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Matthew 5

4. The Poor in Spirit (Mt. 5:3)

OUTLINE FOR THE DAY:

1. Defining the "Kingdom of God"

2. The Meaning of "Blessed"

3. Why "Poor is Spirit?"

 

THE DIFFICULTY OF GETTING INTO GOD'S KINGDOM

"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.

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Matthew 5

5. Those Who Mourn (Mt. 5:4)

OUTLINE FOR TODAY:

1. Defining Biblical "Mourning" Over Sin

2. Why Don't Christians Mourn Over Sin Today?

3. An Example of Biblical Mourning

4. What Comfort Comes from Mourning?

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Matthew 5

6. The Meek (Mt. 5:5)

OUTLINE FOR TODAY:

1. Our Culture's Definition of "Meek"

2. Was Jesus a "Meek" Person as We Define Meekness?

3. Classical & Lexicon Definitions of Meek

4. Biblical Illustrations of Meekness

1. Moses, 2. Jesus, 3. The Tax Collector & Pharisee

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Matthew 5

7. Hungering & Thirsting After Righteousness (Mt. 5:6)

OUTLINE FOR TODAY:

1. Righteousness Must Be Our Focus

2 Hungering and Thirsting for Righteousness

3 Hungering and Thirsting for Legal Righteousness

4 Hungering and Thirsting for Moral Righteousness

5 Hungering and Thirsting for Social Righteousness

6. Being Filled and Hungering Still

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Matthew 5

8. Ten Criteria For Evaluating Spiritual Hunger (Mt. 5:6)

OUTLINE FOR TODAY:

10 Criteria for Evaluating Our Spiritual Hunger

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