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1. Sermonon the Mount: The Beatitudes

Matthew 5:1-12, Matthew 5:13-16

Teach the Text

Jeannine K. Brown

... 5:3–12) indicate the great reversals that God’s kingdom is bringing about and will usher in. These blessings will be enacted in Jesus’ healing ministry (chaps. 8–9). A contrasting set of woes will be spoken in chapter 23. The beatitudes along with the description of Jesus’ followers as salt and light, emphasizing their missional purpose, set the tone for the rest of the Sermon on the Mount by introducing themes of covenant faithfulness and the inauguration of God’s kingdom. Interpretive Insights ...

2. The Beatitudes

Matthew 5:1-12

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... is a Semitic reverential paraphrase). Isaiah proclaimed the year of divine favor when the messianic king would “preach good news to the poor” (Isa. 61:1; cf. Matt. 5:3) and “comfort all who mourn” (Isa. 61:2; cf. Matt. 5:4). 5:5–6 The third beatitude promises the earth as an inheritance for the meek. In the Synoptics the word for meek (praus) is used by Matthew alone, and only on three occasions. In 11:28–30 Jesus invites the weary and overburdened of this world to take upon themselves his yoke ...

3. Luke’s Beatitudes And Woes

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

James Garrett

... which should be read and left alone, says Dr. Craddock. Texts to be released into the room and let them do their work. To let them speak for themselves. To let them introduce us into a world of values and experiences about which we don’t talk very much. The Beatitudes cast their blessings into the room. They say their words. The blessing goes to anyone in reach of it. Hear the Word of God. Luke 6:17-26: Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who hunger now for you shall be ...

4. Attitudes in the Beatitudes

Matthew 5:1-12

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... [One sheet for each child with the Beatitudes listed.] Good morning, boys and girls. how many of you have ever heard of a constitution? Do you know what the word "constitution" means? [Let them ... know how God loved men and how God wanted men to love other men. We have another word for this Constitution of Christianity. The word is "beatitude." Beatitude means "blessing." God blesses you or makes you happy when you follow the teaching of Jesus. I want you to take home the papers that I have given you with the ...

5. The Key to the Beatitudes

Matthew 5:1-12

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Owen Stepp

The idea of being poor in spirit is the key to all that is to follow in the Beatitudes. I like the note in the Life Application Bible: You cannot mourn without appreciating how insufficient you are to handle life in your own strength. You cannot be meek unless you ... believe that you are always right. You cannot identify with Christ in the face of negative reactions from others without dying to yourself and renouncing your own rights." All of these beatitudes are rooted in humility, being poor in spirit.

6. Better than Average Beatitudes

Matthew 5:1-12

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Tim Pauls

... nature: People generally view themselves as better than others. And if they are better than others, then they are doing a good enough job. This transfers over into religion far more than we are aware, and it becomes apparent in how these Beatitudes are taught. Often one will hear, "The message of the Beatitudes is that, if I do these things well enough, then I will be happy. If I am good enough at these things, then I will be blessed." It's a human standard of measure: "If I am better at this than average ...

7. The Beatitudes

Matthew 5:1-12

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... of situation is captured in each case by a specific blessing: the kingdom belongs to them (5:3), they will receive comfort (5:4), they will inherit the earth (5:5), and their longing for justice will be filled (5:6). In the final four beatitudes (with the fourth expanded; 5:11–12), blessings are conferred on those who live in a way that signals their alignment with the values characterizing God’s reign. As God’s people show mercy and singular allegiance, enact peace and justice, and live with the ...

8. Beatitudes

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Anonymous

I saw the word beatitudes the other day; the Holy Spirit changed what I saw and I read this: Beautiful Attitudes.

9. A Response to the Beatitudes

Matt 5:1-12; Luke 6:17-26

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Brett Blair & James Garrett

If the disciples were students and Jesus was professor the beatitudes would have come off a bit different. Jesus takes his disciples up the mountain and gathers them around, and says, Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are the meek. Blessed are they that mourn. Blessed are the merciful. Blessed are they who ...

10. The Most Neglected Beatitudes

Matthew 11:6

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William B. Oglesby

Jesus speaks here what has been called the most neglected of all the Beatitudes, "And blessed is he who takes no offense at me." John dies in the prison. "Blessed is he that takes no offense." It is a word for that time, and it is a word for our time. For faith is comparatively easy when things go well; faith becomes difficult when ...

11. Beatitudes as a Song

Matthew 5:1-12

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Eugene H. Peterson

This adaptation of the Beatitudes is from Message by Eugene H. Peterson: 3. You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule. 4. “You’re blessed when you feel you’ve lost what is most dear to you. Only then ...

12. Upside-down Beatitudes

Matthew 5:1-12

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J. B. Phillips

J. B. Phillips, in his book When God Was Man (Nashville: Abington, 1955), gives an upside-down version of the Beatitudes: Happy are the pushers, for they get on in the world. Happy are the hard-boiled, for they never let life hurt them. Happy are they who complain, for they get their own way in the end. Happy are the blase, for they never worry over their sins. Happy are ...

13. The Beatitudes

Matthew 5:1-12

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

Suggestions: Use as an anthem or before the pastoral prayer. Characters: 8 readers - 4th through 7th graders Key: From 1 to 8 with number 1 the youngest All: When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: 1: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, All: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4: "Blessed are those who mourn, All: for they will be comforted. 2: "Blessed are the meek, All: for they will inherit the ...

14. The Beatitudes

Matthew 5:1-12

Bulletin Aid

Call to Worship Pastor: One of our greatest goals in life is to find happiness. People: We do not enjoy being unhappy. But the more we strive for happiness, the less we seem to have. Pastor: Perhaps our attempts to be happy, work against what our Lord does to make us happy. People: Our concept of happiness needs to be redesigned by our faith. May God give us the joy of true happiness. Collect Merciful Father, whose fatherly goodness makes happy those who put their trust in you: Cause us to see who we are ...

15. The Beatitudes

Luke 6:17-26

Bulletin Aid

H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship Leader: Sing a new song to the Lord! People: We will praise him in the assembly of his people! Leader: The Lord takes pleasure in his people; he honors the humble. People: We will shout aloud as we praise God. All: Praise the Lord! Collect God of love, you have taught us through your Son that we are to love our enemies and do good to those who hate us. Through the ages your prophets have kept this challenge before us. With the help of your Holy Spirit, we are committed to keeping this ...

16. Blessed

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... entertained and impressed, and emotionally inspired won’t work. Those who actually experience the presence of God in their lives are the ones who focus on God and do the work that comes with dedicating their lives to the pursuit of God’s will. The promise of the beatitude is that if we are willing to do that work, we will, in fact see God. We will walk the streets of God’s kingdom now, from time to time, and when it is finally made fully manifest. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called ...

17. Double Image

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

William G. Carter

... Try being meek tomorrow when you go to work and see how far you get. Meekness is fine for church, but in the real world, the meek get to go home early with a pink slip and a pat on the back."3 It is difficult to understand the beatitudes of Jesus. Perhaps this wild, untamed quality is the very source of their power.4 Anybody who learns these words from the Gospel of Matthew may not understand them right away. Whoever takes these teachings seriously may wonder how Jesus can actually say them in such a rough ...

18. Plain Talk

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... you preach a sermon on Luke's version." So that is what we have done. Let me create the setting for Luke's version of the Beatitudes. It is here in the sixth chapter that Jesus begins to teach. He outlines what it means to be a Christian, what it means to ... parables about the future, like the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, which is so appropriate as a companion text for the Beatitudes and Woes in Luke. The parable of Lazarus is only in the Gospel of Luke. Lazarus, a poor man, is hungry. He lives on ...

19. Christian Liberty

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

Brett Blair

... next meal we should eat. We are slowly and methodically told it is O.K. to live our life of luxury while others live their life of poverty. But it is not so in the Kingdom of God! This is not the attitude of disciples. How can we reclaim the Beatitudes? How can we hear them over the Superbowl halftime shows and million dollar commercials? It’s not easy. I am a small voice here and there is only you out there in the pews. But Jesus had fewer still. He turned away from the crowd and spoke only to his ...

20. All Saints Day

Revelation 7:9-17, 1 John 3:1-3, Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... Of Happiness (5:1-12). Need: Today we want happiness here and now, not "pie in the sky by and by." On this All Saints' Sunday, our attention is focused on those who died in Christ. What is their condition? What can we expect when we die? The Beatitudes list the kinds of people who are happy ("blessed") now and in heaven. "Shall" points to the future happiness of the dead in Christ. Outline: Heaven is a haven of happy people - a. They have the kingdom - vv. 3, 10. b. They have their needs fulfilled - vv. 4 ...

21. Trial-and-Error or Grace

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... must keep the faith and suffer for the cause of Christ as a redeeming agent, a servant in God’s work, a co-creator of the Kingdom of God. If I am convinced that life will eventually teach each of us by trial and error what Jesus teaches in the Beatitudes, why then would I be concerned about it? As a preacher of good news, I hate to see people waste precious time waiting around for life to teach them through hurt, despair, and defeat. To be forced to learn by trial and error is not good enough for those ...

22. Saints Alive!

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... It is not, after all, a matter of earning our salvation, nor of believing that only superhuman piety can prevail. In our baptism, we have God's promise. He has given us his word. We need only cling to it. But then, that's just how Jesus began the Beatitudes in the first place. O the bliss of the man who has realized his own utter helplessness, and who has put his whole trust in God ...2 This is a day of thanksgiving for all the saints ... and especially for those who now rest from their labors. The prayer ...

23. Matthew 5:1-12

Matthew 5:1-12

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... with eschatological expectancy. Happiness, fulfillment will come, but only after the Lord's Day and in the Lord's Time. John P. Meier ("Matthew 5:3-12," Interpretation 44 [1990]: 281-85) has examined the distinctive qualities of Matthew's version of Jesus' beatitudes as compared to Luke's much more streamlined rendition. Meier isolates two unique elements. First: As well as sharing the "Q" source and a "Mark" source with Luke, Matthew had his own "M" source of material to draw from. Second: Matthew was what ...

24. All Saints

Psalm 149:1-9, Ephesians 1:15-23, Ephesians 1:1-14, Luke 6:27-36, Luke 6:17-26, Daniel 7:1-14

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... of happiness (6:20-23). Need: Today we want happiness here and now and not "pie in the sky by and by." On this All Saints' Sunday, our attention is focused on those who died for Christ. What is their condition? What can we expect when we die? The Beatitudes list the kinds of people who are happy ("blessed") now and in heaven. "Shall" points to the future happiness of the dead in Christ. Outline: Heaven is a haven of happy people. a. They have the kingdom v. 20. b. They have their needs fulfilled v. 21. c ...

25. The Glorious Company

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... Saints From the beginning the church has addressed the need to recall with thanksgiving the lives and witnesses of faithful women and men, known and unknown, who have accepted with devotion the call to the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, saints all who read the Beatitudes of Christ as a means to bring the kingdom's grace into their world. The earliest reference to such a day is a feast day for all martyrs of the church, observed in the fourth century by Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop of Constantinople. As a ...

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