Perched above, the Sea of Galilee below, his disciples listening in—Jesus shares the longest stretch of instruction for life that was as riveting and relevant then as it is today. The Sermon on the Mount reveals the secrets of life. God didn’t hand us a system of rules and regulations to follow; instead, Jesus explains how God originally intended us to live. In this series, we’ll sit at the feet of Jesus with the first disciples, peeling back each layer of Matthew 5-7, to discover that God isn’t interested in modifying our behavior to conform to his standards. He wants us to become the kind of people who will naturally live the way He intended. He plans to change us from the Inside Out.
Homework
Identify the individuals or occasions in which you’ll find it the most challenging to love back. Spend some time this week thinking and praying. Bring these relationships directly to God and ask Him to help you trust His way of living in real time.
Book Recommendation: Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend; this book will help you set and respect good boundaries.
Verse for the Week: Colossians 3:12-14
Worship Songs
Look To the Son
Joel Houston, Marty Sampson, Matt Crocker, Reuben Morgan, and Scott Ligertwood
It Is Well
Kristine DiMarco
It Is Well
Philip Paul Bliss, David Horton, Rodney J. Mills, and Horatio Gates Spafford
Do It Again
Steven Furtick, Matt Redman, Chris Brown, and Mack Brown
