The Sermon on the Mount Part 3

Happiness is Humbling Yourself Before God and Pleading for Righteousness – John 21:25; Matthew 5:3-4 Beatitude #3 - Happiness Comes to Those Who Humble Themselves Before God – Matthew 5:5 √ The Explanation ● What It Is: ○ An Easy, Mild, Poor and Gentle Spirit Ephesians 4:1-2; Isaiah 29:19 ● What it is not ○ Cowardice ○ Complacency – Psalm 25:9 ○ Compromise – Matthew 11:29; John 2:15 √ The Examination ● It’s the Challenge of Believers – Colossians 3:12 ○ It is the Character of Christ – Matthew 21:5 √ The Exhortation ● The Result of Meekness ○ You’ll Inherit Blessedness – Matthew 5:5 ○ You’ll Inherit Earthliness – Matthew 5:5; 1 Corinthians 3:21 ● The Requisite of Meekness ○ Salvation – Psalm 149:4 ○ Sanctification – James 1:21 Beatitude #4 - Happiness Comes to Those that Plead for Righteousness Matthew 5:6 √ The Explanation ● It’s a Hunger for the Things of God – Luke 16; Psalm 42:1-2, 73:25 ● Two important Truths about a hunger for righteousness ○ Hunger is a sign of life ○ Hunger is a sign of health ● It is not a Perverted Desire – Isaiah 14:13-14 ● It is not a Physical Desire – 2 Peter 2:22; John 6:35 √ The Examination Matthew 5:6; Luke 6:21; Philippians 3:10 √ The Exhortation ● They Shall be Filled Matthew 5:5; Psalm 107:9 Three Facts to Consider 1. If we don’t hunger after righteousness, we’ll never attain it. 2. If we don’t thirst here, we’ll thirst when it’s too late Luke 16:24 3. If we eat too much junk food, we’ll spoil our appetite