a kingdom of righteous living | Matthew 5.20-48 confessions of a want-to-be lawyer a new age of surpassing righteousness  (5.20) examples of surpassing righteousness (5.21-47) peace (5.21-26) purity (5.27-32) truth (5.33-37) mercy (5.38-42) love (5.43-47) from little things big things grow! a kingdom of righteous living (5.48) pursuing the best confessing the least

a kingdom of righteousness fulfilled | Matthew 5.17-20 Jesus is righteous (vv17-18) only Jesus is righteous (vv19-20)

a kingdom of speaking and doing | Matthew 5.11-16 patterns we conform to…   followers of King Jesus persevere in the face of persecution as salty witnesses and bright lights for Jesus because great is our reward in heaven   persecuted like previous prophets (5.11-12)   admit it’s hard willing to be weird prepared for […]

a kingdom of blessing | Matthew 5.1-12 I want it all and I want it now! a speaking King (v1-2) a blessed people (v3-12) a kingdom of blessing (v3-12) delayed gratification