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The Beatitudes
Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jul 8, 2022 (message contributor)
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1. The Beatitudes
Contributed on Jul 8, 2022
The first sermon on a series of sermons focusing on the Beatitudes.
The Beatitudes - Introduction Matthew 5:1-12 July 3, 2022 I’d like to do an informal survey. I have one very simple question . . . Who would like to be blessed by God? That’s it . . . simple isn’t it? If you want to be blessed by God, then raise your hands! Most of you raised your hands, and I ...read more
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2. Blessed Are The Poor
Contributed on Jul 16, 2022
A series of messages about the meaning of the Beatitudes for us in our lives.
Blessed are the Poor Matthew 5:1-3 July 10, 2022 One Sunday after worship --- a little boy told the pastor, “When I get a job, I’m gonna give you some money. The pastor said, “Well, thank you, but why?” “Because my daddy says you’re one of the poorest preachers we’ve ever had.” Being poor, ooh, ...read more
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3. The Blessed Mourners
Contributed on Jul 22, 2022
Looking at the Beatitudes to learn these counter intuitive ways to live for Him.
The Blessed Mourners Matthew 5:1-4 July 24, 2022 Have you ever read something in the Bible and as you were reading it just didn’t make a whole lot of sense? Sometimes the words of Jesus can be confusing. Sometimes we hear statements which don’t really make sense of ones we really just don’t like ...read more
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4. The Meek
Contributed on Jul 29, 2022
Learning from the Beatitudes about living life for Jesus.
Matthew 5:1-5 The Meek July 31, 2022 If people were asked --- ‘what do you want most out of life?’ Many would include happiness in their top answers. It might be the most dominant response. After all, who doesn’t want to be happy. In His most famous message, and maybe the most famous sermon ...read more
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5. Hungering And Thirsting
Contributed on Aug 6, 2022
Looking at how the beatitudes can help us live Christ-like lives.
Hungering and Thirsting Matthew 5:1-6 August 7, 2022 Have you ever been hungry? I mean really, really hungry. So hungry you’d even consider eating the least liked food on your menu. For me that would be eating celery. I don’t think I could ever learn to like it, but I suppose it’s better than ...read more
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6. Mercy To Mercy
Contributed on Aug 18, 2022
Looking at the power in Jesus message in the Beattitudes
Mercy . . . . Mercy August 21, 2022 Matthew 5:1-7 Does anyone remember what happened on March 24, 1989? When most of us struggle with what we had for breakfast this morning, this one is a real brain tester. It was a cold night off the coast of Alaska. The captain of the tanker barked orders to ...read more
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7. The Pure In Heart
Contributed on Aug 30, 2022
Looking at the beatitudes to learn how to better be like Christ.
Matthew 5:3-8 Pure in Heart August 28, 2022 We’re looking at the 6th of 8 beatitudes of Jesus. Remember, these are counter-intuitive, seemingly backwards and contrary thoughts about how to live life in a way which brings us closer to God and honors and glorifies Him. The beatitudes are in the NT ...read more
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8. Blessed Are The Peacemakers
Contributed on Sep 3, 2022
Continuing our look into these difficult words from Jesus to help us become more like Him.
Blessed are the Peacemakers Matthew 5:1-9 September 4, 2022 For the past 6 weeks, we’ve been looking at the beatitudes from Matthew 5. Jesus gave us some very difficult to follow rules for living life. Yet, they are so needed. Let’s look at what He’s told us so far - - - 3 Blessed are the ...read more
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9. Persecuted On Behalf Of Jesus
Contributed on Sep 10, 2022
A final look at the beatitudes and how they help us live more like Jesus.
Blessed are the Persecuted Matthew 5:1-12 We’ve been looking at the Beatitudes of Jesus from Matthew 5 and today’s the culmination of what we’ve been talking about. I want to read the scripture, and then, we’ll watch a video. Jesus went on the mountainside and said - - - 3 Blessed are the poor ...read more