Transcript The Beatitudes

God’s preparation for Service
Psalm 119:2 (ESV)
2 Blessed are those who keep his testimonies,
who seek him with their whole heart.
Jeremiah 29:13(ESV) You will seek me and find
me, when you seek me with all your heart.
Readiness
Ephesians 6:15 And as shoes for your feet, having
put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace.
1 Peter 3:15 Always be ready to give an answer to those
who ask.
Titus 3:1(ESV) Remind them… to be ready for every
good work.
Ephesians 2:10(ESV) For we are God’s workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus to do good works which God
prepared in advance.
Hebrews 12:1-2a Let us throw off everything that
hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us
run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
Fixing our eyes on Jesus the author and perfecter of
our faith.
2 Timothy 2:4-6(ESV)
No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim
is to please the one who enlisted him.
An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to
the rules.
It is the hard working farmer who ought to have the first
share of the crops.”
Hebrews 12:3 (AMP)
3 Just think of Him Who endured from sinners such
grievous opposition and bitter hostility against Himself
[reckon up and consider it all in comparison with your
trials], so that you may not grow weary or exhausted,
losing heart and relaxing and fainting in your minds.
James 4:6-10(ESV)
6 But
he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God
opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
7 Submit yourselves
therefore to God. Resist the
devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to
God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your
hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you
double-minded.
9 Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your
laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to
gloom.
10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will
exalt you.
John 13:34,35 "A new commandment I give to you,
that you love one another, even as I have loved you,
that you also love one another.
"By this all men will know that you are My disciples,
if you have love for one another.“
“Choosing to obey this command above all else is
the greatest decision you can make. It is a decision
that will change everything.”
Matthew 5:1-9 Seeing the crowds, He went up on the
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 God!
Blessed means -happy, to be envied, and spiritually
prosperous—with life-joy and satisfaction in God’s
favor and salvation, regardless of their outward
conditions
the poor in spirit (the humble, who rate themselves
insignificant
The process always begins with
Emptying
Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs
is the kingdom of heaven!
3
4 Blessed
Cleanse
5 Blessed
Submit
are those who mourn,
for they shall be comforted!
are the meek,
for they shall inherit the earth!
6 Blessed
are those who hunger
and thirst for righteousness,
for they shall be completely filled!
Fill
7 Blessed
are the merciful, for they shall obtain
Empty
are the pure in heart, for they shall see
Cleanse
mercy!
8 Blessed
God!
9 Blessed
are the makers and maintainers of peace,
for they shall be called the sons of God!
Submit
10 Blessed
are those who are persecuted for
righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of
Heaven!
11 Blessed are you when people revile you and
persecute you and say all kinds of evil things against
you, and lie about you on My account. 12 Be
glad and supremely joyful, for your reward in
heaven is great, for in this same way people
persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Double
Filling!