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CrossWay Church
June 28, 2026 Matthew 5:38-42
Locations & Times
CrossWay Church Battle Ground
311 N Parkway Ave, Battle Ground, WA 98604, USA
Sunday 10:00 AM
Matthew 5:38-42: Practicing Kingdom Jujitsu
I) The Original Command: The Law of Retaliation.
A) It set a fair ________________ — the punishment must match the offense.
B) It set a firm _____________ — no revenge, no escalation beyond what justice requires.
II) The Kingdom Alternative: Practicing Kingdom Jujitsu.
James Bryan Smith The Good and Beautiful Life: Putting on the Character of Christ: Practicing kingdom jujitsu startles people and provokes them to ask, What kind of person would do such a thing? This is evangelism at its best.
A) Jesus acknowledges that ____________ will be done to us.
B) People will ____________ us.
1) This does not mean we stay in an ______________ relationship.
2) We strive to win people over with _______________ rather than more insults.
Think of a recent moment when someone said something that wounded you. Did you retaliate or absorb it?
C) People will sue us and try to take _________________ of us.
1) This is an inner _______________ not a commandment to pay every lawsuit.
2) Jesus encourages us to fight injustice with _____________________.
Is there someone in your life who has taken advantage of you? What would it look like to respond to them with generosity rather than resentment?
D) People will make _________________ on us.
1) This is not a blank check for others to ______________ us without limit.
2) The ________________ mile is where Christ shows up in us.
Think of a time when someone went further than they had to for you. What did that do to you? How might going the second mile for someone else produce the same effect?
E) People will ask us to ______________ what we have.
1) This is not a command to give without wisdom or _________________.
2) Open hands reflect a God who ______________ everything.
Has someone’s unexpected generosity ever changed the way you see God? What would it mean for your own generosity to do that for someone else?
III) We Can Do This Because Christ Did It First.
A) The ______________ is the ultimate Kingdom Jujitsu.
B) He died for us even though we didn't _________________ it.
C) The _______________ empowers us.
I) The Original Command: The Law of Retaliation.
A) It set a fair ________________ — the punishment must match the offense.
B) It set a firm _____________ — no revenge, no escalation beyond what justice requires.
II) The Kingdom Alternative: Practicing Kingdom Jujitsu.
James Bryan Smith The Good and Beautiful Life: Putting on the Character of Christ: Practicing kingdom jujitsu startles people and provokes them to ask, What kind of person would do such a thing? This is evangelism at its best.
A) Jesus acknowledges that ____________ will be done to us.
B) People will ____________ us.
1) This does not mean we stay in an ______________ relationship.
2) We strive to win people over with _______________ rather than more insults.
Think of a recent moment when someone said something that wounded you. Did you retaliate or absorb it?
C) People will sue us and try to take _________________ of us.
1) This is an inner _______________ not a commandment to pay every lawsuit.
2) Jesus encourages us to fight injustice with _____________________.
Is there someone in your life who has taken advantage of you? What would it look like to respond to them with generosity rather than resentment?
D) People will make _________________ on us.
1) This is not a blank check for others to ______________ us without limit.
2) The ________________ mile is where Christ shows up in us.
Think of a time when someone went further than they had to for you. What did that do to you? How might going the second mile for someone else produce the same effect?
E) People will ask us to ______________ what we have.
1) This is not a command to give without wisdom or _________________.
2) Open hands reflect a God who ______________ everything.
Has someone’s unexpected generosity ever changed the way you see God? What would it mean for your own generosity to do that for someone else?
III) We Can Do This Because Christ Did It First.
A) The ______________ is the ultimate Kingdom Jujitsu.
B) He died for us even though we didn't _________________ it.
C) The _______________ empowers us.