Matthew 54 January 22 2017 Blessed Are Those Who Mourn Happy are the people whose God is the Lord Psalm 14415 What is God to His people What is God to his people God is the protector 1442 ID: 532144
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Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
Matthew 5:4
January 22,
2017Slide3
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
Happy are the people whose God is the
Lord
– Psalm 144:15
What is God to His people?Slide4
What is God to his people?
God is the protector. 144:2
God is the watcher. 144:3-4
God is the deliverer. 144:5-8
God is the savior. 144:9-10
God is the avenger. 144:11-14
God is the provider of happiness to His people. 144:15Slide5
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
God’s People are Blessed.
The Truly Blessed take Action as God requires.
Romans 6:4
James 2:18
Matthew 5:3-12Slide6
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn Slide7
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
What does it mean to mourn?
Greek -
πενθέω
– PENTHEO
Means to grieve
Mourn – to manifest grief too deep for concealment
Mark 16:10
James 4:8-9Slide8
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
What does it mean to mourn?
Mourning over sin fits the definition and New Testament usage.
1 Corinthians 5:1-2
2 Corinthians 12:21Slide9
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
What is being mourned?
Sin
Those who mourn are “those who, feeling their spiritual poverty, mourn after God, lamenting the iniquity that separated them from the fountain of blessedness.”
–Adam Clarke Slide10
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
People should mourn their sins.
Ezekiel 7:16
James 4:8-9
Sick need a Doctor
Matthew 9:12
Should lead to repentance
2 Corinthians 7:6-12Slide11
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
Sufferings are being mourned.
Affliction of God’s people.
2 Corinthians 1:4, 6-7
The Trials they endure
James 1:2-3
1 Peter 1:7Slide12
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
Those who mourn are blessed.
This seems like a paradox.
How can people be happy if they are mourning.
These people have God as their GodSlide13
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
They Shall Be ComfortedSlide14
They Shall Be Comforted
What does it mean to be comforted?
Greek word -
παρακαλέω
– PARAKALEO
Means to call near
Literally to call to one’s side
Has 6 New Testament usages. Slide15
They Shall Be Comforted
What comfort is being received?
Gospel gives comfort
Isaiah 61:1-3
Luke 4:18Slide16
They Shall Be Comforted
Brethren give comfort. (2 Corinthians 7:6-13)
Paul’s letter made them sorry – 8
Sorrow lead to repentance - 9-12
Paul comforted by mourning – 7
Titus comforted - 13Slide17
They Shall Be Comforted
Faith gives comfort – 1 Thessalonians 3:7
Resurrection gives comfort
Acts 20:12
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18Slide18
They Shall Be Comforted
Paradise gives comfort
Lazarus
Luke 16:25
Rest and comfort
Matthew 11:28-30
No tears
Revelation 21:4Slide19
They Shall Be Comforted
God gives comfort
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Those who mourn are comforted.
2 Corinthians 13:11Slide20
Invitation
Christians
Repent - Acts 8:22, Revelation 2:5
Confess - James 5:16, 1 John 1:9
Pray - Acts 8:24, James 5:16Slide21
Invitation
Non - Christians
Hear – Romans 10:17, Acts 18:8,
Believe – Romans. 10:9-10, Hebrews 11:6
Repent – Luke 13:3,5 Acts 17:30
Confess – Acts 8:37, Matthew 10:32
Be Baptized – Acts 2:38, Romans 6:3-5
Be Faithful – Revelation 2:10, Hebrews 10:35Slide22