You’re Not You When You’re Hangry // Happy & Hungry (Part 3) // Michael Todd

Main message: The sermon teaches that biblical righteousness means both right standing with God and right treatment of people. Jesus’ call to hunger and thirst for righteousness is a call to live in a way that reflects God in how we think, speak, and relate to others.

Key points:

• Righteousness is not just “living right”; it is right standing with God and right treatment of people.
• Jesus connects righteousness to blessing and fulfillment: those who hunger for it will be filled.
• Righteousness shows up in everyday habits: what you see, hear, say, entertain, and excuse shapes how you treat people.
• It must be lived out in three relational arenas: family, friends, and foes.
• Family righteousness requires sacrifice and honor; honor “releases access.”
• With enemies, righteousness looks like humility, prayer, and serving rather than gossip or retaliation.

Scriptures mentioned: Matthew 5:6, Matthew 6:33, Job 17:9, Romans 12:2, James 1:22, Proverbs 3:9, Ephesians 6:2, 1 Timothy 6:17-19 (implied by “true riches”), Matthew 28:19-20 (implied by the Great Commission)