Matthew 5:1-12

The Fourth Beatitude

Preacher ~ Jesus

Pulpit ~ Mountain near Capernaum

Audience ~ Disciples

Date ~ 28 A.D.

First ~ Poor in spirit = Humble

Second ~ Mourn - can repent

Third ~ Meek - yielding to God’s will

Review of first 3 Beatitudes

KJV Bible BackgroundKJV Bible Background“Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.”

Matt. 5:6 KJV

KJV Bible BackgroundKJV Bible Background“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.”

Matt. 5:6 ESV

KJV Bible BackgroundKJV Bible Background“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.”

Matt. 5:6 NKJV

KJV Bible BackgroundKJV Bible Background“People who are hungry and thirsty for what is right are happy, because they will be filled.”

Matt. 5:6 SEB

“Blessed are you who hunger now, For you shall be filled.” Luke 6:21 NKJV

“Delicious Hunger”Good spiritual appetite

Meaning = Strong Desire Cannibalism ~ 2 Kings 6:25-30

Desire ~ Craving

Hunger and thirst

Not wealth or fameRighteousness

Right doingRight for God, neighbor, selfDoing Good

Jesus is “the bread of life” - Jn.6:35

God’s word nourishes us spiritually

“as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby,” 1 Pet. 2:2 NKJV

Meat for those of full age - Heb.5:14

Psalms 19:10 “More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.”

Psalms 1:2 “But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.”

Only desire that can be truly satisfied

God can fill our craving

“For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness.”

Psalms 107:9

“And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.”

John 6:35

John 4:13-15 - shall never thirst

“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.” Rev. 3:20

Sense of sin and weakness

We have a choice

Eccl. 12:13

Our desires are important

Prov. 23:7

Need for complete righteousness

* Present tense

* Continuous action

* Increases with being satisfied

KJV Bible Background“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.”

Matt. 5:6 NKJV

Specific - Hunger and thirstResults - FilledPrinciple - Desire to obey GodApplication - Baptism

Poor in spirit - without pride = TeachableMourn - mourns for sin = Godly SorrowMeek - Lets God Control = Submission

The Fourth Beatitude

Poor in spirit - Faith

Mourn - - - Repentance

Meek - - - - - Confession

Hunger / Thirst - Baptism

RightWith God

Matthew 5:1-12

The fourth Beatitude

Matthew 5:1-12

The First BeatitudeThe Second Beatitude

The Third Beatitude

The Fourth Beatitude

Sermon by Arthur Pigman

Evans Church of Christ

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Sunday Morning August 15, 2010