Life on the West Side

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Calling All Neurotics

September 11, 2023 • Nathan Guy • Season 3 • Episode 4

How can you be more righteous than a Pharisee, without losing your mind? It's not what you think. It's more than you think. And it will change the way you think.

The sermon today is titled "Calling All Neurotics." It is the fourth installment in our series "One Sermon That Changed The World." The Scripture reading is from Matthew 5:17-20 (ESV). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on September 10, 2023. All lessons fit under one of 5 broad categories: Begin, Discover, Grow, Learn, and Serve. This sermon is filed under DISCOVER: A New Lifestyle.

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Footnotes (Sources and References Used In Today's Podcast):

Commentaries on Matthew consulted for this lesson include the following:
- Donald Senior (Abingdon)
- Rodney Reeves (Story of God Bible Commentary)
- Michael J. Wilkins (NIV Application Commentary)
- Donald A. Hagner (Word)
- Walter T. Wilsond (Eerdmans Critical Commentary)
- John Nolland (NIGTC)
- Stanley Hauerwas (Brazos Theological Commentary)
- Craig S. Keener (Socio-Rhetorical Commentary)
- Charles H. Talbert (Paideia NT Commentaries)
- W. D. Davies & D. C. Allison (International Critical Commentary)
- R. T. France (Tyndale New Testament Commentaries)
- Dale C. Allison, The Sermon on the Mount: Inspiring the Moral Imagination.
- Daniel M. Doriani, The Sermon on the Mount: The Character of a Disciple.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Cost of Discipleship.
Randy Harris, Living Jesus.
Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy.
Jonathan T. Pennington, The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing.
Rick Atchley, “Get Off The Scales.” Sermon preached at the Richland Hills Church of Christ.
Jim McGuiggan, “Jesus is the Interpreter.” A Light in the Darkness podcast, Episode 25.

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