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Perspectives
Contributed by Russ Barksdale on Jul 22, 2015 (message contributor)
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1. Your Life Matters
Contributed on Jul 22, 2015
Christ came and Easter occurred because our lives matter to Him
“Your Life Matters” Matthew 5:13-20 blessed: supremely happy How can your life matter greatly? 1. When you preserve what is valuable v.13 2. When you reveal was is reliable vv.14-16 “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the ...read more
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2. Your Anger Kills
Contributed on Jul 22, 2015
Righteous living includes seeing anger from God’s perspective and deals with it.
April 15, 2012 “Your Anger Kills” Matthew 5:21-26 Ultimately, the commands of God reveal the character of God. 1. Selfish anger is unacceptable to God. vv.21-22 Our anger, almost exclusively, is not in defense of truth and righteousness, it is in defense of ...read more
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3. Your Lust Destorys
Contributed on Jul 22, 2015
Lust is not innocent; it destroys intimacy
Ascension Day sermon 2012 There’s a classic psychology experiment where the professor gets a group of his psychology students to stand on a street corner all staring up at the sky and pointing … and guess what - without fail lots of other people start gathering round to look up at the sky and ...read more
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4. Your Divorce Tears
Contributed on Jul 22, 2015
A great marriage, not a painful divorce, is God’s desire for us
April 29 “Your divorce tears” Matthew 5:31-32 Malachi 2:16 Deuteronomy 24:1 Matthew 19:4-9 Because a great marriage, not a painful divorce, is God’s desire for us 1. Marriage is a covenant union between a man and a woman for life Man and woman ...read more
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5. Your Revenge Blinds
Contributed on Jul 22, 2015
Revenge comes from a heart of pride and is a terrible way to live life
May 13 “Your revenge blinds” Matthew 5:38-42 Specifically, these codes (Exodus 21, Leviticus, 24, and Deuteronomy 19) make 2 prescriptions: Prescription #1: To make sure that justice is fair; i.e., the punishment matches the crime. Prescription #2: To make sure that ...read more
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6. Your Enemies Need You
Contributed on Jul 22, 2015
A new understanding of enemies and our response to them must be attained by Christ-followers
“Your Enemies Need You!” (Matthew 5:43-48) (SLIDE) INTRODUCTION http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0HhHLHLHaA A truck driver was sitting in a crowded roadside diner ready to eat his lunch. It wasn’t just any diner and any lunch. It was his favorite diner on the road and ...read more