1. The Community - Matthew 5:17-48

2. People are more important than…

3. People are more important than…
My Anger

4. My anger
The Action: Murder
The Root: Anger
The Response: Reconcile

5. People are more important than…
My Lust

6. My Lust
The Action: Adultery
The Root: Lust
The Response: Remove

7. People are more important than…
My Rights

8. My Rights
The Action: Rights
The Root: Resistance
The Response: Give

9. People are more important than…
My Hate

10. My Hate
The Action: Enemy
The Root: Hate
The Response: Love

11. “Thunderously, inarguably, the Sermon on the Mount proves that before God we all stand on level ground: murderers and temper-throwers, adulterers and lusters, thieves and coveters. We are all desperate, and that is in fact the only state appropriate to a human being who wants to know God. Having fallen from the absolute Ideal, we have nowhere to land but in the safety net of absolute grace.” ― Philip Yancey, The Jesus I Never Knew

12. Application Who are you in conflict with?
What peace do you need to bring?
What radical steps do you need to take for reconciliation?

13. The Community - Matthew 5:17-48