Sermons on Matthew 5:8:

Happy Are The Humble -- Part 2 Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Aug 29, 2019

If you want to be truly happy, demonstrate humility in mercy, purity, making peace, and accepting persecution.

Orla Shup, of Albion, Pennsylvania, was babysitting her pastor’s 3-year-old daughter, playing their favorite game together, Go Fish. One evening, after winning several rounds, the little girl kept bragging about how good she was. Jokingly, Shup said to her, “I'm going to have to teach you a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:7-12

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Sermon On The Mount (Part Three) Series

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Sep 3, 2019

Last week we saw that those who hunger and thirst for righteousness will be blessed because they will be filled with it. And if we're merciful we will receive mercy. Today we’ll look at what it means to be pure in heart and a peacemaker and see how they're blessed.

THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT (part three) Matthew 5:8-9 So far in our series we’ve looked at why it is a blessing to be poor in spirit, mourning and meek. Last time we saw that those who hunger and thirst for righteousness will be blessed because they will be filled with it. And we saw that by being ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8-9, 2 Corinthians 7:1, Matthew 15:17-20, Psalm 18:25-26, Romans 14:17-19, Colossians 3:15, Ephesians 2:13-14  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Love Is Holy

Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Oct 19, 2020

Saints were not born because of prayer life, fasting, following the rule and regulation of the Church and the society where he/she lived.

Love is Holy Matthew 5:1-12, 1 John 3:1-3, Revelation 7:2-4, Revelation 7:9-14. Reflection Dear sisters and brothers, Saints were not born because of prayer life, fasting, following the rule and regulation of the Church and the society where he/she lived. They were not so rich or ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12, 1 John 3:1-3, Revelation 7:2-4, Revelation 7:9-14

Denomination: Other

El Amor Es Santo

Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Oct 20, 2020

Los santos no nacieron por la vida de oración, el ayuno, siguiendo la regla y reglamento de la Iglesia y la sociedad donde vivía.

El amor es santo Mateo 5: 1-12, 1 Juan 3: 1-3, Apocalipsis 7: 2-4, Apocalipsis 7: 9-14. Reflexión Queridos hermanos y hermanas, Los santos no nacieron por la vida de oración, el ayuno, siguiendo la regla y reglamento de la Iglesia y la sociedad donde vivía. No eran tan ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12, 1 John 3:1-3, Revelation 7:2-4, Revelation 7:9-14

Denomination: Other

Ang Pag-Ibig Ay Banal

Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Oct 20, 2020

Ang mga Santo ay hindi ipinanganak dahil sa buhay ng pagdarasal, pag-aayuno, pagsunod sa panuntunan at regulasyon ng Simbahan at ng lipunan kung saan siya nakatira.

Ang pag-ibig ay Banal Mateo 5: 1-12, 1 Juan 3: 1-3, Apocalipsis 7: 2-4, Apocalipsis 7: 9-14. Pagninilay Minamahal na mga kapatid na babae, Ang mga Santo ay hindi ipinanganak dahil sa buhay ng pagdarasal, pag-aayuno, pagsunod sa panuntunan at regulasyon ng Simbahan at ng lipunan kung saan ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12, 1 John 3:1-3, Revelation 7:2-4, Revelation 7:9-14

Denomination: Other

"time To Clean House"

Contributed by David Henderson on Oct 27, 2020

Jesus knew what it meant to clean house. On the first day of Holy week Jesus came into the temple and saw that the temple was being misused.

“Time to Clean House” Matthew 5:8 and 1st John 1:9 Perhaps when you were growing up there were certain jobs or chores as some call them that you had to do… • If the yard needed to be mowed-that was you • If it was time for the dishes to be washed or dried-it was your turn • Maybe it was making ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8, 1 John 1:9

Denomination: Baptist

They May Have Taken An Earlier Train.... Series

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Oct 31, 2020

"The Spirit speaks - especially through Scripture, but ALSO THROUGH HISTORY and the heart" - a sermon for All Saints Day

Preached November 2020 at St Barnabas Northolt .................................................................................. Past, Present and Future. Sometimes Christianity can have a reputation for being “stuck in the past” - “out of touch with today’s world” - which at first sounds a bit ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12, Matthew 19:28, Luke 14:15-24, Mark 12:27, 1 Corinthians 11:1, Hebrews 12:1, Revelation 7:9-17  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Anglican

Happiness Through - A Pure Heart (Beatitudes) Series

Contributed by Thomas Bartlett on Nov 2, 2020

Take all the good things you do. You help others, you give to those in need, you bring a coat for our coat drive, you deliver meals, you serve. That’s so important, but it’s not the most important aspect of your righteous-life. What’s most important? WHY YOU DO IT!

