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The beautitudes (3)
Living as a disciple of Christ
Mat 5 : 9 - 12
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From previous sermon
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Thru the blessings of the kingdom of heaven
1st, 2nd, and 3rd teachings of Christ
The way to become a disciple of Christ begins with :
Mat 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Thru the God’s comfort
Mat 5:5 “Blessed are the gentle, for they will inherit the earth.
Thru God’s helping hand, away from the sea of religion
Everything comes from
the faithfulness of God
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Becoming a disciple of Christ,
begins by receiving the faithfulness of God
That thru Christ,
God has given us His kingdom of heaven on earth,
where the disciple will be comforted,
like a bride
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Gentleness
Not struggling and resisting when God comes to help us from
drowning in
the sea of religion
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The calling to become the disciple of Christ,
is not a calling to suffer
to proof our loyalty to God
but it is a calling to be blessed,
from a God who faithfully loves us
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Thru God’s good works
The 4th, 5th, and 6th teachings of Christ
The disciple of Christ will grow :
Mat 5:6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.
Mat 5:7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
Thru God’s mercy that we can share to others
Mat 5:8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
By seeing God who
is working in others
Everything comes from :
the abundant goodness of God
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Growing to become a disciple of Christ,
is thru God’s good works
That will satisfy us and enable us
to share His mercy to others,
so that we will see Him doing His good works
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7th teaching of Christ
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The disciple of Christ will be in the image of Christ, as God’s children, because :
Mat 5:9 9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
The disciple of Christ will be faithful
as God’s children
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8th teaching of Christ
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Mat 5:10 “Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
The disciple of Christ will be in the image of Christ, because
The disciple of Christ will bring
the truth of God’s love
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Mat 24:37 7 For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah. 38 For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, 39 and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be. 40 At that time there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one will be left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one will be left.
The disciple of Christ, like Noah, will be safe in ark of the kingdom of heaven
The religious will be swept away by the flood of the great tribulation
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9th teaching of Christ
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Mat 5:11 “Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
The disciple of Christ will be in the image of Christ, because :
The disciple of Christ will become
a good sevant
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Being faithful in bringing the God’s peace to the world
7th, 8th, and 9th teachings of Christ
The disciple of Christ will become like Christ, thru :
Mat 5:9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
Mat 5:10 “Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Remain blessed in the kingdom of heaven, bringing the truth of God’s love
Mat 5:11 “Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
God’s blessings will make His disciple to become
a good servant
Everything comes from
the truth of God’s love
In the end times
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At the end times, even during the great tribulation,
the truth of God’s love,
will bless the disciple of Christ, so that
they will be protected in the kingdom of heaven,
and able to bring God’s message of peace,
As a good, faithful and true servant of God
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End times
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Mat 24:31 31 And He will send forth His angels with a great trumpet blast, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other. 32 “Now learn the parable from the fig tree: as soon as its branch has become tender and sprouts its leaves, you know that summer is near; 33 so you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door.
We are already in the end times
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Mat 24:34 34 Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.
During end times,
the great tribulation will come
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Mat 24:35 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
In the midst of the coming great tribulation,
�the words and the blessings of Christ will remain
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Mat 24:36 “But about that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. 37 For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah. 38 For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, 39 and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
The sufferings of the world because of the coming great tribulation cannot be avoided
Jesus brings His kingdom of heaven to earth to protect His disciples from the great tribulation
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Mat 24:40 At that time there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one will be left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one will be left. 42 “Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.
The religious church will be swept away by the great tribulation, in a sudden
The disciple of Christ, will be safe in ark of the kingdom of heaven, like Noah
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Mat 24:43 But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into. 44 For this reason you must be ready as well; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will.
The church who depends on own strength will be asleep, and will be swept away by
the great tribulation
The disciples of Christ will be safe,
because they depend on Christ who will never asleep
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Mat 24:45 “Who then is the faithful and sensible slave whom his master put in charge of his household slaves, to give them their food at the proper time? 46 Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes. 47 Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
During the end times, the disciple of Christ will remain blessed as a sensible and wise virgin
God will lift the disciple of Christ as
a good and faithful servant
Because they depnd on the love of Christ
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Mat 24:48 But if that evil slave says in his heart, ‘My master is not coming for a long time,’ 49 and he begins to beat his fellow slaves, and he eats and drinks with those habitually drunk; 50 then the master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect, and at an hour that he does not know, 51 and he will cut him in two and assign him a place with the hypocrites; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
At the end times,
false prophets will be drunk
in the wealth of the religious church
Then they will go to hell
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At end times, even during the great tribulation,
the faithfulness, goodness, and the truth of God’s love
will bless the disciple of Christ,
as sons of God,
who bring the peace of God to others,
and always protected in the kingdom of heaven,
as a faithful, good and true servant of God
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This is the journey of the disciple of Christ
on earth
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Thru the blessings of the kingdom of heaven
1st, 2nd, and 3rd teachings of Christ
The way to become a disciple of Christ begins with :
Mat 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Thru the God’s comfort
Mat 5:5 “Blessed are the gentle, for they will inherit the earth.
