1. Matthew 5:38-42 V.38 – Submission – suffering evil for His cause without seeking personal revenge V.41 – “Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.” Rather than resist, go with him peaceably 2 miles if needed

2. Matthew 5:17-20 “unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes & Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.” Pharisees = Outwards Acts of service, but their Heart was Not In It!

3. What is Two-Mile Religion? From The Heart – −2 Corinthians 8:5 “gave themselves to the Lord” −Ephesians 6:5,6 “as to Christ” −Whatever we do, we should do it to please Christ! −We will be Good Citizens & Good Employees!

4. One Who Failed One Who Didn’t King Saul – failed 1 st mile! −1 Samuel 15:3ff −Went to a POINT – Stopped SHORT David Succeeded in going the 2 nd Mile! −1 Samuel 24:1ff

5. Warnings For Us Luke 16:15 – highly esteemed among men – abomination in the sight of God Must serve from a PURE HEART Galatians 1:10 – want to please GOD rather than MEN!

6. Applying Two-Mile Religion Lot’s Wife – went 1 st, Failed 2 nd −Genesis 19 −Luke 17:32 “Remember Lot’s Wife!” Moses – went 1 st, Failed 2 nd −Exodus 17:1-7 −Numbers 20:10,11 DISASTROUS! −Failing to go the 2 nd Mile can be DISASTROUS!

7. What About Us? 1 Peter 4:17,18 −With DIFFICULTY Righteous saved WHAT is so Difficult? Going The Second Mile!

8. ARE YOU: Kind to all?Kind to all? −Matthew 7:12 “whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them” −1 Peter 2:18 “be submissive to your masters” Forgiving by Nature?Forgiving by Nature? −Matthew 6:13-15 −Answer to Our prayers conditioned on our forgiving attitude −Colossians 3:12,13

9. ARE YOU: A Daily Shining Light?A Daily Shining Light? −Matthew 5:13-16 – salt of the earth, light of the world −Titus 2:11,12 – live soberly, righteously, and godly” Working Toward Saving of Self & Others?Working Toward Saving of Self & Others? −Acts 2:40; 8:4 −1 Thessalonians 1:8 Are YOU a CHRISTIAN 7 Days a Week?

10. We Need To Heed The Words of Jesus John 9:4 "I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.”

11. Now is the Time to Work For Him! Matthew 28:20 "teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.

12. Are YOU Practicing Two-Mile Religion? IF You are NOT giving Whole-hearted Obedience to the Lord, You Are NOT!

13. IF you are NOT, Why Not Begin NOW? IF You Began, but have Not been Faithful, Why not REPENT & RETURN to HIM?