SERMON OUTLINE Sunday Sept 20th, 2020
Good Enough (Jesus Is…) – Pastor David Cooke
Matthew 5:17-20
• Why Did Jesus Come?
Matthew 5:17
• Random Faith
A. We all want and believe we have the right to create our own
faith.
B. Creating our own faith is creating our own God.
C. Two Paths People Take
D. One Destination
• The Purpose Driven Life of Jesus
Matthew 5:17–18, John 8:36, Luke 19:10
– The Law points us to Jesus, where we find his perfection, his
grace, his forgiveness.
• Some Helpful Background
A. What did “the Law” mean? 4 Things…
i) The Ten Commandments
ii) The Pentatuech – first 5 books of the Old Testament
iii) The Law and the Prophets – pretty much what we call the
Old Testament
iv) The Oral or Scribal Law
B. Who is Jesus talking to?
• How To Be Great
Matthew 5:19
– Think of God’s Word as Spiritual Nutrition and Spiritual Workout
• It’s About Righteousness…
Matthew 5:20
• Surrender – Follow – Listen – Do
2 Corinthians 5:21, John 8:36, Luke 19:10,
Obedience does not come from fear; but in response to God’s
love, that he pours into the hearts of those who follow him.
1. How do you respond to someone who says that Christianity is
just a list of rules with no freedom?
2. How does this week’s discourse about legalism and license describe or impact how a you interact with others?

3. The last few weeks we have been talking about the pathway to
living the words of Jesus as: Surrender – Follow – Listen – Do. Of
these 4 areas, which do you struggle with most? Which is your
strongest area? How does it impact the other areas?
4. What is your next step in trusting and leaning into Jesus more in
these areas?
Life Group Study Guide
We meet in Life Groups to: Connect with God and each other. Connect the
Bible to life. Connect with the community through serving together.
ICE BREAKER: How do you personally discern the difference between rules
that should be followed versus those that shouldn’t?
PRAYER: God is worthy to be sought – take time to pray together in your group.
SERMON SERIES: “Unshakeable: Living The Words of Jesus”
In this sermon series we explore how to live according to Jesus’ teachings in
Matthew chapters 5-7. This is the Gospel of the Kingdom. It is something we
are not only to know, but to do, to live. And when we do that, we are immoveable, unshakeable because the foundation is Jesus and he is the Rock of our
salvation that is immoveable and unshakeable.
THIS WEEK: “Good Enough (Jesus Is…)” Matthew 5:17-20
Watch the weekend’s sermon here:
http://www.coldspringschurch.net/sermons.html
EXPLORING TOGETHER
There is value in sharing perspectives about the weekend message in
community. With dialogue around God’s truths, perspective broadens and
impacts transformation.
1. What is something from this weekend’s message that stood out to you? How
so?
TAKING IT HOME
We are not meant to just let life happen to us, conforming rather than
transforming (Romans 12:1-2). We can choose to allow God’s transforming
power into our life.
2. Jesus was a puzzling enigma to the religious establishment and a breath of
fresh air to the ordinary people who lived in fear of breaking God’s law. How do
you respond to someone who says that Christianity is just a list of rules with no
freedom?
3. Jesus said that he didn’t come to abolish the law and the prophets, but to
fulfill them. How would you explain “fulfilling the law” to someone new to
Christianity?
Jesus wanted those interested in following him to understand the continuity and
place he had in the long-term history of God’s dealings with humanity. Jesus did
not just appear randomly out of the blue; he was not wiping out the past and
beginning something from scratch. He was the embodiment and fulfillment of
what the Old Testament had foreseen.
4. What is the difference between “self-righteousness” and “righteousness” as
Jesus used it in verse 20?
5. How does a person “enter the kingdom of heaven” (v.20)?
WEEKLY REFLECTION
Acceptability before God is not a matter of doing good religious works, as much
as the forging of a friendship or relationship with God based on his mercy and
love toward us.
6. How does this week’s discourse about legalism and license describe or impact how you interact with others?
7. The last few weeks we have been talking about the pathway to living the
words of Jesus as: Surrender – Follow – Listen – Do. Of these 4 areas, which
do you struggle with most? Which is your strongest area? How does it impact
the other areas?
8. What is your next step in trusting and leaning into Jesus more in these areas?
Reference: The Essence: Unpacking Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (2020). Winslade, B. Wipf & Stock
Pub.