blessed are those who mourn

“Blessed are they that Mourn”

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Characteristics oftheCitizensoftheKingdom(Mt.5)

Qualifications forEnteringtheKingdom(Mt.6)

Exhortation toEntertheKingdom(Mt.7)

TRUE RIGHTEOUSNESS

TRUEWORSHIP

TRUE JUDGMENT

TheAttitude TheAnticipationPoorinSpirit Theirsisthekingdom ofheaven

Mourn Theyshallbecomforted

Meek Theyshallinherittheearth

HungerforRighteousness Theyshallbefilled

Merciful Theyshallobtainmercy

PureinHeart TheyshallseeGod

Peacemakers TheyshallbecalledthesonsofGod

PersecutedforRighteousness Theirsisthekingdom ofGod

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1 Andseeingthemultitudes,Hewentuponamountain,andwhenHewasseatedHisdisciplescametoHim.2 ThenHeopenedHismouthandtaughtthem,saying:

3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirsis the kingdom of heaven.”

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684 “Blessed are those who mourn, for theyshall be comforted.”

PoorinSpiritMournMeekHungerforRighteousnessMercifulPureinHeartPeacemakersPersecutedforRighteousnessChristia

nMaturity

Galatians2:20IhavebeencrucifiedwithChrist;itisnolongerIwholive,butChristlivesinme;andthelifewhichInowliveinthefleshIlivebyfaithintheSonofGod,wholovedmeandgaveHimselfforme.

IacknowledgethatwithoutHimIcandonothing!

(John15:5)

Step 1

IconfesswithmymouththatJesusismyLordandbelieveinmyheartGodhasraiseHimfromthedead!

(Romans10:9-10)

Step 2

GODis

IcandoallthingsthroughChristwhostrengthsme!(Philippians4:13)

Step 2

“WoeismeforIamundone!”(Isaiah6:5)

“Inme…dwellsnogoodthing...Oh,wretchedmanthatIam…”

(Romans7:18,24)

Step 3

Hebrew: ַאְׁשֵרי (ʾašrê) = “deeply happy or blessed”

Greek: µακάριοι (makarios) = root – “great” “happy, blissful, fortunate”

Greek: πενθέω

James4:9 Lament andmourn andweep!Letyourlaughterbeturnedtomourningandyourjoytogloom.

(pentheo) =wail(themostintensiveofthe9GreekverbsusedintheNT)

Genesis2:16–17 AndtheLORD Godcommandedtheman,saying,“Ofeverytreeofthegardenyoumayfreelyeat;17 butofthetreeoftheknowledgeofgoodandevilyoushallnoteat,forinthedaythatyoueatofityoushallsurelydie.”

Grief is the loss of someone or something loved.

Genesis23:2AbrahammournsforSarah

Grief is universal.

Genesis37:34,35JacobmournsforJosephGenesis50:3-10EgyptiansmournforJacobDeuteronomy34:8IsraelmournsforJoseph2Samuel1DavidmournsforSaul&JonathanNumbers14:39IsraelmournsatKadesh-Barnea

Jesus mourned.

John11:35–36Jesuswept.36 ThentheJewssaid,“SeehowHelovedhim!”

Jesus mourned.

Luke19:41–44 NowasHedrewnear,Hesawthecityandweptoverit,42 saying,“Ifyouhadknown,evenyou,especiallyinthisyourday,thethingsthatmakeforyourpeace!Butnowtheyarehiddenfromyoureyes.

Psalm119:136 Riversofwaterrundownfrommyeyes,becausemendonotkeepYourlaw.

2Corinthians7:10Forgodlysorrowproducesrepentanceleadingtosalvation,nottoberegretted;butthesorrowoftheworldproducesdeath.

salvation

death

2Corinthians7:11Forobservethisverything,thatyousorrowedinagodlymanner:Whatdiligenceitproducedinyou,whatclearingofyourselves,whatindignation,whatfear,whatvehementdesire,whatzeal,whatvindication!Inallthingsyouprovedyourselvestobeclearinthismatter.

