Sermon
Live It Out – Part 1
Cross Church
Speaker: Jeff Crawford
June 11, 2024 · 31 min
Summary
Jesus taught that inner righteousness matters far more than external compliance with the law. Through Matthew 5:17-37, he challenges listeners to examine their hearts—revealing that anger equals murder, lust equals adultery, and broken promises displease God—ultimately pointing to humanity's need for a savior.
Highlights
What is happening in your heart trumps what you do with your hands. You can do all the right things on the outside and have it all wrong on the inside.
Jesus is way more concerned about what you look like on the inside than what you look like on the outside.
Jesus knows the ugliness of your sin, but he's not repulsed by you. He went to the cross for you.