Sermon on the Mount 11- The Light of the World that Shines on a City on a Hill Matthew 5:14-16 You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that[b] they may see your good works and give glory to your ..

Sermon on the Mount #10- Does the World Really Praise You If You Live as the Salt and Light? You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. 14 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do people light a lamp and put ..

Sermon on the Mount 09 – Is Persecution a Blessing? Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.11 “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you. –Matthe..

Sermon on the Mount 08 – Blessed Are the Peacemakers Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons[a] of God. –Mathew 5:9 Today, we will be studying about peacemakers. The direct translation is “You who are blessed! You are peacemakers. You will be called sons of God.” Like this, the Bible clearly says that only the peacemakers are called sons of God. We will be contemplating togeth..

Sermon on the Mount 07 – The Pure In Heart See God. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. –Matthew 5:8 You see God if your heart is pure. This is what we will be studying today. I repeatedly say this but the Sermon on the Mount is an explanation about the reality, reaction, and symptoms that appear in those who are already blessed with a heavenly blessing before the creation of ..

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. Matthew 5:7 Blessed are they who are merciful! They will receive mercy! It’s the exact literal translation, right? It’s an exclamatory sentence to begin with “you are blessed! You who are blessed!” Those who are merciful, they will receive mercy. This is what we will study today. Whenever these kinds of verses come out, the Christian doctri..

Sermon on the Mount 05- Being Truly Satisfied Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Matthew 5:6-7 Now we have come to the fourth blessing. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, they will be satisfied. Is thirst and hunger compatible with being satisfied? But the Lord is talking about a very incompatible combination of thirst ..

The Earth the Meek Shall Inherit Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Mathew 5:5 The literal translation of today’s text is: “Those who are spiritually blessed are meek. They will receive the earth as an inheritance.” I have told you this is exclamatory. It begins with “you who are blessed!” It means that the blessed are proclaimed and they are meek and will receive the earth ..

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Mathew 5:4 In my childish college years, I read a book about Rosa Luxemburg and it had a profound impact on me. Rosa Luxemburg was a Polish philosopher who was a socialist revolutionary. She was a female fighter who strongly criticized Lenin’s dictatorial actions even when she was a socialism activist and attempted the Berlin Revolution t..

Blessed are the Poor in Spirit “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Mathew 5:3 A friend of mine whom I like was scheduled to appear on TV for the first time in a while so I intentionally watched the show called “I am A Singer". My friend’s face, which I had not seen for a long time, was clearly marked with the imprints of time and he seemed to have lost much of ..