Matthew Psalms Sermon on the Mount Sermons 

Hungering and Thirsting for Righteousness

  Psalm 1:1-6; Matthew 5:1-12 (text) February 25, 2018 •  Download this sermon (PDF) Beloved Congregation of Christ: Our text this morning, commonly known as the Beatitudes, is usually preached as a set of moral values for which we must strive. The Beatitudes is not about an ideal character in an ideal, future utopia. But it is about life in the kingdom of heaven even in the midst of this fallen, sinful world. Here’s a quote from a sermon: “The poor, the trampled, the voiceless, the seekers of righteousness, the…

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A Few Notes on The Sermon on the Mount

  This was a portion of our Sunday class discussion today, August 9. Download the notes (PDF) here. Beatitudes The Beatitudes have eight blessings with promises. The first and last blessings are already received by kingdom people. The other six blessings await a future day when the kingdom of God is fully consummated. However, though there is a definite day of consummation at the return of Christ, all of these “blessings” are already being enjoyed by believers in this age (“already but not yet”). Verse Blessing Promise Present/Future? OT Reference…

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