The Do Attitude
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The first four Beatitudes, Talk of a progression of spiritual awakening & transformation
The first four Beatitudes, Talk of a progression of spiritual awakening & transformation
The first four Beatitudes, Talk of a progression of spiritual awakening & transformation
The first four Beatitudes, Talk of a progression of spiritual awakening & transformation
A step by step progression that leads us to a fulfilled and victorious life
Lets read all together
And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying:
“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn,
For they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
For they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
For they shall be filled.
Matthew 5:1-6
First, there is a discovery of the fact that I am nothing, have nothing, and can do nothing—poverty of spirit
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1 Being Poor in Spirit or Spiritually Bankrupt outside of Christ
1 Being Poor in Spirit or Spiritually Bankrupt outside of Christ
. First, there is a discovery of the fact that I am nothing, have nothing, and can do nothing—poverty of spirit Being poor in spirit or spiritually bankrupt outside of Christ.
Being poor in spirit or spiritually bankrupt outside of Christ.
Second, there is conviction of sin, to be spiritually mournful -
2. Recognizing and responsive to our spiritual condition without the life and spirit of Christ living in us
2. Recognizing and responsive to our spiritual condition without the life and spirit of Christ living in us
Third, there is a renouncing of self-dependence and a taking of my place in the dust before God—meekness.
3. Recognizing that our power can only come from God and trusting Him for it
3. Recognizing that our power can only come from God and trusting Him for it
Hungering and Thirsting after Righteousness
4. Wanting an intense longing after Christ and His salvation
4. Wanting an intense longing after Christ and His salvation
life attitudes that we need to have - the beatitudes
d thirdly - our last message - being meek and humble
And thirdly - our last message - being meek and humble
The Beatitudes Chapter 5: The Fifth Beatitude
all of this is simply negative, for it is the believing sinner’s perception of what is defective in himself and a yearning for what is desirable. In the next four Beatitudes we come to the manifestation of positive good in the believer, the fruits of a new creation and the blessings of a transformed character. How this shows us, once more, the importance of noting that order in which God’s truth is presented to us!
The first four look almost negaitve. It showing us as a sinner our perc
The first four looks like us as sinners our defectiveness and a yearning on what we desire but the next four are the positive good in the believer, the fruits of a new creation and the blessings that come from a changed character.
“BE”-Attitudes
“BE”-Attitudes
In the next four Beatitudes
we come to the manifestation of positive good in the believer, the fruits of a new creation and the blessings -transformed character.
How this shows us, 1 more, the importance of noting that order in which God’s truth is presented to us!
The first four describe the initial exercises of heart in one -been awakened by Holy Spirit. In the preceding verse, the soul is seen hungering and thirsting after Christ, and then filled by Him.
Now how the first effects and evidences of this filling. We can call next 4 which studying
over next week weeks
“Do” Attitudes
“Do” Attitudes
Blessed are the merciful,
For they shall obtain mercy.
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Matthew 5:7
Suppose to be main language of Christianity- Main Lang. of Christ
Having obtained mercy of the Lord,- saved sinner - shows mercy. Not God requires us to be merciful in order that we might be entitled to His mercy, for that would overthrow the whole scheme of Divine grace! But having been the recipient of His wondrous mercy, I cannot help but now act mercifully toward others.
What is mercifulness?
One Commentary says this
It is a gracious disposition toward my fellow creatures and fellow Christians. It is that kindness and benevolence that feels the miseries of others. It is a spirit that regards with compassion the sufferings of the afflicted. It is that grace that causes one to deal leniently with an offender and to scorn the taking of revenge.
Dr Pierson says it this way
It is the forgiving spirit; it is the non-retaliating spirit; it is the spirit that gives up all attempt at self-vindication and would not return an injury for an injury, but rather good in the place of evil and love in the place of hatred. That is mercifulness. Mercy being received by the forgiven soul, that soul comes to appreciate the beauty of mercy, and yearns to exercise toward other offenders similar grace to that which is exercised towards one’s self.
