Outline

• We are hard-wired for

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  righteousness.

• Righteousness =

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• Our identity determines

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  .

• The Bible is God’s revealed Word about who

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  is. The Bible is about
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  . It’s not about working hard enough to be like Christ - which you cannot do.

• The real Christian life is connected to the promised

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  and not the flesh.

• All we can do is be

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  .

• Righteousness =

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• Righteousness =

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• The Call to the Blessed Life is an invitation to

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  .

• We never outgrow the

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  .

Questions:

1. Are you trusting God to save you or trusting your ability to please God by keeping the law?
2. Why would Jesus tell his followers they needed to be better than the most religious people they knew? What do you think was going through their minds when they heard this instruction?
3. As you grow in your faith, how are you seeing your desires increasingly conform to His desires?
4. What are some things you can add to your “diet” to help you hunger and thirst for righteousness?
5. Have you found a group of believers to help you pursue right living?
6. According to this verse, can we find satisfaction by pursuing satisfaction? (Matthew 6:33)