HUNGER AND THIRST | MATTHEW 5:6 | LEE SYKES

Intro What is the real state of our appetites and goals? Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness … (Matthew 5:6) 1. A Blessed APPETITE Natural Hunger Spiritual Hunger. Matthew 4:4. Man shall not live on bread alone … also Deut 3:3. Serious Hunger. Psalm 61:1. You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you. Psalm 42:1-2. As the deer pants for streams of water 2. A Blessed PURSUIT Personal: Condition in Court. Psalm 24:3. Who may stand? Romans 3:21-22. This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus. Character & Conduct Public: Present World Future Kingdom. 2 Peter 3:13. new earth, where righteousness dwells. 3. A Blessed RESULT Filled - Greek – “satisfied” Psalm 107:9. For he satisfies the thirsty, and fills the hungry. Mary - Luke 1:53. Psalm 131:1-2. like a weaned child I am content. Finally How’s your appetite?