Sermons on 2nd Beatitude:

Blessed Are The Meek Series

Contributed by Art Campbell on Jun 30, 2007

Many people confuse meekness for weakness. But true meekness is strong, a gentleness of spirit and humility that comes from confidence in God.

Matt 5.5 "Blessed are the meek for they will inherit the earth." As we go through these beatitudes we’re discovering that Jesus turns conventional wisdom on its head and presents those things the world despises as the way of the Kingdom. And this morning we’ve come to a beatitude that isn’t ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:5

Denomination: Baptist

Throwing Yourself On The Mercy Of God

Contributed by Peter Pilt on Apr 29, 2019

People in the bible often appealed to the Mercy of God or they threw themselves on the Mercy of God....Not something that we do so much these days....But we should. This is a sermon on God's Mercy.

In Matthew there is a story of a woman who threw herself on the mercy of God Matthew 15:21-22 21 Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-13, Matthew 15:20, Matthew 20:30, 1 Chronicles 21:13, Nehemiah 9:28, Daniel 9:18, Matthew 15:21-22  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Blessed Are The Pure In Heart For They Will See God. Series

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Feb 11, 2018

The life of the believer. How can we see God.

Blessed Are the Pure in Heart (Matthew 5:8) Our verse is found in a section from Matthew chapter 5 called “The Beatitudes.” It is part of a bigger section of Christ’s sermons called “the Sermon on the Mount” Jesus has just announced earlier about the Kingdom of Heaven in Matt. 4:17. He also ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Woes, Salt, Light And The Law Series

Contributed by Ron Tuit on Feb 25, 2013

Jesus describes the drastic contrasts people of the world from people of The Kingdom of God in His Sermon on the Mount.

Woes, Salt, Light and the Law Luke 6:24-26, Matthew 5:13-20 OUTLINE: “Woes, Salt, Light and Law” Luke 6:24-26, Matthew ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-20

Denomination: Baptist

Mercy-The Way To Happiness Series

Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Aug 19, 2003

John Wesley visited General Oglethorpe when he was governor of the colony of Georgia. The general mentioned an incident involving a man who had angered him and remarked, "I shall never forgive him!" Wesley answered, "Then I hope, sir, you never sin."

Mercy-The Way to Happiness Text: "Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy" (Matt. 5:7). Scripture Reading: Matthew 5:1-7 Introduction John Wesley visited General Oglethorpe when he was governor of the colony of Georgia. The general mentioned an incident involving a man who had ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

"We Don't Get What We Deserve" Series

Contributed by Bruce Hamsher on Aug 6, 2002

True mercy is compassion that goes into action.

“We Don’t Get What We Deserve” Matthew 5:7 Beatitudes - #5 Intro: (My Court Date - Guilty - Judge showed Mercy - Didn’t get what I Deserved) Today, we look at Beatitude #5 which states, “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.” First of all, let’s look at what MERCY is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:7

Denomination: Mennonite

Funeral Sermon For Jim Blair

Contributed by Greg Baskerville on Mar 24, 2005

This is a sermon I delivered for a beloved member of our congregation who passed away after a short illness. He was baptized only a few years earlier after he had retired.

GOSPEL: Matthew 5:1-8 When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-8

Denomination: Congregational

The Beattitudes

Contributed by Kent Wise on Oct 13, 2006

Life Context Response

The Beatitudes Life Context Response to The Gospel of Matthew 5:3-12 By Kent Wise Introduction This pericope of scripture has captured my attention from my first reading at an early age. I come from a very traditional and conservative background where prosperity, wealth, and power were emphasized ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3-12

Denomination: Methodist

This Changes Everything Series

Contributed by Allen James on Mar 8, 2010

The first message in a 7-Part Series, Shift - A New Way of Thinking. Today's message from Matthew 5:17-20 explores Jesus' connection with the Old Testament.

This Changes Everything • Matthew 5:17-20 Introduction: As Jesus identifies in the Beatitudes, a Kingdom person should HUNGER and THIRST for righteousness. He is not simply interested in our AGREEMENT but rather our SURRENDER. About this passage: Serve as an intro to the five blocks of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:17-20

Denomination: Baptist

Attitude's To Be In Our Lives Part 3 Series

Contributed by Tom Feola on Oct 24, 2012

God wants certain attitudes in our lives and the best attitudes that we can have are from the Beattitudes. This is part 3 of a 4 part teaching on the 9 Beattitudes that Jesus gave us.

Matthew 5:7 (NKJV) Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy. Matthew 5:7 (AMP)Blessed (happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous — with life-joy and satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the merciful, for they shall obtain ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:7-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Sermon On The Mount Lesson 2 Series

Contributed by Bill Prater on Dec 29, 2000

Sermon on the Mount #2

What we find recorded in verses 3-12 are commonly referred to as "The Beatitudes." Each of the nine "Beatitudes" begin with the word "blessed." The basic meaning of "blessed" is happy. However, happiness in a Biblical sense has a much deeper meaning than what we tend to give the word in our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3

Denomination: Baptist

Sharing The Sorrow Of God Series

Contributed by Johann Neethling on Jul 15, 2006

Examination of the second BE-Attitude: Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

PURSUING HAPPINESS : Sharing the Sorrow of God Matthew 5:4 and 2 Corinthians 1:3-11 1. Last Sunday we commenced an 8 week journey through the Beatitudes that will take us up till the end of August. 2. Just a few reminders about this passage which forms the opening statements of Jesus’ Sermon on ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:4

Denomination: United Methodist

Living A Merciful Life

Contributed by Martin Wiles on Sep 29, 2010

Believers have the wonderful privilege of showing God's mercy to others-and the responsibility.

Living A Merciful Life Matthew 5:7 INTRODUCTION Landing on the bleak Massachusetts shore at Plymouth in December of 1620, the Pilgrims had to endure a desperate winter. It was a winter filled with hunger-a winter in which about half of them died. As luck would have it though, there was an Indian ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:7

Denomination: Baptist

How Can You Rejoice When You're Sad?

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 7, 2001

The Christian view & the world’s view of happiness are different, aren’t they? How can that be?

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER CENTRAL CHRISTIAN, BROWNSVILLE, TX A. This Memorial Day will have a special meaning for veterans of WW 2, & indeed for our whole nation. As we all know, 1995 marks the 50th Anniversary of the end of WW 2. The loss of life was enormous, & the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:4, Psalm 30:5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Happiness Is What? Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 23, 2001

Part 2 of series on Sermon on the Mount, looks at true happiness.

Happiness is What Sermon on the Mount # 2 Rev. Denn Guptill, BCC Sept. 22 1996 Last week as we started to discuss the Sermon on the Mount we mentioned several things that bear repeating. The first is that these are the words of Jesus for today, not for yesterday or tomorrow but for September 22 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Wesleyan