The Good Life Part 1
The Good Life: A Simple Life in Christ • Sermon • Submitted
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· 5 viewsThe Beatitudes teach us that a blessed life doesn't always match up to the world's definition
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Series Big Idea:
Series Big Idea:
In this series we are going to examine Jesus’s teaching in the Sermon on the Mount, this series wrestles with consumerism, fame, and fortune. Together, we will unmask our culture’s superficial ideas of a what makes one successful in life, and contrast them with the truths found in God’s Word. This four-week series redefines what makes up The Good Life, when seen through the eyes of faith.
1 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2 and he began to teach them.
He said:
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Background
Background
When and where this took place?
Mountainside by the sea of Galilee
Ancient tradition named the hillside “Eremos”, a transliteration of the Greek word for “lonely” or “solitary”
“the crowds”
Jesus “sat down”
“Blessed” (Gr. makarios) - happy
1. Allow Jesus His Rightful Place in Your Life
1. Allow Jesus His Rightful Place in Your Life
1 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him,
“He went on the mountainside and sat down”
2. Position Yourself at the Feet of Jesus
2. Position Yourself at the Feet of Jesus
“His disciples came to him” (vs. 1b)
“Each Beatitude springs from the preceding, and all twined together make an ornament of grace upon the neck, a chain of jewels.” Expositions of Holy Scripture by Alexander McClaren
Expositions of Holy Scripture by Alexander McClaren