The Second Mile Christian

What did Jesus mean by, “whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two,”? Let’s take a look at this passage and see how this applies to us today.

I. JESUS TAUGHT: DO MORE THAN THE MINIMUM

A.  The context of Matthew 5:41 is within the (Chapters 5-7), which teaches about the Jesus expects in .

B. The end result was that , one at a time, by that went contrary to .

Scriptural Reference: Matt 5:38-48; Luke 23:26

II. GOD DID MORE THAN THE MINIMUM

A. Salvation is . We often forget that God . 

B. God not only did more than minimum , but He also expects more than minimum !

Scriptural Reference: Gen 2:15; Prov 14:23; Etc 9:10; Matt 23:23; John 10:10; Rom 12:10; Eph 1:3-6, 2:8-9, Col 3:22-24; 1 John 3:1-2

III. DO MORE THAN THE MINIMUM!

A. The two kinds of people in the world that matter most are: those and those .

B. The second mile in our lives …

– Makes the “Roman” world .

– Opens up .

– Makes us .

– Builds the muscle we need to and the endurance we need to .

Scriptural Reference: Matt 18:21-22, 28:19; Luke 6:27, 14:26-27,33; Acts 2:40, 20.7; 1 Cor16.1; 2 Cor 5:14-15, 7:1; Gal 6.10;  Eph 6.4; 1 Tim 4.16; Heb 10.24, 25; 1 John 1:10;  1 Pet 1.22;  Rev 2:10