Kingdom Manifesto

April 23rd & 24th | Week 1

Pastor Josh Blount

Beatitudes

The Beatitudes are attitudes a believer should display.

Matthew 5:1-12
And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. 2 Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: 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 meek, For they shall inherit the earth. 6  Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain 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 are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. 12 Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were
before you.

Blessed: a joy which has its secret within itself, a joy which is serene and untouchable. A self-contained joy which is completely independent of all the changes of life.

Blessed = joy untouchable.

Beatitude Believers are untouchable.

01. Blessed are the poor in spirit

Matthew 5:3
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Poor in spirit - Admitting spiritual bankruptcy and having a humble and honest attitude toward self.

Romans 12:3
Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgement, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.

John 15:5
“apart from me you can do nothing.”

02. Blessed are those who mourn.

Matthew 5:4
Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.

2 Corinthians 7:10
For godly sorrow produces repentance

Repent - to turn away from sin.

Comforted - _to call to one's side, call for, summon _

03. Blessed are the meek.

Matthew 5:5
Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth.

Meekness is not weakness

Meekness = Power under control

04. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness

Matthew 5:6
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.

Righteousness is a necessity

Righteousness - to be right with God, right with self, and right with others. Holiness and Wholeness that begins in your inner self.

2 Corinthians 5:21
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.

05. Blessed are the merciful.

Matthew 5:7
Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy.

Luke 6:36
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

06. Blessed are the pure in heart.

Matthew 5:8
Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.

Pure Heart = Singleness of heart. An unmixed, undivided heart.

07. Blessed are the peacemakers

Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God.

The Source Of Peace Is God.

Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him

Isaiah 9:6
“prince of peace”

Hebrews 6:10
“the high priest according to the order of Melchizedek” Melchizedek = king of peace

Isaiah 26:3
You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!

Galatians 5:22-23
But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control.

08. Blessed are those who are persecuted

Matthew 5:10
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:11-12
Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. 12 Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.