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Matthew 5:1-12 The First Beatitude
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Matthew 5:1-12
The First Beatitude
Beautiful attitudes
Formula for happiness
Blessed = Happy
Beatitude = happy
Not by outward things
Not by pleasure
Not by money
“For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.”
Man to God Relationship 1-4 Remove sin – peace with God
Man to Man Relationship 5-8 Live peaceably with others
“Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:3
Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
Poor – Be without and know it
Poor in spiritBe in need and realize it Humble opinion of oneselfAware that we are sinners
“Blessed are the ones who know that spiritually they are paupers, for heaven’s kingdom is theirs”
Pride involved in fall of Man – Gen.3Thought he knew what was bestHumility to return to GodHumble our self spiritually
“Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.” 1 Cor. 3:18
James 4:10 “Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.”
The less you know, the more you think you know.
The more you know, the less you think you know.
“O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.” Jer.10:23
A humble man is teachable.
“Thou art the potter, I am the clay”
“Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
Matthew 5:3
Theirs is the kingdom of heaven
The Kingdom is the ChurchMatt. 16:18-19
Acts 2
Fulfilled Matt. 16:18-19 “poor in spirit” - “what shall we do?”Lord added to the churchReward for those poor in spiritThose who enter the kingdom are those who are “poor in spirit”
What about the Proud ?
Cursed - Not BlessedTheirs is not the kingdomWoes to the self-righteous
Proverbs 16:18Matthew 23
Theirs is the kingdom of heaven
Specific - Poor in Spirit – without
Results - Kingdom of Heaven
Principle - Humility - teachable
Application - Trust in God - Faith
Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
Matthew 5:1-12
The First Beatitude
Sermon by Arthur Pigman
Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road
Evans, Ga. 30809
706-855-1249
[email protected]@bellsouth.net
www.evansgachurchofchrist.orgwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org
Sunday Morning July 18, 2010