(Dr. A. T. Pierson)
It is the forgiving spirit; it is the non-retaliating spirit; it is the spirit that gives up all attempt at self-vindication and would not return an injury for an injury, but rather good in the place of evil and love in the place of hatred. That is mercifulness. Mercy being received by the forgiven soul, that soul comes to appreciate the beauty of mercy, and yearns to exercise toward other offenders similar grace to that which is exercised towards one’s self.
(Dr. A. T. Pierson)
Illustration: Playing “Mercy” as Children
Mercy embraces both forgiveness for the guilty and compassion for the suffering and needy. There is not a specific object to which we are to be merciful because mercy is to be a function of Jesus’ disciples, not of the particular situation that calls for it. Mercy applies to all situations we may face.
The word says
Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 14 For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. , (NIV)
And forgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors.
“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
“Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.
But wait, there’s more! The original word “mercy” spoken by Jesus (Hebrew or Aramaic) means more than just forgiveness, pity, feeling sorry or compassion.
It means “the ability to get right inside the other person’s skin until we can see things with his eyes, think things with his mind, and feel things with his feelings.”—Barclay’s Daily Study Bible (NT)
It means “the ability to get right inside the other person’s skin until we can see things with his eyes, think things with his mind, and feel things with his feelings.”—Barclay’s Daily Study Bible (NT)
Mercy is the primary language of Christianity because it is the primary language of Christ. This Beatitude is a statement of a principle that runs throughout the New Testament.
The teaching of the New Testament insists that in order to be forgiven we must be forgiving – to receive mercy, we must be merciful.
Isn’t this was Jesus did when he became one of us?
This requires more effort on our part.
This requires more effort on our part.
It is easier to pass quick judgment on someone else than it is to try to put yourself in the other person’s place. To see, feel or think as they do.
Mercy is a choice- the person in the game had the choice to give Mercy to the person in pain even tho they didn’t inflict the pain at first
Blessed are the merciful,” said Jesus on the mountain. Those who are merciful to others are the ones who are truly blessed. Why? Jesus answered the question: “… they will be shown mercy.”
The merciful, says Jesus, are shown mercy. They witness grace. They are blessed because they are testimonies to a greater goodness.
Forgiving others allows us to see how God has forgiven us. The dynamic of giving grace is the key to understanding grace, for it is when we forgive others that we begin to feel what God feels.
Notice what God does when we calibrate our compassion. He turns us over to be tortured. Tortured by anger. Choked by bitterness. Consumed by revenge.
Such is the punishment for one who tastes God’s grace but refuses to share it.
But for the one who tastes God’s grace and then gives it to others, the reward is a blessed liberation. The prison door is thrown open, and the prisoner set free is yourself.
Daniel is big. He used to make his living by lifting weights and teaching others to do the same. His scrapbook is colorful with ribbons and photos of him in his prime, striking the muscle-man pose and flexing the bulging arms.
The only thing bigger than Daniel’s biceps is his heart. Let me tell you about a time his heart became tender.
Daniel was living in the southern city of Porto Alegre. He worked at a gym and dreamed of owning his own. The bank agreed to finance the purchase if he could find someone to cosign the note. His brother agreed.
They filled out all the applications and awaited the approval. Everything went smoothly, and Daniel soon received a call from the bank telling him he could come and pick up the check. As soon as he got off work, he went to the bank.
When the loan officer saw Daniel, he looked surprised and asked Daniel why he had come.
“To pick up the check,” Daniel explained.
“That’s funny,” responded the banker. “Your brother was in here earlier. He picked up the money and used it to retire the mortgage on his house.”
Daniel was incensed. He never dreamed his own brother would trick him like that. He stormed over to his brother’s house and pounded on the door. The brother answered the door with his daughter in his arms. He knew Daniel wouldn’t hit him if he was holding a child.
He was right. Daniel didn’t hit him. But he promised his brother that if he ever saw him again he would break his neck.
