Luke 2:40-52 provides the only record in Scripture of Jesus' life from the time of his birth to the beginning of his ministry. The account of twelve-year-old Jesus in the Temple is an insightful description of the righteousness he needed to serve as our Redeemer.

In this sermon on Matthew 5:17-48, we'll explore the kind of righteousness that Jesus requires of all who desire to live under his saving rule. What does Jesus mean when he says that we must have a righteousness that exceeds the scribes and the Pharisees to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matt 5:20)? What does that kind of righteousness look like? Those questions (and more) will be answered in this sermon.