Sermons About Beatitudes
Persecution
There is a door to happiness that no one, I know of, wants to open. Simon and Garfunkel were aware of it when they sang “Blessed are the sat upon, the spat upon, the ratted on,” 40 years ago. But they were only repeating Jesus when He told His followers, “Happy are the taunted, the harassed, those who flee bullies and those whose lives are ruined by lies. Happy are those who take one, or two, or even three for Me.” Discover how happiness disguises itself as persecution.
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Happy are the Peacemakers
The ancient Hebrew word for peace is shalom. It means much more than our word peace that suggests calm and a freedom from anxiety. Shalom means healing and wholeness. It means getting all the pieces back together in their right places so life and relationships make perfect sense. This is what Jesus came to accomplish in each of us. When we join Jesus in becoming shalom makers, our happiness is multiplied.
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Pure In Heart
You can’t help but hear a dinner bell. Bells ring with such a pure tone they pierce through other sounds like a knife. When our hearts ring with a purity that is without complication and compromise our lives cut through guilt and shame as if they don’t exist. When that is the case, we don’t have to go looking for happiness, it finds us.
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Crave and Mourn
This has got to be a typo! Happy are the sad? Happy are those who want for the basics? What’s God thinking? When we mourn for the same things that break God’s heart and crave for the things for which God hungers and thirsts, happiness is around the corner. God’s plan to satisfy His holy yearnings is the very plan that brings satisfaction, comfort and happiness to you and me.
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Meek and Merciful
Happiness isn’t a state of having. Happiness, in part, is a state of being. Once we walk through the low, humble door that says, “You first, I insist†over it, things begin changing IN US and happiness grows as mercy and meekness shape our character and life. When this happens, we’re on a collision course with happiness.
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