Daniel went home, his big heart bruised and ravaged by the trickery of his brother. He had no other choice but to go back to the gym and work to pay off the debt.
A few months later, Daniel met a young American missionary named Allen Dutton. Allen befriended Daniel and taught him about Jesus Christ. Daniel and his wife soon became Christians and devoted disciples.
But though Daniel had been forgiven so much, he still found it impossible to forgive his brother. The wound was deep. The pot of revenge still simmered. He didn’t see his brother for two years. Daniel couldn’t bring himself to look into the face of the one who had betrayed him. And his brother liked his own face too much to let Daniel see it.
But an encounter was inevitable. Both knew they would eventually run into each other. And neither knew what would happen then.
The encounter occurred one day on a busy avenue. Let Daniel tell you in his own words what happened:
I saw him, but he didn’t see me. I felt my fists clench and my face get hot. My initial impulse was to grab him around the throat and choke the life out of him.
But as I looked into his face, my anger began to melt. For as I saw him, I saw the image of my father. I saw my father’s eyes. I saw my father’s look. I saw my father’s expression. And as I saw my father in his face, my enemy once again became my brother.
Daniel walked toward him. The brother stopped, turned, and started to run, but he was too slow. Daniel reached out and grabbed his shoulder. The brother winced, expecting the worst. But rather than have his throat squeezed by Daniel’s hands, he found himself hugged by Daniel’s big arms. And the two brothers stood in the middle of the river of people and wept.
Daniel’s words are worth repeating: “When I saw the image of my father in his face, my enemy became my brother
Daniel had a choice to make when the time came To see the father in his brothers eyes. Obtaining mercy you have to start by just doing it and Releasing whatever the offense has been done to you no matter how great or small.
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. – Walt Disney
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. – Walt Disney
The Applause of Heaven Chapter 11: The Father in the Face of the Enemy
. Find the face of the God who forgives in the face of your enemy. And then, because God has forgiven you more than you’ll ever be called on to forgive in another, set your enemy—and yourself—free.
And allow the hole in your heart to heal.
The Applause of Heaven Chapter 11: The Father in the Face of the Enemy
. Find the face of the God who forgives in the face of your enemy. And then, because God has forgiven you more than you’ll ever be called on to forgive in another, set your enemy—and yourself—free.
And allow the hole in your heart to heal.
The Applause of Heaven Chapter 11: The Father in the Face of the Enemy
. Find the face of the God who forgives in the face of your enemy. And then, because God has forgiven you more than you’ll ever be called on to forgive in another, set your enemy—and yourself—free.
And allow the hole in your heart to heal.
Have you ever found yourself saying, “It was something I had to do” or “I just need to DO something”? Many of us have regrets for something we didn’t DO.
God is more impressed with inward submission than outward appearances.
Daniel choose Mercy over an offense. As he opened his eyes he saw All of what Christ Did for him.
But it doesn’t end their
Blessed are the merciful,
For they shall obtain mercy.
Matthew 5:7
AS you are Merciful you shall obtain Mercy in Return.
AS you chose in your heart to see things differently the bitterness changes. A Person who cannot forgive has forgotten how great a dept God has forgiven them.
God is more impressed with inward submission than outward appearances and because of that inward submission to forgive and give Mercy he will in turn do it for you
For you shall obtain Mercy, These words show us a principle that God ordained over our lives while here. It summerized the Galatian verse:
Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
Galatians 6:7
AS you deal with others so will the Lord deal with you.
The merciful man does good for his own soul,
But he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
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Proverbs
He who follows righteousness and mercy
Finds life, righteousness and honor.
Not a bad thing to find when you are giving mercy to others. Mercy is an Action. An action that we should not take lightly
but when we give mercy no matter how hard in our flesh it seems. We get receive benefits back.
So Mercy: is an Action that we must do , by having a right spirit in our hearts so that we can have a blessing come out out of something that the enemy would of loved to have an offense come out of. who wronged us.