Sermon Outline: Matthew 5:45-48

Love Your Enemies to Show that You are Children of God

1) recognize your sonship (Matthew 5:45)

Matthew 5:9

Galatians 4:3-7

Hebrews 12:4-11

Galatians 3:26

Romans 8:15-16, 23

2) exceed Their Sonship (Matthew 5:46-47)

Romans 3:9-20

1 John 3:8-10

3) manifest Perfect Sonship (Matthew 5:48)

Philippians 3:12-14

Matthew 19:26

1 Peter 1:15

Deuteronomy 18:13

Ephesians 5:1

Ephesians 4:11-13

Hebrews 5:11-6:1

1 John 3:2-3