The Ethos of Jesus - Week 1
Sharable notes for the February 18, 2024 message. You can post these notes on your social platform!
Scriptures used: Matthew 5:1-20; Galatians 3:19-24
Passages Referenced: Romans 12:1-2
When we choose to follow Jesus Christ we receive his righteousness which is greater than our own self-righteousness.
Christ came to represent an ethos of grace and truth.
Religious activity and conformity are too often a mask of phantom faith than they are of godliness and devotion to Christ. Don't let that be the case.
The Beatitudes are statements that show the kind of characteristics that will be produced in the disciple who live a life devoted to a heavenly kingdom - the ethos of Jesus.
Jesus demonstrated an upside down nature that was in direct contrast to the world.
At the root of self-reliance is a prideful spirit. We cannot be full of ourselves and full of God at the same time.
When we are full of pride our life becomes an endless cycle of comparison and competition. We become self-focused and self-promoting. We become ungrateful and entitled.
Our walk with Christ must begin with and continue in a posture of great need.
When you become passionate about God, then you will not only be fulfilled, you will also be a life giving person.
Value being right with God above anything else.
Jesus called his followers salt and light which means you are a change agent, a divine influencer in this world. This ethos is not about personal fulfillment, it’s about kingdom impact.
Our life should point to the soul preserving grace of Christ that purifies our heart and our life, creates a thirst for more of his spirit in our life, softens our hard hearts and heals our souls.
Reflect or meet with someone to discuss:
How do you think the beatitudes describe who Jesus was and who he wants his followers to be? Do you typically feel blessed in being that kind of person?
What does it mean to be salt and light? How have you seen people being salt and light before?
What do you understand better about Jesus and the culture he came to establish by looking at the beginning of the sermon on the mount in Matthew 5?
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