Comfort in Mourning
Lakeview Baptist Church of Kannapolis March 30,2025
Mourn= Deep regret or sadness over a great loss
Have you ever mourned over someone or something?
How long did your mourning last?
How did you cope with the loss?
Have you recovered from loss?
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Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.
I. Comforted from Sin that Indwells Us
Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.
Do you mourn over what is lost because of sin in your own life?
Do you deeply regret your own sin?
Luke 18:9-14 Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: (10) "Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. (11) The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. (12) I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.' (13) And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me a sinner!' (14) I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
Does it matter if we mourn over our own sin?
2 Corinthians 7:10 For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.
If we don’t regret our own sin, we will never turn from it
Notice the sequence of events in Jesus’ sermon. The poor in Spirit recognize their own sinfulness and lack of ability to change their destiny. Those who humbly recognize their condition, then can mourn over it and repent.
Of course, we never arrive at perfection on this side of glory, but that doesn’t mean that we should not strive for it.
Philippians 3:12-16 Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. (13) Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, (14) I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. (15) Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you. (16) Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us be of the same mind.
Jesus isn’t giving us the do attitudes, but the beatitudes. The are the characteristics of believers, not rules to keep………….
Christians are Comforted from sin that indwells us and we can also be……..
II. Comforted from Sin that Surrounds Us
Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.
Most Christians are way too comfortable living in this sinful world. Sin should shock and annoy us…..but for many, it is doesn’t bother them at all
Romans 8:5-8 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. (6) For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. (7) Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. (8) So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
How do we move from the carnal mind to the Spiritual mind?
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; (6) In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.
We quit trying to Doing and start Being. We daily die to self and allow God to do the work of transformation.
Luke 9:23-24 Then He said to them all, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. (24) For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.
Matthew 11:28-29 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (29) Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
John 14:26-27 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. (27) Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Our text mostly addresses Comfort from Sin that indwells and surrounds us, but Jesus also promises……
III. Comforted from Calamity
Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.
Psalms 23:1-6 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. (2) He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. (3) He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name's sake. (4) Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. (5) You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. (6) Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever.
1 Peter 5:6-10 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, (7) casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. (8) Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. (9) Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world. (10) But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.
IV. Comforted to Comfort Others
Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, (4) who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
2 Corinthians 5:17-21 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. (18) Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, (19) that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. (20) Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ's behalf, be reconciled to God. (21) For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
Do you mourn over your own sin?
Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.
Do you mourn over the sin around you?
Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.
Do you mourn over loss in this world?
Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.
Will you trust Jesus turn your mourning into comfort?
Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.
Comfort in Mourning
Lakeview Baptist Church March 30, 2025
Sermon Notes
Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.
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Comfort in Mourning
Lakeview Baptist Church March 30, 2025
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Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.
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