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The Word of God
The Bible is the Word of God.
Every word of the original Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic were inspired by the Holy Spirit as he carried along the men who wrote recorded the words.
I believe in the Word of God! 66 books, 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New, spread through 1189 chapters and 31,164 verses.
Over 40 authors who were shepherds, farmers, tent-makers, physicians, fishermen, priests, philosophers and kings.
Despite these differences in occupation and the more than 1500 years it took to write it, the Bible is an extremely cohesive and unified book.
Today the Bible has been translated into over 2000 written languages, only Shakespeare comes in 2nd with approximately 50 languages!
The Bible is still the best selling “book” in the world today!
I believe in the Word of God!
THIS IS MY BIBLE
This is my Bible.
I am what it says I am.
I can do what it says I can do.
Today, I will be taught the Word of God.
So I boldly confess:
My mind is alert, My heart is receptive.
I will never be the same.
This is my Bible, my very own Bible.
I am who it says I am, I have what it says I have, I can do what it says I can do.
I am going, where it says I am going.
Today, I will be taught the Word of God
I am about to receive
The incorruptible, indestructible, Ever-living seed of the Word of God.
I will never be the same .
Never, never, never.
I will never be the same.
In Jesus name.
Amen.
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“My Bible is my all sufficient guide to faith and conduct.”
Written in Red
In years past, there were versions of the Bible that were called “Red Letter Editions”.
These versions highlighted the words of Jesus in RED LETTERS.
Becuase of electronic editions and cheaper paper Bibles, those red letters are disappearing.
I heard early on in ministry that if I ever lacked sermon material, then I should open my Bible, “read the red, and pray for the power.”
Jesus’ words transformed every person who’s ears were blessed to hear them.
In Jesus says, “the Words I have spoken to you, they are SPIRIT and they are LIFE.”
:12 says that the Word of God is LIVING and ACTIVE.
says that the Word is the SWORD of the SPIRIT.
When we read and absorb the words of Jesus, we are encountering the Spirit of the Living God.
Today, we will begin to delve into these Words of LIFE and Words of SPIRIT.
The Beatitudes
There are two versions of The Beatitudes in Luke and Matthew.
Luke places Jesus in the Sermon on the Plain while Matthew places Jesus in the Sermon on the Mountainside.
We are going to dive into the Plain from Luke’s perspective.
3 Groups of People
1. Apostles (whom Jesus had just chosen out of the large group of followers).
2. Disciples (followers of Jesus- up to 72 or more at any time)
3. Crowd (those who were looking for healing and deliverance)
We talked about moving from being a believer (a crowd mentality) to a disciple.
Sometime soon, let’s talk about moving from a disciple to an Apostle!
Blessings and Warnings
Beatitudes are found throughout the Old and New Testaments.
Take for example the beatitude of Elizabeth to Mary through the Holy Spirit in:
Beatitudes are more than mere blessings as if someone sneezes and we rattle off “God bless you”.
Beatitudes are more than mere blessings.
They are the actual declaration
Beatitudes are the actual declaration of a thing.
When Jesus was pronouncing these blessings, He was declaring them over those who would receive them.
Beatitudes
This form of beatitude is eschatological; it evaluates present circumstances in light of the → future and promises end-time salvation.
In substance, it envisages history as nearing its end and announces the reversal of conditions (e.g., the poor will inherit the kingdom).
From: The Encyclopedia of Christianity
The Blessings and the Warnings.
Jesus is talking to his Disciples and Apostles at this point.
He addresses the crowd later.
His focus is to encourage those who are about to go through some things for the sake of following Him.
Let’s examine what else Jesus said, then we will break them down.
This form of beatitude is eschatological; it evaluates present circumstances in light of the → future and promises end-time salvation.
In substance, it envisages history as nearing its end and announces the reversal of conditions (e.g., the poor will inherit the kingdom).
From: The Encyclopedia of Christianity
Luke 6:23-24
Poor vs. Rich.
Looking through a Kingdom view vs. a Capitalist view helps here.
The poor in a kingdom are looked after by that King and his kingdom.
When we are poor in spirit, we recognize that all we have, all our supply, all our resource comes from the King and His Kingdom.
I have nothing with out Him.
Jesus said it would be hard for the rich to enter into the Kingdom of God.
The clue is in verse 24.
“Sorrows await for those who are rich IN THIS LIFE ONLY.
It’s fine to be rich in this life, just be rich in the KINGDOM as WELL!
I want to experience the reality of God’s Kingdom realm now and for eternity!
Hungry vs. Filled.
Jesus is the BREAD of LIFE!
We need to come to Him, hungry and ready to eat.
Can you imagine being called to come to a banquet at the White House?
Now can you imagine pigging out at an all you can eat buffet an hour before sitting at the table of President Trump?
You don’t come to the King’s table full of junk food and expect to be satisfied!
Otherwise, You will leave empty and unsatisfied!
Jesus calls us to feast at His table!
All the things of this world can’t satisfy like Jesus’ table!
Weeping vs. Joy
Weeping may endure for a night, BUT JOY comes in the morning!
Jesus wept.
Not just at Lazarus’ funeral in the shortest verse in the Bible.
He wept over the city of Jerusalem, He was a “man acquainted with sorrow.”
Someone once said, “You may soon forget those with whom you have laughed, but you will never forget those with whom you have wept.”
Have you noticed how much the world laughs?
Yet, what happens when the lights go out and they hit their head on the pillow?
True joy endures beyond the moment of laughter.
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