Sermons About Beatitude
Everything You Know is Wrong
Wealth. Possessions. Food. Laughter. Popularity. We strive for these things because we see them as being fundamentally necessary for a happy life. Almost every man, woman, and child who has ever walked the earth has believed this, and everything that we experience in our lives seems to reinforce this. Roughly two thousand years ago Jesus Christ stood up in front of His followers and turned this worldview completely upside-down. He said that those who lacked these things were the ones who had it good, and the ones who had these things in abundance were headed for disaster. At first, second, and third glance this makes absolutely no sense but it is rock-solid truth. While money, food, and the approval of others can make us temporarily happy, they are temporary and can be taken from us in a heartbeat. Not only that, we also turn them into idols and they distract us from the most important thing in the universe, God. Those who lack such basic things are the ones that are blessed because it helps them to see just how much they need God, and just how much more valuable He is than the things they lack.
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I Long for Change!
In a world that so desperately needs to SEE the tangible expressions of the kingdom of God coming to reign... poverty eradicated, disease cured, wars ended, and relationships restored... we sometimes lose hope. Will we EVER see the powerful sweeping move of God in this way? Reminds me of Habakkuk 3:2 "LORD, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, O LORD. Renew them in our day, in our time make them known!" How hungry are we?
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Sermon Beatitudes
Sermon "Beatitudes", Sermons in The ABCs Series on the Teachings of Jesus. Letter B of this Sermon Series speaks of Jesus giving Truths to Live by from The Beatitudes and Jesus Declaring that He is "The Bread of Life". Scriptures used are from Matthew 5; John 6:32-35. Bloomsburg Community Church Sermons.
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Matthew 5:10-12 (AM)
Adam preaches the final beatitude. True kingdom citizens ought to expect persecution, not for obnoxious character or outlandish comments, but for living an insistent Christ-like life. Lack of persecution calls true conversion into question.
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Matthew 5:5 (AM)
Many associate meekness with weakness… the opposite is true. Meekness in God’s kingdom could be described as power or strength under control. While our culture does not put a high value on meekness, it is a requirement in God’s kingdom.
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Facing Persecution
In the upside-down value system of Jesus, persecution actually leads to joy.
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