Kingdom Beatitudes
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All Scripture
All Scripture
All scripture has something to teach us so we can be good children of God. Recipients of the kingdom of God, the kingdom of Heaven.
All scripture is God breathed and useful (2Tim3:16-17)
16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 17 God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.
wait, that is one of the interpretive bibles, I should give a translation one.
16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
Some Scripture purposes and uses:
Scripture is useful for history and hope (Rom15:4)
Rom15:4 “4 For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.”
Some are for salvation (Act2:37-38; Rom10:9-10; Jn3:16; Act22:16)
What must we do? Repent and be baptized, receive Holy Spirit
Confess with your mouth, believe in your heart
Believe that God so loved the world
And be baptized calling on His name
Some are for edification (Eph4:12)
12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ,
Some for transformation (Rom12:1-2)
rom12:1-2 “1 Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.”
you are not going to present your bodies as a sacrifice unless you understand why and how we are to offer the sacrifice of our body.
(Transition) this series is going to look at some passages to ponder that help us to understand the grace of God through knowledge of God for the application of the word of God for the people of God.
This will be, at least at this time, a series of eight passages that we will look at
Context
Hermeneutics (meaning)
And finally application
(Transition) So, our passage today is from the Sermon on the Mount and please turn to Mt5:3-12 today
Context of the beatitudes
Context of the beatitudes
Context matters! If you are with us on Sunday nights, and I hope and pray if not you will join us, then you understand the necessity of context
Definition of context (N):
The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
The parts of something written or spoken that immediately precede and follow a word or passage and clarify its meaning.
To understand the blessedness of the beatitudes (which by the way means extreme blessedness or happiness) we need to understand the context of the Sermon on the Mount where it comes from.
The setting of the sermon (Mt3:1-3, 4:17, 23)
Starts with the preaching of John the Baptist (Mt3:1-3)
1 Now in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, 2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 3 For this is the one referred to by Isaiah the prophet when he said, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord, Make His paths straight!’ ”
Then the preaching of Jesus Christ (Mt4:17, 23)
17 From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
and add to that
23 Jesus was going throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness among the people.
(Transition) Both focused on the “gospel of the kingdom.” - now that leads to the theme of the Sermon on the Mount
Theme of the sermon, it is the kingdom of heaven, the kingdom of God (Mt5:3, 10, 19-20, 6:10, 33 and 7:21)
You find it all throughout the sermon, let me give you a taste of the scriptures listed in your outline
We will look at Mt5:3, 10 this morning so will jump by those for now but look at
10 ‘Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.
33 “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
and one more
21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.
The kingdom was to come
They were to seek the kingdom
For not all who call on the Lord are in the kingdom, but the one who does the will of God (more will follow on this as we go today.
I think you get it, the theme of the sermon is the kingdom of heaven. That now leads us to the introduction of the sermon.
Introduction to the sermon (Mt5:3-12)
If you are not turned to Mt5, please turn there now.
Jesus uses the Beatitudes, to show the attitude that the Christians are to have to set the tone for the sermon.
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
5 “Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth. 6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. 8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. 10 “Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 “Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. 12 “Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
He starts the Beatitudes (v.3) and and ends the Beatitudes (v.10) with the main theme, the kingdom of heaven. Hence why this message today is entitled “kingdom beatitudes” for what a way a section of scripture to start our passages to ponder series
Remember the word Beatitude means supreme blessings or a state of supreme happiness.
We have looked at the context, now may we look at the meaning (hermeneutics)
Meaning of the Beatitudes
Meaning of the Beatitudes
Hermeneutics means “what does the passage mean.” and that is what we are going to focus on for a little while this morning.
The word hermeneutics definition is
Biblical hermeneutics is the branch of knowledge that deals with interpretation. The word most often refers to how to interpret the Bible.
(Insert Character of Heavenly Citizens PowerPoint Here)
These verses describe the character, the attitude of the citizens of the kingdom of heaven.
They are poor in Spirit (Mt5:3)
They are humble in spirit vs. proud in spirit
They are convicted of one’s own spiritual poverty, brokenness and need for salvation.
Here are a couple of other scripture references to note down.
(below scriptures are not on slides)
18 The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit.
and
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart— These, O God, You will not despise.
They mourn (Mt5:4; Ps51:3-4)
They mourn because they realize their depravity, their brokenness due to their sinfulness.
A good biblical example is King David when his heart was convicted after committing adultery and murder surrounding Uriah’s wife Bathsheba
3 For I know my transgressions, And my sin is ever before me. 4 Against You, You only, I have sinned And done what is evil in Your sight, So that You are justified when You speak And blameless when You judge.
