Developing WellPart 8

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Matthew 5:10-12 MSG

10 10  "You're blessed when your  "You're blessed when your commitment to God provokes commitment to God provokes persecution. The persecution persecution. The persecution drives you even deeper into drives you even deeper into

God's kingdom.God's kingdom.

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Matthew 5:10-12 MSG

11 11  "Not only that—count  "Not only that—count yourselves blessed every yourselves blessed every

time people put you down or time people put you down or throw you out or speak lies throw you out or speak lies about you to discredit me. about you to discredit me.

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Matthew 5:10-12 MSG

What it means is that the truth What it means is that the truth is too close for comfort and is too close for comfort and

they are uncomfortable.they are uncomfortable.

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Matthew 5:10-12 MSG12 12  You can be glad when that  You can be glad when that happens—give a cheer, even!happens—give a cheer, even!—for though they don't like it, —for though they don't like it,

I do! And all heaven I do! And all heaven applauds. And know that you applauds. And know that you

are in good company. are in good company.

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Matthew 5:10-12 MSG

My prophets and witnesses My prophets and witnesses have always gotten into this have always gotten into this

kind of trouble.kind of trouble.

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Matthew 5:10-12 NIV

10 10  Blessed are those who are  Blessed are those who are persecuted because of persecuted because of

righteousness, for theirs is the righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.kingdom of heaven.

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Matthew 5:10-12 NIV

11 11  "Blessed are you when  "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds you and falsely say all kinds

of evil against you because of of evil against you because of me.me.

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Matthew 5:10-12 NIV12 12  Rejoice and be glad,  Rejoice and be glad,

because great is your reward because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the way they persecuted the

prophets who were before prophets who were before you.you.

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1. What isPersecution?

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Luke 6:26 NIV

26 26  Woe to you when all men  Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for that is speak well of you, for that is how their fathers treated the how their fathers treated the

false prophets.false prophets.

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John 15:18-20 NIV

18 18  "If the world hates you,  "If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me keep in mind that it hated me

first. first.

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John 15:18-20 NIV

19 19  If you belonged to the  If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its world, it would love you as its

own. As it is, you do not own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, belong to the world,

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John 15:18-20 NIV

but I have chosen you out of but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the the world. That is why the

world hates you.world hates you.

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John 15:18-20 NIV

20 20  Remember the words I  Remember the words I spoke to you: 'No servant is spoke to you: 'No servant is greater than his master.' If greater than his master.' If

they persecuted me, they will they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. persecute you also.

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John 15:18-20 NIV

If they obeyed my teaching, If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also.they will obey yours also.

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2 Tim. 3:12 NIV

12 12  In fact, everyone who  In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in wants to live a godly life in

Christ Jesus will be Christ Jesus will be persecuted,persecuted,

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2. Why do persecutions

happen?

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Matthew 5:6 NIV

6 6  Blessed are those who  Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for hunger and thirst for

righteousness, for they will be righteousness, for they will be filled. filled.

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Matthew 5:10 NIV

10 10  Blessed are those who are  Blessed are those who are persecuted because of persecuted because of

righteousness, for theirs is the righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. kingdom of heaven.

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John 3:20-21 NIV

20 20  Everyone who does evil  Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear come into the light for fear

that his deeds will be that his deeds will be exposed.exposed.

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John 3:20-21 NIV

21 21  But whoever lives by the  But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has that what he has done has been done through God."been done through God."

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Matthew 5:10-16 NIV

10 10  Blessed are those who are  Blessed are those who are persecuted because of persecuted because of

righteousness, for theirs is the righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. kingdom of heaven.

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Matthew 5:10-16 NIV

11 11  "Blessed are you when  "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds you and falsely say all kinds

of evil against you because of of evil against you because of me. me.

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Matthew 5:10-16 NIV12 12  Rejoice and be glad,  Rejoice and be glad,

because great is your reward because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the way they persecuted the

prophets who were before prophets who were before you. you.

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Matthew 5:10-16 NIV

13 13  "You are the salt of the  "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its earth. But if the salt loses its

saltiness, how can it be made saltiness, how can it be made salty again? salty again?

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Matthew 5:10-16 NIV

It is no longer good for It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown anything, except to be thrown

out and trampled by men. out and trampled by men.

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Matthew 5:10-16 NIV

14 14  "You are the light of the  "You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot world. A city on a hill cannot

be hidden. be hidden.

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Matthew 5:10-16 NIV

15 15  Neither do people light a  Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. lamp and put it under a bowl.

Instead they put it on its Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. everyone in the house.

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Matthew 5:10-16 NIV

16 16  In the same way, let your  In the same way, let your light shine before men, that light shine before men, that

they may see your good they may see your good deeds and praise your Father deeds and praise your Father

in heaven.in heaven.

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3. What is theblessing of the

persecuted?

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Matthew 5:12 NIV12 12  Rejoice and be glad,  Rejoice and be glad,

because great is your reward because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the way they persecuted the

prophets who were before prophets who were before you.you.

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Matthew 6:19-21 NIV

19 19  "Do not store up for  "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on yourselves treasures on

earth, where moth and rust earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves destroy, and where thieves

break in and steal.  break in and steal.  

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Matthew 6:19-21 NIV

20 20  But store up for yourselves  But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where treasures in heaven, where

moth and rust do not destroy, moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not and where thieves do not

break in and steal. break in and steal.

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Matthew 6:19-21 NIV

21 21  For where your treasure is,  For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.there your heart will be also.

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