Thru God’s helping hand, away from the sea of religion
Everything comes from
the faithfulness of God
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Becoming a disciple of Christ,
begins by receiving the faithfulness of God
That thru Christ,
God has given us His kingdom of heaven on earth,
where the disciple will be comforted,
like a bride
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Thru God’s good works
The 4th, 5th, and 6th teachings of Christ
The disciple of Christ will grow :
Mat 5:6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.
Mat 5:7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
Thru God’s mercy that we can share to others
Mat 5:8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
By seeing God who
is working in others
Everything comes from :
the abundant goodness of God
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Growing to become a disciple of Christ,
is thru God’s good works
That will satisfy us and enable us
to share His mercy to others,
so that we will see Him doing His good works
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Being faithful in bringing the God’s peace to the world
7th, 8th, and 9th teachings of Christ
The disciple of Christ will become like Christ, thru :
Mat 5:9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
Mat 5:10 “Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Remain blessed in the kingdom of heaven, bringing the truth of God’s love
Mat 5:11 “Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
God’s blessings will make His disciple to become
a good servant
Everything comes from
the truth of God’s love
In the end times
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At the end times, even during the great tribulation,
the truth of God’s love,
will bless the disciple of Christ, so that
they will be protected in the kingdom of heaven,
and able to bring God’s message of peace,
As a good, faithful and true servant of God
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Christ teachings in the beautitudes
no 1-9
The faithfulness, goodness and the truth
of the love of God
will bless the disciple of Christ
to become faithful, good, and true like Christ
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10th teaching of Christ
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Mat 5:12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in this same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Christ will bless His disciples,
not only on earth,
but also in heaven
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Joh 14:12 Truly, truly I say to you, the one who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I am going to the Father.
Jesus will do great works thru
His disciples
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Stephen
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Acts 7:52 Which one of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? They killed those who had previously announced the coming of the Righteous One, and you have now become betrayers and murderers of Him; 53 you who received the Law as ordained by angels, and yet did not keep it.”
The law will condemn religious leaders
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Acts 7:54 Now when they heard this, they were infuriated, and they began gnashing their teeth at him.
The religious leaders and the false prophets were against Stephen
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Acts 7:55 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God; 56 and he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
The love of God (God’s Spirit)
blessed and strengthened Stephen
Stephen saw Jesus was glorified in heaven
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Acts 7:57 But they shouted with loud voices, and covered their ears and rushed at him with one mind. 58 When they had driven him out of the city, they began stoning him; and the witnesses laid aside their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul.
The religious leaders and the false prophets persecuted Stephen
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Acts 7:59 They went on stoning Stephen as he called on the Lord and said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!” 60 Then he fell on his knees and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them!” Having said this, he fell asleep.
Even during the persecution,
Stephen is still blessed
Stephen quoted the words of Jesus
on the cross
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Acts 7:55 ut he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God; 56 and he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
The Holy Spirit, the Father, and Jesus,
accompanied Stephen,
greeted Stephen,
and
lifted Stephen in heaven
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In heaven, His disciples will see that the works of Christ in them is really great
The 10th teaching of Christ
The disciple of Christ in heaven
Mat 5:12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in this same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
As God glorify Christ,
Christ will also glorify His disciples
So that His disciples will rejoice and be glad in heaven
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Thru the the faithfulness, goodness, dan the truth of God’s love, thru Christ
God will make the disciple of Christ to become
a faithful, good and true servant of God
in the image of Christ,
the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature (Heb 1:3)
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There is no position that is higher and more blessed
than becoming
the disciple of Christ
Rejoice and be glad !
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Today’s discipleship material
in the old testaments ? (3)
(Heb 11 : 27-40)
(Heb 12 : 1-3)