Tag: Beatitudes
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Rejoice When Men Hate You for Jesus Sake
(Luke 6:22-23) Any person who makes the choice to follow Christ will suffer. It is not an easy walk to stand up for the truth and for Christ Jesus in a world where anything goes. Jesus gives us fair warning that if we choose to follow him we will be hated, but here in this…
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Turned Around by the Truth
(Luke 6:21) Jesus continues the Beatitudes in this verse saying, “Blessed are you that hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. “Blessed are you that weep now, for you shall laugh.” The truth of the New Covenant and a relationship with Jesus are the catalysts for this transformation in the lives of people. How many…
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Blessed are the Poor
(Luke 6:20) Jesus began the sermon on the mount teaching the blessings we have come to know as the Beatitudes. These short teachings are powerful messages that still offer hope and promise today as much as they did then. Their insight has rung down through the centuries with the offer and promise of a hopeful…
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The Beatitudes
(Matthew Chapter 5, Verses 1-12) It occurred to me that there is an order to the preaching of the word by Jesus that I had not seen before. In the previous chapter we saw the beginning of his preaching which starts with repentance. Repentance was the focus of John the Baptist’s ministry and also the…
