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Beatitudes

Matt 5:9-16 – Blessed Are the Peacemakers (pt1 of 4)

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Please turn with me to Matt 5:9-16. During my preaching rotation, we have been covering the Beatitudes, which depict the blessed life of a disciple of Christ, a citizen in the kingdom of God, a born again Christian. During the first week, we covered the 4 personal qualities of a Christian.… Read more

Vision for the Church: Gospel and Spiritual Fruit (pt2 of 4)

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Paul is an interesting person. Sometimes, he seemed shizophrenic. At times, he was so humble. He referred to himself as a chief of sinners. And to the weak, he became weak, to the Jew he became a Jew, and so on. He was so accommodating. Yet, in Gal 2, we see quite a different side of Paul.… Read more

Matt 5:1-12 – Relational Qualities of Being Meek and Merciful (pt 1 of 4)

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Read Matthew 5:1-12. We are continuing on in the Beatitudes which kicks off Jesus’ first and arguably most famous sermon, the Sermon on the Mount, which spans chapters 5-7 of Matthew. The Beatitudes contain 8 statements of blessing. As Brother Daniel shared last week, you can translate blessed in this passage as happy.… Read more

Matt 5:1-12 The Beatitudes: Personal Qualities of a Christian Disciple (pt4 of 4)

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Personal: Blessed Are Those Who Mourn (v4) The blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, the pure in heart, those who are pure in spirit. And lastly, v4– 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. You feel a lack. The kingdom of God has come in part, but it’s not fully here in my life, in your life, in our society, in our world.… Read more

Matt 5:1-12 The Beatitudes: Personal Qualities of a Christian Disciple (pt3 of 4)

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Personal: Blessed Are the Pure in Heart (v8) v8 – “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” This is connected to being poor in spirit. While the rich in spirit and the rich period have many answers, many options, the poor in spirit don’t have all the answers and they don’t have many options.… Read more

Matt 5:1-12 The Beatitudes: Personal Qualities of a Christian Disciple (pt2 of 4)

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Let’s read Luke’s version of the Beatitude in Luke 6:20-26. Please turn with me to Luke 6:20-26. Luke 6 20 Looking at his disciples, he said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. 21 Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied.… Read more