After a few weeks away for seminary, Pastor Chris returns with a powerful message on what Jesus meant when He said, "I have not come to abolish the Law, but to fulfill it." This fourth message in our Summer on the Mount series dives deep into Matthew 5:17–20 and explores how Jesus doesn’t lower the bar to make us feel better—but instead raises it to expose our need for Him.
In this sermon, we confront the tension between outward righteousness and inward transformation. Jesus invites us to stop striving to earn God's approval through performance or image management and instead receive the righteousness that comes by grace. From recycled morality and surface-level goodness to spiritual ladders built on self-effort, this message invites us to lay it all down—and live from what Jesus has already fulfilled.
Whether you’re wrestling with legalism, pressure to perform, or wondering what real transformation looks like, this message will encourage and challenge you to live not from striving, but from surrender.
📖 Scripture: Matthew 5:17–20
🎙 Speaker: Pastor Chris Zauner
📅 Series: Summer on the Mount – Jesus’ Upside-Down Kingdom
📍 Location: Grace City Church, Eugene, OR
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