1Corinthians5:1–2 Itisactuallyreportedthatthereissexualimmoralityamongyou,andsuchsexualimmoralityasisnotevennamedamongtheGentiles—thatamanhashisfather’swife!2 Andyouarepuffedup,andhavenotrathermourned,thathewhohasdonethisdeedmightbetakenawayfromamongyou.

Matthew27:3–5 ThenJudas,Hisbetrayer,seeingthatHehadbeencondemned,wasremorsefulandbroughtbackthethirtypiecesofsilvertothechiefpriestsandelders,4 saying,“Ihavesinnedbybetrayinginnocentblood.”Andtheysaid,“Whatisthat tous?Youseetoit!”5 Thenhethrewdownthepiecesofsilverinthetempleanddeparted,andwentandhangedhimself.

John21:15–17 JesussaidtoSimonPeter,“Simon,sonofJonah,doyouloveMemorethanthese?”HesaidtoHim,“Yes,Lord;YouknowthatIloveYou.”Hesaidtohim,“FeedMylambs.”16 Hesaidtohimagainasecondtime,“Simon,sonofJonah,doyouloveMe?”HesaidtoHim,“Yes,Lord;YouknowthatIloveYou.”Hesaidtohim,“TendMysheep.”

John21:15–1717 Hesaidtohimthethirdtime,“Simon,sonofJonah,doyouloveMe?”PeterwasgrievedbecauseHesaidtohimthethirdtime,“DoyouloveMe?”AndhesaidtoHim,“Lord,Youknowallthings;YouknowthatIloveYou.”Jesussaidtohim,“FeedMysheep.

• Thesaddestthinginlifeisnotasorrowingheart,butaheartthatisincapableofgriefoversin,foritiswithoutgrace.WithoutpovertyofspiritnooneentersthekingdomofGod.Likewise,withoutitsemotionalcounterpart—griefoversin—noonereceivesthecomfortofforgivenessandsalvation.

• Mourningisnotoptional.

ThefirstofMartinLuther’s95Theses:“WhenourLordandMasterJesusChristsaid,'Repent’(Mt.4:17),Hewilledtheentirelifeofbelieverstobeoneofrepentance.”

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Hebrew: (Mĕnaḥēm) Greek: (paraclete)

“That night when I … sat alone at my car, my own sin—not just dirty politics, but the hatred and evil so deep within me—was thrust before my eyes, forcefully and painfully. For the first time in my life, I felt unclean, and worst of all, I could not escape. In those moments of clarity I found myself driven irresistibly into the arms of the living God.” Charles Colson

Colson,WhoSpeaksforGod?p.138.

Revelation21:4Godwillwipeawayeverytear...

Revelation21:4

Revelation21:5

ThenHewhosatonthethronesaid,“Behold,Imakeallthingsnew.”

Isaiah61:1–2TheSpiritoftheLordGODisuponMe,becausetheLORD hasanointedMetopreachgoodtidingstothepoor;HehassentMetohealthebrokenhearted,toproclaimlibertytothecaptives,andtheopeningoftheprisontothosewhoarebound;2 toproclaimtheacceptableyearoftheLORD,andthedayofvengeanceofourGod;tocomfortallwhomourn,

Isaiah40:1–3 “Comfort,yes,comfortMypeople!”SaysyourGod.2 “SpeakcomforttoJerusalem,andcryouttoher,thatherwarfareisended,thatheriniquityispardoned;ForshehasreceivedfromtheLORD’shanddoubleforallhersins.”3 Thevoiceofonecryinginthewilderness:“PreparethewayoftheLORD;makestraightinthedesertahighwayforourGod.”

“I walked a mile with Pleasure,She chattered all the way,

But left me none the wiserFor all she had to say.

I walked a mile with Sorrow,And ne’er a word said she,

But, oh, the things I learned from herWhen Sorrow walked with me!”

I Walked A Mile

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