Happiness In An Unsettling World Steele Creek Church, Eastfield Campus Dr. Tom Bartlett – October 25, 2020 Matthew 5:8 Pure In Heart OUTLINE “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” (Vs. 8) Pure in Heart: “righteous inward & outward” Jesus: happiness comes when you are the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8, Matthew 6:1-4

Denomination: Other

Friends Forever

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Nov 4, 2020

On All Saints Sunday we remember and celebrate how we have been knit together into the mystical body of our Lord Jesus Christ

November 1, 2020 All Saints’ Day Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Revelation 7:9-17; Matthew 5:1-12 Friends Forever Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. All Saints’ ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 7:9-17, Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Lutheran

Hungering For Righteousness

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jun 4, 2021

If a person does not hunger for physical food they probably will not take time to eat and will die. If a person does not hunger for spiritual food they probably will not take time for spiritual food and will die spiritually. So, why don't we spend more time feasting on God's Word?

Hungering For Righteousness Please stand with me as we go over our current memory Scripture: Matthew 5:6-8 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12, Philippians 3:4-6, John 3:16, Matthew 22:37-38, John 14:23-24, Jonah 4:5-9, Deuteronomy 30:19-20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Nazarene

What Is Happiness, Really? Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 4, 2021

Happiness does not come from anything this-worldly. If you restrict happiness and joy to material things, you are doomed to disappointment.

Happiness Is . . . When I was in my teens, it was still legal to advertise cigarettes on television, so we were often overwhelmed with those kinds of commercials. I think the one that was most offensive was the one that used a popular jingle to say “Happiness is the taste of” a particular cancer ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:1-7, Matthew 5:1-12, 1 John 2:16

Denomination: Catholic

Jesus Wants To Give Us Heavenly Happiness (Part 3) Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 26, 2020

Jesus teaches us here that true happiness: 1. comes from having a pure heart (vs. 8). 2. comes from being a peacemaker (vs. 9). 3. can even come from being persecuted (vs. 10-12).

Jesus Wants to Give Us Heavenly Happiness (Part 3) The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 5:8-12 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - March 6, 2013 (Revised December 26, 2020) MESSAGE: *Tonight, we will take another look at the happiness the Lord wants all of us to have. And the word ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8-12

Denomination: Baptist

Pure In Heart Series

Contributed by Rev. Timothy Porter on Feb 28, 2021

What the world call pure and what God calls pure are to seperate things

BLESS THIS HOME wk-2 PURE IN HEART PastorTimothy Porter Text: Matthew 5:8 INTRODUCTION: Hey, everybody. Welcome to the second week of our series called, "Bless This Home." I'm so glad to have all of you with us at THE BRIDGE! What we're doing in this ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Is Happiness? Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 11, 2021

Both Jesus and Paul make it clear that it is more than a right to be happy, it is a duty. It is part of our commitment to Christ to overcome all that would make us unhappy.

Epictetus, the ancient philosopher said, "If a man is unhappy, this must be his own fault, for God made all men to be happy." A Christian writer, St. Bernard, said something similar. "Nothing can work me damage except myself; the harm that I sustain I carry about with me, and never ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

The Heart Of Happiness Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 12, 2021

No one claims to be adequate for the task of even explaining this beatitude. Preachers apologize for their audacity in even presuming to try and preach on this text.

Two soldiers were on a transport going overseas. Standing on the deck they gazed out across the vast expanse of water. One who had never been near the ocean said, "That's the most water I've ever seen in all my life. Did you ever see so much water?" His companion responded, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8