For God So Loved | Numbers 21:4-9; John 3:14-21
Sermon Summary:
This week we take a look at Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. Again and again Jesus reveals the original intent of God’s Law. Over the centuries, it’s been weakened repeatedly by sinful human beings looking for loopholes. Today we also love a good loophole, especially when it allows us to avoid a difficult aspect of God’s Law. This love for loopholes reveals a heart condition. We may go through the motions of obedience, but is our heart into the act of truly following God’s will? We will examine our own heart condition, as well as rejoice in the fact that God Himself has a heart condition that leads Him to fulfill the Law Himself and save us.
Jesus says, “You have heard that it was said...but I say to you…”
Sin is not just a list of naughty things we do, but it is actually a condition of our heart.
We love to find loopholes in what God teaches us to do.
God wants you to put your heart into following Him.
The Law shows us that we have a heart condition.
The Gospel shows us that God has a heart condition.
The Spirit helps us “put our hearts into it” and follow Jesus.
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