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With the very real concern everyone has regarding the Corona virus, the reaction, e.g. the incredible run on toilet rolls leaving empty shelves, is indicative of mass reactions which can oftentimes lead to very unpleasant results. And what should our response be. Certainly to be responsible in our courtesy and care for others, but also not to be overtaken by fear and undue concern. The world doesn't get it, but our Living God has absolute control over what occurs in and on His planet. And nothing is going to go any further than He Who wills it. Period.
We need to get a grip on that reality and to understand our need to turn our attention to Him, and in prayer, and in every and all circumstances. Listen up to our message regarding the next beatitude, peacemakers.
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As we continue in the Beatitudes, it's time for mercy, which is not about 'what goes around comes around'.
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Last week we started on meekness and today we finish up.
I think most of us, when we hear the word meekness we think of weakness. Aside from rhyming, we tend to misapply that word in general conversation. We are still working through the Beatitudes in Matthew chapter 5, the lead in to the sermon on the mount. Today Nancy unpacks the actual meaning of meek, revealing the nature of a wild horse tamed.
We've all experienced sorrow in our life. There's certainly enough tragedy in life to go around for everyone. But what are we sad about? Today's lesson is not about how to get saved and what you have to do to get there. It's a matter of, if you're saved, where's your heart in relation to sin. Specifically, your sin.
Every tree needs a good tap root. We're in a series on the Beatitudes in chapter 5 of Matthew, the Sermon on the Mount. The Beatitudes are the foundation of all the principles that Jesus taught that day. And the first three of the Beatitudes are the very source from which the rest are dependent. Today we begin with the Poor in Spirit.
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