Chapter 5
www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%205&version=ESV
STUDY:
- What is this chapter known for (hint: title of the 2nd section)?
- List in point form the 9 Beatitudes mentioned in this sermon?
- What does Jesus say about the "salt of the earth"?
- What does Jesus say about the "light of the world"?
- What did Jesus say about himself and the Law?
- Why would someone be called great in the kingdom of heaven?
- Who do we have to exceed in righteousness to enter heaven?
- When are you liable to judgment, to the council and to the hell of fire?
- What should you do before offering to the Lord if you have need of reconciliation with your brother?
- What does Jesus say about adultery?
- What is the one offense Jesus says is acceptable for divorce?
- Why should your 'Yes' be yes and your 'No' be no?
- In verse 38 is a common statement we hear thrown around lightly. What does Jesus say in response to this? What are the examples he gives?
- How should you honor God in regard to your enemies? What does Jesus say about loving those who love you?
DIG DEEPER:
- What do 6 of the 10 sections of this chapter begin with? Why do you think he starts off the sections with this? How does Jesus respond?
- What is an iota, mentioned in verse 18?
- What does it mean when Jesus said, "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."
APPLICATION:
- What part(s) of this sermon spoke largely to you? How can you apply what you learned?
- Which teaching do you encounter most in your everyday life? Which part do you not experience often?
- Which beatitude was encouraging for you?
INTERESTING NOTES:
- The Beatitudes are also written in Luke 6: (www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%206:20-23&version=ESV)
- An iota is the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet.
- The pharisees and scribes are said to have taken "pride in their outward conformity to many extrabiblical regulations but sill had impure hearts." (ESV Study Bible, Crossway Books)
PRUNING ME
The Light of the World
09/17/2012 06:11Jesus says that we are "the light of the world". What does that mean? If you put a candle on a stand in a dark room, what happens? You see things that wouldn't be seen if still in the dark. When you receive Him as Lord of your life, He becomes the Light in your life and His light reveals things in your life that wouldn't be seen if still in darkness. If we follow Jesus, then we also reflect His light to the world. If we reflect His light, then the reflection of light will also expose things in dark places. Notice though we simply reflect the light. The light in us is not as bright as the light He is. So although Jesus uses our light to reveal things, ultimately when He is asked to be apart of a life, it is His light that completley reveals all. Being the light of Jesus, it cannot be hidden- just like a city on a hill cannot be hidden. When you drive at night and are approaching a city, the clouds are lit up with color, reflecting the light from the city. Even before you see the city parameters, you can see it's light. May it be so with us. When people approach us, may we be lit up with the Light of His glory. His majesty cannot be hidden, and when He is apart of our lives, His light should be obvious. Are you reflecting His light?
On Matthew Chapter 5
- Leanne