... But it is la ...
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