Sermons on Matthew 5:3-8:

Blessed Are The Merciful, For They Will Be Shown Mercy Series

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Mar 1, 2011

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Only God can put justice and mercy together. We continue to study the characters of God to apply to our lives

This sermon was prepared by prayer and illustration and ideas from some of my colleagues. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy Matthew 5:1-5:12 Introduction- We continue our study of the sermon on the mount. It is our fifth week here and today we will be looking at verse 7 of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12, Matthew 5:8-9

Denomination: Nazarene

Blessed Are Those Who Hunger And Thirst For God Series

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Mar 1, 2011

Blessed are those that their lives are desiring more of god and they hunger to do God

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness Matthew 5:1-5:12 Introduction- We will be looking at the forth Beatitude of Jesus sermon on the mount. “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” We have looked at the poor in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Nazarene

Blessed Are The Peacemakers

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Mar 1, 2011

Blessed are the peacemakers. Those that will not avoid conflict to keep everyone happy. They are the ones doing the Lords work.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the sons of God Matthew 5:1-5:12 This sermon is by prayer and ideas from my colleagues at Sermoncentral. Introduction- This has been a week! Anybody else besides me been there? Keeping that scenario in mind, we will continue to look at the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Nazarene

Blessed Are Those Who Are Presecuted For Righteousness Series

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Mar 1, 2011

Blessed are thsoe who are doing the Lord work and suffer for righteousness sake.

“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness” Matthew 5:1-5:12 This sermon came from prayer and ideas from my colleagues at sermoncentral Introduction- Mt 5:1-5:12 This morning we are winding down the series from the Sermon on the Mount. The character building sermons of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Nazarene

Eight Steps To A Divine Life

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Mar 5, 2011

How to build a Christian life.

Eight steps to a divine life How to clime the mountain God has for us . 1. Step to humility (conscious need) Matt. 5;3Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 2. Step to penitence (morning for sin) Matt.5;4Blessed are they ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3-12

Denomination: Baptist

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Mar 15, 2011

We have as much of the Spirit of God within us as we clear out room of ourselves.

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit Lent #1, March 13, 2011 Matt. 5:3 Intro: Welcome to the first Sunday in Lent, the season of preparation for Easter. While many of us like the idea of spontaneity, with its surprise and playfulness, we also recognize that the things in life that really are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3-12

Denomination: Baptist

Happy Are The Humble Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Mar 16, 2011

Meekness is not laziness or lack of desire or passion, weakness, niceness, or being easy going. Restrained might be another good word for it. Humility or biblical meekness has incredible power because it allows God to work. Pride gets in the way and it be

Have you ever heard of the "Dependent Order of Really Meek and Timid Souls"? When you make an acrostic of the first letters of its name, you have the word "Doormats." The Doormats have an official insignia—a yellow caution light. Their official motto is: "The meek shall inherit the earth, if ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:5

Happy Are The Zealous Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Mar 16, 2011

In our beatitude today we’re going to see how God wants us to seek after him and his justice. We have recognized our utter dependence on him for life and salvation, we have grieved over our sin and the spiritual state of the world. We have embraced the fa

Have you ever really been hungry, not its noon I better have some lunch hungry. Not “I haven’t eaten all day hungry, but if I don’t eat soon I will die hungry”? Have you ever gone two days without a drop of water to the point that you start hallucinating and are close to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:6

Happy Are The Compassionate Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Mar 16, 2011

There are many merciful people who are not Christians, and many unforgiving people who claim to be Christians. There are many meek non-Christians and many pride filled Christians. The point is that you will never be able to always distinguish a true Chris

This is really one of the big issues in the world today. There are many merciful people who are not Christians, and many unforgiving people who claim to be Christians. There are many meek non-Christians and many pride filled Christians. The point is that you will never be able to always distinguish ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:7

Happy Are The Clean Minded Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Mar 16, 2011

As Paul was well aware, the Christian life is an unrelenting conflict between our sinful nature and this spirit or heart that God puts in us at our conversion. So the questions are not which church should I attend, am I doing the right religious things? B

If you have read the Gospels you have heard Jesus rebuke the Pharisees, the upstanding religious leaders and lawmakers in Ancient Israel. Well, we don’t know the half of it. They weren’t just talking about the 10 Commandments when they spoke of the laws. Here are some of the over 600 man made rules ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8

Discipleship Part 4: Character Traits Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Mar 19, 2011

This message continues the series on Discipleship. It focuses on Character traits based on the beatitudes.

Discipleship Part 3: Character Traits Scriptures: Matthew 5:3-11; James 4:7-10; Psalm 51:1-4 Introduction This morning we will continue with the character traits of a disciple. Last week I focused on how a disciple must be willing to obey Christ. I shared with you that obedience is better than ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Blessed Are Those Who Mourn

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Mar 24, 2011

We can't understand how incredible the comfort of God is unless we accept our pain and mourn it.

Blessed Are Those Who Mourn Matt 5:4 March 20, 2011 Intro: Today, the second Sunday of Lent, our journey through the teachings of Jesus commonly called the “beatitudes”, brings us smack into the middle of a rather difficult teaching: “God blesses those who mourn, for they will ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:4

Denomination: Baptist

On Board With God

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 14, 2011

A sermon preached at the memorial service for the Honorable Graham B. Purcell, Jr.

First Presbyterian Church Wichita Falls, Texas June 14, 2011 Witness to the Resurrection Graham B. Purcell, Jr. (May 5, 1919 - June 11, 2011) ON BOARD WITH GOD Isaac Butterworth Matthew 5:1-12 (ESV) 1 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Misunderstood Meek Series

Contributed by Kevin Cummins on Jun 16, 2011

Most people think that meek is a person who is a pushover, a person who other people can force their will upon them. They see someone who is meek as spineless and maybe even a coward. This sermon examines what it really means to be meek.

Today we continue on in our series on the Beatitudes. Last week we looked at the attitude “Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted.” We talked about the fact that it is good to mourn our own sin and shortcomings in our life. When we have sinned or have sin in our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:5

Denomination: Church Of God

Be

Contributed by Lyndon Marcotte on Jun 16, 2011

The Beatitudes are the declaration of God's blessing in our lives

“Be” – Matthew 5:1-12 Confess that I am intimidated to preach about the beatitudes, because it does feel a bit like climbing a mountain, and I know how out of shape I am. Where do you start? How will we make the journey? These simple words are profound in their depth and their ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Baptist