Sermon Central
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Vintage Christianity: The Sermon On The Mount
Contributed by Dan Brown on Dec 4, 2006 (message contributor)
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1. Dependance On God
Contributed on Dec 4, 2006
The first step in following X is to be wholly committed to Him, Allow Him to rule in our lives, come before Him poor in spirit, realizing your need for Him, bow before Him and Him alone,
EPIC-2/9/03-Dependance on God Begin a series I am going to call vintage Xianity. Why? When we look @ the xian faith as it is practiced today it can appear to be clouded by century’s of tradition, in vintage xianity going back to the beginning. Webster’s defines vintage as-being of old, ...read more
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2. Mourn & Meek
Contributed on Dec 4, 2006
What did Christ mean when he said "Blessed are those who mourn" and "Blessed are the meek" in the sermon on the mount?
Vintage Christianity-Matt. 5:4-5 Vintage Christianity intro: vintage Christianity we are going to go back and look at the core, The way it’s supposed to be. Not what does our culture say it means to follow Christ, not what do I say, not what does our church say, but what did Jesus say it ...read more
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3. Hunger And Thirst
Contributed on Dec 4, 2006
Our lives will be blessed as we hunger/desire to know the Lord in deeper and more intimate ways.
EPIC-5/11/03-Matt. 5:6-Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness KI-Our lives will be blessed as we hunger/desire to know the Lord in deeper and more intimate ways. Compassion Video Read Vs. “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be ...read more
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4. Pure In Heart
Contributed on Dec 5, 2006
Christ placed a higher empahsis on the condition of our hearts than on external appearances.
Sermon-Blessed are the Pure In Heart-Matt. 5:8 Read Sermon on the Mount Pray Cleaning room as kid-outward cleanliness-stuff it in closet & under bed etc. (still do that), not really clean just hiding the junk That’s the point Christ is trying to make in the verse we are looking at ...read more
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5. The Peacemakers And The Persecuted
Contributed on Dec 5, 2006
What did Christ mean when he said "blessed are the peacemakers" & "blessed are you when you are persecuted"
7/13/03 EPIC-Peacemakers & persecuted Read-Blessed are the Peacemakers- Ill. Nobel story-The Nobel Peace Prize is the supreme award given to those who have made an exceptional contribution to the betterment of the world. Other Nobel Prizes are given to those who have made outstanding ...read more
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6. Salt & Light
Contributed on Dec 5, 2006
Light in the darkness gives hope for freedom, That is what Christ is calling us to tonight-be salt in light in the world.
Clip from the movie The Hurricane-scene where Denzel Washington’s character is on the phone from prison and sees the light in the window that shows him that there are people out there who are working to see him set free. -Light in the darkness gives hope for freedom, That is what Christ is ...read more
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7. Are You Good Enough
Contributed on Dec 5, 2006
The contrast between enough, being good enough to be righteous in God’s eyes & understanding the true source of righteousness.
EPIC-9/14/03-Are You Good Enough?-Matt. 5:17-37 Clip from movie Ground Hog Day-early on where Bill Murray realizes he is reliving the same day over and over about 2-3 minute clip that shows various events from those days that he is reliving. Stuck in a day-list of all the good things he can ...read more