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The Beatitudes

Blessed Are The Hungry And Thirsty Matthew 5:1-12

The Background of the Beatitudes •  The Context: Matthew writes to the Jews

portraying Jesus as the Messiah. •  Chapter 4: Jesus begins His public ministry and

calls His first disciples. •  Chapter 5-7: Jesus preaches His first sermon (The

Sermon on the Mount). •  The Location: Jesus uses this vantage point of the

mountain to teach them. •  The Crowd: The curious crowd gathered to hear

Jesus teach; they were potential disciples. •  The Teacher: the posture of the Rabbi and sat

down, opened His mouth, and began to teach.

Beatitudes 1-3 1.  God blesses those who are

___________and realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.

2.  God blesses those who ______________, for they will be comforted.

3.  God blesses those who are ____________, for they will inherit the whole earth.”

Matthew 5:1-3 Matthew 5:6(NIV) Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

THE PREMISE:

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

The Beatitudes •  The Premise – God blesses those who… •  The Proof – The characteristic, trait… •  The Promise – The reward or result… •  1-4: our relationship with God •  5-8: our relationship with others •  What does a disciple of Jesus look like? •  Character influences conduct •  Progressive – Build on one another

THE PROOF:

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied. (NLT)

"…unless your righteousness is better than the righteousness of the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven! (Matthew 5:20)

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God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.

Eph. 2:8-9

As the deer pants for streams of water, So my soul pants for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. Ps. 42:1-2

THE PROMISE:

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

Psalm 107: 9 “for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things…” Ephesians 5:18 Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit…

John 6 The next day the crowd that had stayed on the far shore saw that the disciples had taken the only boat, and they realized Jesus had not gone with them. 23 Several boats from Tiberius landed near the place where the Lord had blessed the bread and the people had eaten. 24 So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went across to Capernaum to look for him. 25 They found him on the other side of the lake and asked, “Rabbi, when did you get here?” 26 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, you want to be with me because I fed you, not because you understood the miraculous signs.

John 6 27 But don’t be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man can give you. For God the Father has given me the seal of his approval.” 28 They replied, “We want to perform God’s works, too. What should we do?” 29 Jesus told them, “This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent.” 30 They answered, “Show us a miraculous sign if you want us to believe in you. What can you do? 31 After all, our ancestors ate manna while they journeyed through the wilderness! The Scriptures say, ‘Moses gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”

John 6 31 After all, our ancestors ate manna while they journeyed through the wilderness! The Scriptures say, ‘Moses gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” 32 Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, Moses didn’t give you bread from heaven. My Father did. And now he offers you the true bread from heaven. 33 The true bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” 34 “Sir,” they said, “give us that bread every day.” 35 Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.

We Desire: •  Power •  Prestige •  Positions •  Possessions •  People •  Purpose

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Facts about Hunger and Thirst: •  Repeats

•  Reduces •  Replaces

•  Results

Spiritual Hunger and Thirst Desires: •  God’s Presence – Psalm 63: 1 You, God, are my God,

earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.

•  God’s Word – Psalm 119:16 I will delight in your decrees and not forget your word.

•  God’s House - Psalm 84: 1-2: “…my soul yearns, even faints for the courts of the Lord.”

•  God’s Holiness – Heb. 12:14 “…Pursue holiness, for without holiness no one will see the Lord.”

•  God’s Justice – Micah 6:8 …what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

•  God’s Will – Psalm 40:8 I desire to do your will, my God…”

HOW DO WE RECLAIM OUR HUNGER AND THIRST? A - Acknowledge C - Confess T - Taste