Pt.8 Making Peace in the Midst of Harassment

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Pt.8 Making Peace in the Midst of Harassment

February 18, 2024 • Pastor Dave Trimble • Matthew 5:9–10

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God tells us about both the blessings and the blastings that will be in store for us

if we follow His way.

- He tells us about both the gifts and the demands of His kind of lifestyle.

- He tells us about both the rewards and the responsibilities of being His children.

- He tells us about the sweet and the bitter side of life in Christ.

God wants us to become Christ followers with our eyes wide open

to all the possible consequences.

- He fully intends for us to count the cost of discipleship as well as the dividends.

- In fact, as we’ve studied the Beatitudes we’ve found that the Blessing only

comes to those who are willing to pay the price.

- And the last 2 Beatitudes that we’ll look at today is no exception:

And yet, despite all that, the idea of peace dominates the Bible.

- In fact, God the Father is referred to over and over as the “God of Peace”.

- Jesus is referred to as the “Prince of Peace”.

- And today, we find in our Beatitude that we are expected to be Peacemakers.

Pt.7 Seeing GOD

February 11, 2024 • Pastor Dave Trimble • Matthew 5:8, Psalm 24:3–6

The Greeks called the heart the “cardia”; the freewill center where life makes up its mind. o The heart is the pilot of the airplane, the quarterback of the huddle, the engineer of the locomotive. o The heart calls the plays; the heart pilots the ship. o If my heart is filled (controlled and empowered by) His Holy Spirit, my heart will be absolutely pure, my thoughts will be pure, my eyes will be pure, my words will be kind, my magazines, my movies, my music, my television will be pleasing to Him, and not conflict with my spiritual growth. (Joe White, Promise Keepers newsletter, Feb. 2004)

Pt.6 Showing MERCY

February 4, 2024 • Pastor Dave Trimble • Matthew 5:7, Psalm 145:8, 1 Thessalonians 5:14, Romans 15:7

What is mercy? a number of definitions that could be used. - But if we consider all that the Bible has to say about mercy, it boils down to this definition you can write on your outline: o Mercy is love in action. - It's more than just an attitude – It’s more than just feeling sorry for people – - It's doing something. - The Bible says God is a merciful God. - Psalm 145:8 The LORD is kind and merciful, slow to get angry, full of unfailing love. - Perhaps one reason we receive mercy when we ourselves are merciful is because we are, in fact, becoming more like Him. - As we adopt God’s character traits as our own, we more readily understand and experience His blessings in our lives.

Pt.5 Becoming RIGHTEOUS

January 28, 2024 • Pastor Dave Trimble • Matthew 5:6, 1 Thessalonians 1:6–8

In many areas of our lives we hunger and thirst for things that don’t satisfy - But as we continue our study of the Beatitudes we find that Jesus makes us quite a promise. - Matt. 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled. Perhaps the reason most people are not living lives of satisfaction is because they have an appetite for the wrong things? Righteousness is a God-centered attribute… no man can attain it through his own efforts apart from His ordinance. We, humans, are inclined to follow our own paths and use our own ways instead of God’s. Righteousness is a beautiful gift from God to humanity through Christ’s act of love.