Hot Springs Baptist Church
Rev. TAD MOORE, YOUNG ADULT PASTOR
Matthew 5:38-48 CSB
Big Idea: Perfect Love from Imperfect People
I. Imperfect People Want Payback 5:38
A. We Want to Retaliate
B. We Want Retribution
C. But is it Ours to Take?
II. Perfect Love Sacrifices Honor 5:39-42
A. Seek the Greater Honor
B. All Things Belong to God
III. Imperfect People have Limits 5:43
A. Who Do You Love?
B. Who Do You Hate?
IV. Perfect Love is Limitless 5:44-47
A. It’s Difficult Kind of Love
B. It’s the Love of a Good Father
C. It’s a Different Kind of Love
V. An Impossible Goal 5:48
A. It’s a Matter of the Heart
B. It Can Change the World
C. A Heart Changed by Jesus can Change the World
Sources:
France, R.T. NICNT: The Gospel of Matthew
Jones, Martin L. Studies in the Sermon on the Mount
Keener, Craig. Matthew: IVP NT Commentary Series
Morris, Leon PNTC: The Gospel According to Matthew
Simonetti, Manlio. Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture Ia
Stott, John, R.W. The Bible Speaks Today: The Message of the Sermon on the Mount
Turner, David L. BECNT: Matthew