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  • Jamie Greening avatar

    What's So Blessed About Mourning Anyway?

    Contributed by Jamie Greening on May 5, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,666 views

    This is a sermon on the second beatitude. It is written in the "Lowry Loop" style and is designed to take the hearer from human mourning to godly sorrow

    Title: “What’s So Blessed About Mourning Anyway?” Text: Matthew 5:4 Purpose: To move hearers to spiritually mourn and turn toward comfort in Christ A UNIVERSAL BEATITUDE--UGH The second beatitude is the only one that feels completely universal in scope. “blessed are those who mourn,” is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Fortunate Are You?

    Contributed by David Elvery on May 7, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
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    A sermon on the Beattitudes and their upside down nature

    “How Fortunate are you?” – Matthew 5:1-12 Gladstone Baptist Church – 26/4/07 S1 - We are jealous of the lucky people in this world. Frano Selak claims to be the luckiest man in the world. He has a 76 year old Croatian music teacher who has escaped from 8 near death experiences His first lucky ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ross Cochrane avatar

    Matthew 5 - Part 2 - What Do You Mean Bankruptsy Is Ok? Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 20, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,625 views

    Who are the "poor in spirit"? Are they rich people with a poverty mentality? Are they poor people who are discouraged? Are they people who don’t have the strength of mind to make it in the world and Jesus wants to take them out?

    Matthew 5 - Part 2 - So all of a sudden Bankruptsy is OK? When we lived in the Ukraine for a month, we witnessed incredible poverty. The beautifully ornate Churches over there have domes which are actually covered in gold leaf, but under them are the beggars. Such a contrast. I noticed at one ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Matthew 5 - Part 3 - Good Grief! Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 21, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,951 views

    A book I read once was called "Good Grief" and it said that something good can come from losing a loved one. Jesus said to His disciples on the mountain,"Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted". Why did Jesus teach this to His Disciples?

    22/12/09 Pastorross | public entry | tags: , Good grief, Mourning, Repentance, Matthew 5, Sin | report Matthew 5 - Part 3 - Good Grief! I once read a counselling book about helping those who have suffered the loss of a loved one. The book was called "Good Grief" and it said that something good ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Matthew 5 - Part 4 - Gentle Jesus, Meek And Mild - Not! Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 22, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 12,762 views

    The only thing about Christmas that bothers me is that people see Jesus as a baby, meek and mild but they don’t see Him for all that He really is.

    23/12/09 Pastorross | public entry | tags: , Gentleness, Self Control, Quiet strength, Matthew 5 | report Matthew 5 - Part 4 - Gentle Jesus, meek and mild - NOT! The only thing about Christmas that bothers me is that people see Jesus as a baby, meek and mild but they don’t see Him for all that He ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Matthew 5 - Part 5 - Are You Hungry Enough To Do Something About It! Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 23, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,481 views

    Now we have a real problem here. We are told to hunger for Righteousness but this seems to contradict other scriptures that says that this kind of lifestyle is impossible for us to live.

    24/12/09 Pastorross | public entry | tags: Righteousness, Hunger and thirst for God, Matthew 5 | report Matthew 5 - Part 5 - Are you hungry enough to do something about it! I have tried fasting a few times in my life and always found it helpful. Once, after a fast for a week or so, I was so ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Matthew 5 - Part 6 - Oh God, Please Don’t Send Me To Africa! Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 25, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,412 views

    So, do I have to go to the heart of Africa or some other war ravaged, AIDS ridden, refugee overrun, starving hordes kind of country before I can show mercy? I hope not! Is that unmerciful? What does being merciful really mean?

    26/12/09 Pastorross | public entry | tags: identifying with others, Mercy, Compassion, Matthew 5 | report Matthew 5 - Oh God, please don’t send me to Africa! When I think of mercy I think of Mother Teresa spending her life working amongst the poor in India, but I don’t know why exactly. Mercy ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Matthew 5 - Take A Bath! You Smell Like A Hypocrite! Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 27, 2009
    based on 15 ratings
     | 7,528 views

    Take a bath! You smell like a hypocrite! Better to live like the unbeliever you are than to act like a Christian on Sundays. Because at least you won’t be deceiving yourself. Take the Purity in heart test from Matthew 5 and examine your motives!

    Matthew 5 - Take a bath! You smell like a hypocrite! I don’t know about you but I don’t like the term "pure in heart". It seems like woose talk or I think of someone with an intellectual disability or so totally naïve they don’t see bad things happening all around them. Maybe even children, up to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Beatitudes: A Program Of Life Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 30, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,686 views

    Our worship must be an authentic and total gift of self in the spirit of the Beatitudes

    All Saints Day Nov 1 2010 The Spirit of the Liturgy Today is part of what we might call a great cosmic convergence, at least for our nation. Yesterday was both Hallowe’en, and, for Protestants, what they call Reformation Sunday, the anniversary of the great religious revolution that split ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Ross Cochrane avatar

    Matthew 5 - Part 8 - All I Want Is A Little Peace! Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 28, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,575 views

    Let’s get it right. A peacemaker is the person who has and encourages in others "peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us." (Romans 5:1). Jesus said "the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give" (John 14:27).

    Matthew 5 - Part 8 - Kill the Peacemakers - Make war not Love! "BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS - for they shall be called sons of God." You may say "Well that’s nonsense. All you have to do is see all the so-called Christians who have been involved in bloody conflict in history, all done in the Name ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Matthew 5 - Part 9 - Ever Been Criticised And Abused For Being A Christian? Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 29, 2009
    based on 12 ratings
     | 4,393 views

    Unfortunately for many Christians, compromise is easier than being criticised and no-one would ever know that they are Christians, or if they do know, they are disappointed by the kind of example that is given.

    Matthew 5 - Part 8 - Have you ever been criticised and abused for being a Christian? One of my jobs some years ago was working with disabled people. I remember working with a young Christian woman and my job was teaching her how to read. She would readily share her faith to others and I enjoyed ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    You Have Been Approved! Series

    Contributed by Allen James on Jan 17, 2010
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     | 5,526 views

    First message of six in a series exploring the Beatitudes. Overview message of Matthew 5:1-12.

    INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT… I. The Setting CONTEXT: 1st of 5 great discourses in Matt. 5-7;10;13;18;24-25. Matt. Establishes Jesus as the Messiah (1-2). Obedient Son of God by baptism of John Baptist (3). Temptation (4) & begins ministry (4). Sermon on Mount is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Declaration Of Dependence Series

    Contributed by Allen James on Jan 17, 2010
     | 3,264 views

    Second message in series exploring the first two Beatitudes - "poor in spirit" & "those who mourn".

    A Declaration of Dependence • Matthew 5:3-4 • January 16-17 Opening: Quote the Declaration of Independence… We are a country of independence, aren’t we? It's more than a document by our founding fathers... independence is a way of the American life. Think about it... ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    People Of God

    Contributed by Sean Lester on Jan 27, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,500 views

    The beatitudes describe the model of character to which followers of Jesus Christ may aspire.

    People of God: The character and behavior that makes a person just like Jesus Christ. Rev. Sean Lester January 31, 2010 Text: Matthew 5:1-12 What makes a person a hero? A year ago, Chesley Sullenberger ditched his airplane into the Hudson River and saved the lives of all 150 of his passengers ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Leadership Through Christ

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jan 31, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,391 views

    Jesus Christ is the greatest example of leadership ever, so enjoy while you spread this good news.

    Leadership Through Christ Text: Matthew 5: 1-10 Matthew 5:1-10 And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. 2 Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: 3 “ Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal