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In today’s message we conclude our focus on the Beatitudes by finishing with a discussion on persecution (Matthew 5:10). But today we think of persecution in terms of not so much what people do to us, but what we do to other people. As we look at [...]

 

 Persecution - Are my hands clean? [81:27m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (17)

In this message we look at the example of the “Prince of Peace” from Matthew 14:22-34. Here is the often heard story of how Christ walks on water and Peter steps out to meet Him. Peter then takes his eyes off Christ and begins to sink. When he calls out for Jesus, our Savior hydro-planes [...]

 

 Peace -It is well with my soul [71:36m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (19)

So, we’ve talked of being poor in spirit, mourning, meekness, and hungering & thirsting for righteousness. Today we talked about mercy (Matthew 5:7) through the lens of the story of the Good Samaritan found in Luke 10:25-37.
As we speak of mercy consider the following:

The merciful show no condemnation
The merciful show action – they “do it”
The [...]

 

 As Merciful As A Samaritan [54:37m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (7)

We’ve discussed spirtual poverty – understanding that as Christians Jesus Christ is the chief cornerstone of all we are. We’ve discussed what true mourning is – hurting over the result of sin and evil in the world and how it affects our selves and those around us. And we’ve discussed meekness – showing gentleness [...]

 

 Hungering and Thirsting [12:54m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (16)