<p class=""><strong>SCRIPTURE: </strong>Matthew 5:17-28, John 3:1-3</p><p class=""><br><br></p> <p class=""><strong>YOU CAN ALSO READ KENNY’S MANUSCRIPT FOR THIS SERMON </strong><a href="https://revolutionsermons.wordpress.com"><strong>HERE</strong></a><strong>!</strong></p><p class=""><strong>REFLECTION/DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:</strong></p><ol data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="">How do you feel when you read what Jesus says it will take to “enter the Kingdom of Heaven”?</p></li><li><p class="">Kenny talks about how trying to be better or fixing our flaws is like trying to perfectly sand a wall: why isn't “trying harder” enough to meet God's standard of righteousness?&nbsp;</p></li><li><p class="">In what areas of your life have you been trying to “sand down the rough edges” rather than allowing God to help you start fresh?&nbsp;</p></li><li><p class="">In Matthew 5, how does Jesus reframe the commandments “You shall not murder” and “You shall not commit adultery”? Why is this distinction between <em>merely not harming </em>and <em>truly honoring </em>others so important? What does it reveal about us and what we’re <em>made </em>for?</p></li><li><p class="">How do you typically handle anger or conflicts with others? What would it look like to truly honor them as image-bearers of God?</p></li><li><p class="">The sermon compares trying to become righteous through our own efforts to “carving a tree from a block of wood”: What makes being “born again” (John 3:1-3) such an important concept for understanding Christian growth?</p></li><li><p class="">What areas of your life might need to be approached with a “growing from a seed” mindset rather than a “chiseling into shape” mindset?</p></li><li><p class="">Do you believe Jesus’s righteousness <em>really can </em>become your righteousness? What might change in your life if you could?</p></li></ol>