-focus on the love and holiness
-what moves a person to lasting change is love
-God wants an obedience from the heart.. not cos of rules or laws
-in matt 5, its not a list of things to do, but the being.. how a son and daughter of the heavenly father looks like
-beatitudes = extremely happy, a heavenly joy out of this world
8 attitudes that brings heavenly joy
-poor in spirit = need to depend fully on God
-God is not against possessions and wealth, but this are not the things tt will bring us nearer to God
-mourn = deep grieve over our own sins
-our sins is affecting our fellowship with God
-repentance will bring us supreme happiness
-meekness is not weakness
-meekness is self-control when we are irritated, provoked
-it takes a lot of inner strength, the Holy Spirit
-just live a righteous life and we will be happy
-the Holy Spirit wants to empty us and fill us with Him... many times, we are too full of ourselves to be filled
characteristics of beatitudes
1. contrast
2. countercultural.. its the direct opposite of the value of the world
3. beauty of Jesus
-we cannot have the Holy Spirit and not be a forgiving person
peacemakers
-Jesus shed His blood to reconcile us to God
-there should be a heart of seeing ppl being reconciled, go ard promoting peace and reconciliation and not to create confusion and division
persecuted because of righteousness
-Simon Peter was upset when Jesus is talking abt cavalry.. he wanted Christ without the cross
finally Peter understands...
if we follows Jesus, there will be troubles
-the first thing we should do is not to be defensive when being insulted cos of Christ
-we should rejoice cos its a privilege cos we were counted worthy to suffer for Christ
-an overcomer is when nothing can bring us down
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