Sunday Morning SoundBytes – 3/15/2015
Sunday’s message from The Sermon on the Mount series was called Turning Your Attitudes Upside Down (Part 2), taken from Matthew 5:7-12. Here is a brief outline of the message:
I. The merciful (7)
A. Those who show compassion for people in need
1) giving to the needy (Proverbs 14:21; Matthew 6:2)
2) forgiving others for their sins (Matt 18:33; Heb 2:17-18)
B. The blessing promised: “mercy”
– Proverbs 11:17; Matthew 6:12; James 2:13
II. The pure in heart (8)
A. Those who walk with integrity before God (Psalm 24:3-6)
1) the unclean heart (Ps 51:6; Prov 20:9; Jer 17:9; Matt 5:19-20)
2) only God can change (Psalm 51:10; Acts 15:9; Titus 3:5)
B. The blessing promised: “see God” (Psalm 27:4; Heb 12:14)
1) near God in the present (Psalm 73:1,28)
2) face to face in the future (Ps 17:15; 1 Jn 2:2-3; Rev 22:4)
III. The peacemakers (9) [peace and purity – Heb 12:14; James 3:17]
A. Those who make peace between offended parties
1) with others (Prov 15:1; Matt 5:23-24; Rom 12:18)
2) between others (Philippians 4:2; Ephesians 4:2-3)
3) between others and God (Is 52:7; Eph 6:15; 2 Cor 5:18-19)
B. The blessing promised: “called sons of God”
– Ephesians 2:13-14; Colossians 1:20; 1 John 3:1
IV. The persecuted (10-12)
A. Those who suffer for being a Christian (insults; harm; slander)
1) for righteousness (Proverbs 29:10; John 3:20; 2 Tim 3:12)
2) for Christ (John 15:20; Acts 5:41; 1 Pet 4:14-16)
B. The blessing promised: “the kingdom of heaven” (Rejoice!)
1) great and future reward (Romans 8:18; Hebrews 11:26)
2) treated the prophets the same way (Luke 6:26)
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