In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says that he did not come to abolish the Law, but to fulfill it. We must not relax God’s Law to meet our own preferences – in fact, Jesus asks for perfection! When we see how far from perfect we really are, we move our hope off of ourselves and onto Jesus, who died to save us.
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In the Beatitudes, Jesus tells his followers how to be happy. This type of happiness might seem impossible, but when we find our happiness in a right relationship with Jesus rather than in our circumstances, we learn what true happiness can be. Christians don’t do these things to earn salvation, but because they have been saved.
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In the book of Acts, we see the church is more than just a place people went to, but it was a movement of people centered around the truth of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. When Jesus ascended into heaven, the church formed out of the empowering of the Holy Spirit. As Christians, we can experience the power, purpose, and plan of the Holy Spirit.
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The first eye-witnesses of the resurrection were confused and afraid. They thought they had experienced an “end,” but realized that they had to experience death before they could experience life. We each have our own “resurrection story” to tell the world. What is holding you back?
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Focus: As Jesus enters Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, he requires us to not just admirer his grand entrance… but to join in the parade.
Memory Verse: 2 Samuel 7:12 – When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.
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