They are meek (Mt5:5)
This is gentle
Easy to be entreated (def: ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something)
They hunger and thirst for righteousness (Mt5:6)
Looking for that which will meet their spiritual poverty.
This is a longing, a strong desire with exerted effort, a persistent longing to be filled with righteousness
They are merciful (Mt5:7)
Merciful because they are recipients of God’s mercy they are able to offer forgiveness and have a spirit of forgiveness towards others.
They are pure in heart (Mt5:8)
Here are some more scriptures that compliment this pure in heart characteristic, and attitude
Because we know our brokenness, because we mourn our sin, we are meek, and hunger and thirst for righteousness and are now merciful to others we can love from a pure heart
1Tim1:5 “5 But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.”
And able to approach God with sincere heart
Heb10:22 “22 let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.”
They are peacemakers (Mt5:9)
Having made peace with God (Rom5:1)
We can be peacemakers and make peace and live at peace with man
Rom12:18 “18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men.”
Heb12:14 “14 Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord.”
For we have the example of the Prince of peace (Isa9:6) who has given His spirit that dwells in us.
They are persecuted for righteousness sake (Mt5:10-12)
Willing to suffer, to be persecuted for the sake of Jesus (righteousness)
This can take place in many fashions and ways.
(Transition) the character and attitude of the kingdom of heaven citizens, dwellers would be able to experience the supreme blessedness of the kingdom
The blessedness of kingdom dwellers
The blessedness of kingdom dwellers
With understanding the meaning of the supreme blessedness (happiness) we can then start to grasp the results, the actual blessedness of the kingdom dwellers.
You already have your bibles open to Mt5:3-12, so stay there but let me expand on the supreme blessedness with other scriptures.
(Insert blessedness of heavenly citizens PowerPoint here)
Theirs is the kingdom of heaven (Mt5:3; Mt4:17; Mk1:14-15)
As noted before Jesus started His ministry proclaiming the kingdom of heaven - Mt4:17 “17 From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.””
mk1:14-15 “14 Now after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, 15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.””
This is the rule, reign of God as manifested through Christ the Son.
They shall be comforted (Mt5:4; 2Cor1:3-5)
Knowing our spiritual poverty, brokenness, contrite heart we can know we are now blessed today and in the future, listen to this passage.
2Cor1:3-5 “3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 5 For just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ.”
They shall inherit the earth (Mt5:5; 2Pt3:13)
Peter says this
13 But according to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.
They shall be filled (Mt5:6; Php3:8-9; Rom1:16-17, 5:9)
php3:8-9 “8 More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ, 9 and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith,”
Filled with the righteousness they hunger and thirst for. All made possible by the blood of Christ.
ROm1:16-17 “16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “But the righteous man shall live by faith.””
This is not a righteousness of your own, but the righteousness of Jesus imparted on the citizens of kingdom of heaven.
They shall obtain mercy (Mt5:7; Rom5:9)
Rom5:9 “9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him.”
Righteousness made possible through His blood that justified us
They shall see God (Mt5:8; Jn14:6-7)
Today we see God through Jesus Christ for He is the way.
Jn14:6-7 “6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. 7 “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; from now on you know Him, and have seen Him.””
They shall be called sons of God (Mt5:9; 1Jn3:1-2)
What an honor we have because of Jesus Christ to be called Sons of God.
1Jn3:1-2 “1 See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. 2 Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is.”
Theirs is the kingdom of heaven (Mt5:10-12)
Our great reward as kingdom dwellers, citizens of heavenly kingdom is the blessedness of eternal life there
Honored to be there like the prophets before us that had been persecuted.
(Transition) Such is the supreme blessedness of those who are, or become, citizens of the kingdom! We have looked at the character and the blessedness may I share a couple of thoughts? OK, that was a rhetorical question.
The beatitudes, supreme blessedness are not multiple choice, they are interrelated to one another as you may have noticed and must be kept in context and in whole.
It is not enough to be poor in spirit, but not hunger and thirst for righteousness
It is not enough to mourn, but not be pure in heart
To be meek, but not a peacemaker
To be persecuted but not for righteousness sake.
May we keep in the mind the characteristics, the character of the kingdom dwellers, the supreme blessed knowing
Our spiritual poverty
Our sorrow over our sin
that brings a willingness to be entreated
A longing for righteousness
A merciful spirit
A singleness of heart in serving God and having and making peace with God and with man.
Willing to bear reproach, persecution for righteousness (Jesus) sake and for His kingdom that you were transferred into through the blood of Jesus Christ.
(Invitation slide- the beatitudes)
The beatitudes start with God, given to you, but you must receive them, believe them and then walk in them to have the extreme blessedness covered in them.
give the invitation
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