The Beatitudes: The Mourning Christian Matthew 5:4
Review and Introduction:
I. The Meaning and Relevance of the Word “Mourn…” A. A measure of heartfelt and continuing grief and sorrow… B. There is a lot of sorrow (reason to mourn) in the world… 1. Not all mourning is blessed nor do all receive comfort… 2. There is a grief that is common to all men… C. Jesus is Referring to the Mourning Christian…
II. The Reality of the Mourning Christian… A. Spiritual Sorrow… Those who experience Biblical (spiritual) mourning, mourn over: 1. The absolute ugliness of sin… 2. Understand the origin and spread of sin… 3. Even more specifically to the point; mourn over their own sins… Ezekiel 7:16-19; Romans 3:19; 7:19, 24.
Lesson:
B. The World does not mourn that way… Lesson: Psalm 51:3-4
C. True Repentance, II Corinthians 7:10… 1. Remorse is not real repentance… Matthew 18:12; 13; 42,50; 27:3 2. Godly sorrow works genuine repentance….
Lesson: True mourning will be evidenced by: 1. Prayers of confession… 2. Hatred of every sin… 3. Fighting against sin…
Personal Application:
III. Gospel Comfort Promised… A. The meaning and Relevance of comfort… B. The source of comfort…Isaiah 57:18ff; 61:1-2; 40:1-2, 11; Romans 8:28; II Corinthians 4:17 C. Comfort a present reality… D. Comfort our future hope…Revelation 21:4; Isaiah 65:17-19
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