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Sermon on the Mount A Definition of the Life of the Lord Jesus Christ

Sermon on the Mount A Definition of the Life of the Lord Jesus Christ. Matthew 5-7. Sermon on the Mount For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven . Matthew 5:20.

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Sermon on the Mount A Definition of the Life of the Lord Jesus Christ

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  1. Sermon on the MountA Definition of the Life of the Lord Jesus Christ Matthew 5-7

  2. Sermon on the MountFor I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.Matthew 5:20

  3. What does it mean to be Poor in Spirit?

  4. Mickey Cohen • Boxer • Gangster

  5. Mickey Cohen • Boxer • Gangster • Illegal activities

  6. Mickey Cohen • 1957 Billy Graham • No life change • “His response: “We have Christian football players, Christian cowboys, Christian politicians; why not a Christian gangster?"

  7. Mickey Cohen • He never experienced the truth of the passage found in the Sermon on the Mount, in the first Beatitude.

  8. Mickey Cohen • Walked away from the church and teaching of the Lord Jesus. • Number of people today who in church but never experienced the first beatitude.

  9. The Beatitudes Character of people who are living in the Kingdom of Heaven Not the Character of people living in the Kingdoms of Man 8 Statements stand in contrast to the Kingdoms of Man

  10. Blessed are the poor in spirit Blessed are the poor in spirit For theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven Matthew 5:3

  11. Blessed are the poor in spirit What does “Blessed” mean?

  12. Blessed are the poor in spirit Blessed means the approval of God With that comes happiness and joy and contentment and satisfaction

  13. Blessed are the poor in spirit Do you want the approval of God?

  14. Blessed are the poor in spirit Poor in Spirit Not low self-worth Wimps, flukners of personality tests not sought

  15. Blessed are the poor in spirit Poor in Spirit Not financially poor Slum dwellers and homeless merit no special favor with God.

  16. Blessed are the poor in spirit Poor in Spirit Two Greek words for poor Here = beggar SPIRITUAL BANKRUPTCY

  17. Blessed are the poor in spirit Poor in Spirit Opposite of Pride & Self-Righteousness

  18. Blessed are the poor in spirit Poor in Spirit Essential for Blessing To be born again: John 14:6

  19. Blessed are the poor in spirit Poor in Spirit Essential for Blessing To be grow in grace: Revelation 3:17-18

  20. Story of Jesus Luke 18 Illustrated in story of Jesus Luke 18:9-14

  21. Story of Jesus Luke 18

  22. Story of Jesus Luke 18

  23. Blessed are the poor in spirit Poor in Spirit Need everyday Utter lack of confidence to live for God Opposite of being self sufficient

  24. Blessed are the poor in spirit Poor in Spirit Spiritually Bankrupted My Story

  25. Blessed are the poor in spirit Poor in Spirit Cannot make it without His help

  26. Blessed are the poor in spirit Poor in Spirit For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:8-9

  27. Blessed are the poor in spirit Poor in Spirit …not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit Titus 3:5

  28. Blessed are the poor in spirit Poor in Spirit Cannot make it without His help

  29. Blessed are the poor in spirit Poor in Spirit Theirs is the Kingdom of God

  30. Blessed are the poor in spirit Blessed (approved by God) are the (beggarly) poor in spirit (spiritual matters) for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven (both now and forevermore).

  31. Blessed are the poor in spirit Poor in Spirit Kingdom of God Vs. Kingdoms of Man

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