The Sermon on the Mount

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The Sermon on the Mount

• The Beatitudes
• The Foundation of Unity

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The Sermon on the Mount

• Behold, how good and pleasant it is when
  brothers dwell in unity! 2 It is like the
  precious oil on the head, running down on the
  beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the
  collar of his robes! 3 It is like the dew of
  Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For
  there the Lord has commanded the blessing, life
  forevermore. Psalm 1331-3 (ESV)

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The Sermon on the Mount

• Levels of Unity
• Unity of Faith
• Family of God
• Humanity

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The Sermon on the Mount

• And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the
  evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to
  equip the saints for the work of ministry, for
  building up the body of Christ, 13 until we all
  attain to the unity of the faith and of the
  knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood,
  to the measure of the stature of the fullness of
  Christ,
• Ephesians 411-13 (ESV)

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The Sermon on the Mount

• Levels of Unity
• Perfect Unity of Love
• Unity of the Spirit
• Unity of Acceptance
• Unity of Agreement
• Unity of Faith
• Family of God
• Humanity

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The Sermon on the Mount

• Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the
  kingdom of heaven. Matthew 53 (ESV)

• Poor in spirit spiritual bankruptcy, the
  source of true humility
• But if we walk in the light, as he is in the
  light, we have fellowship with one another, and
  the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all
  sin. 1 John 17 (NIV)

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The Sermon on the Mount

• Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the
  kingdom of heaven. Matthew 53 (ESV)

• Poor in spirit spiritual bankruptcy, the
  source of true humility
• If you have any encouragement from being united
  with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any
  fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and
  compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being
  like-minded, having the same love, being one in
  spirit and purpose. 3 Do nothing out of selfish
  ambition or vain conceit, but in humility
  consider others better than yourselves. 4 Each of
  you should look not only to your own interests,
  but also to the interests of others. Philippians
  21-4 (NIV)

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The Sermon on the Mount

• Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the
  kingdom of heaven. Matthew 53 (ESV)

• Which of these are now true of you?
• I acknowledge my neediness before God.
• I am honest about my true condition with others.
• I put others first.
• I want God to work these things in my life.

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The Sermon on the Mount

• Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be
  comforted. Matthew 54 (ESV)

• The spiritual, emotional, or financial loss
  resulting from sin should lead to mourning and a
  longing for Gods forgiveness and healing. (ESV
  Study Bible, The English Standard Version)
• For the kind of sorrow God wants us to
  experience leads us away from sin and results in
  salvation. Theres no regret for that kind of
  sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks
  repentance, results in spiritual death. 2
  Corinthians 710 (NLT)

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The Sermon on the Mount

• Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be
  comforted. Matthew 54 (ESV)

• Which of these are now true of you?
• Godly sorrow for my sin is a normal part of
  repentance for me.
• When others confront me about my sin, I regularly
  feel and show godly sorrow.
• I want God to work this in me.

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The Sermon on the Mount

• Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the
  earth. Matthew 55 (ESV)

• The meek are the gentle, those who do not
  assert themselves over others in order to further
  their own agendas in their own strength, but who
  will nonetheless inherit the earth because they
  trust in God to direct the outcome of events.
  (ESV Study Bible, The English Standard Version)

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The Sermon on the Mount

• What is causing the quarrels and fights among
  you? Dont they come from the evil desires at war
  within you? 2 You want what you dont have, so
  you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of
  what others have, but you cant get it, so you
  fight and wage war to take it away from them. Yet
  you dont have what you want because you dont
  ask God for it. 3 And even when you ask, you
  dont get it because your motives are all
  wrongyou want only what will give you pleasure.
  James 41-3 (NLT)

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The Sermon on the Mount

• Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the
  earth. Matthew 55 (ESV)

• Which of these are now true of you?
• I am good at trusting God to orchestrate a proper
  outcome.
• I am good at yielding instead of asserting in
  conflicts in which it is proper to do so.
• I want God to work meekness in my life.

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Communion

• Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden,
  and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon
  you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly
  in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
  30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
  Matthew 1128-30 (ESV)

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Communion

• For I received from the Lord what I also
  delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the
  night when he was betrayed took bread, 24 and
  when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said,
  This is my body which is for you. Do this in
  remembrance of me. 25 In the same way also he
  took the cup, after supper, saying, This cup is
  the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often
  as you drink it, in remembrance of me. 26 For as
  often as you eat this bread and drink the cup,
  you proclaim the Lords death until he comes. 1
  Corinthians 1123-26 (ESV)