The Gospel of Matthew

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The Gospel of Matthew
Knowing the Messiah
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Review

• John in Prison
• The Kingdom suffers
• Jesus began his ministry in Caperneum
• Jesus message is repentance and forgiveness of
  sin
• Jesus calls the Aposltles

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Matthew 51-12 (The Beatitudes)

• 1And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a
  mountain, and when He was seated His disciples
  came to Him. 2Then He opened His mouth and taught
  them, saying
• 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit,
• For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
• 4 Blessed are those who mourn,
• For they shall be comforted.
• 5 Blessed are the meek,
• For they shall inherit the earth.

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The Beatitudes

• Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for
  righteousness,
• For they shall be filled.
• 7 Blessed are the merciful,
• For they shall obtain mercy.
• 8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
• For they shall see God.
• 9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
• For they shall be called sons of God.
• 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for
  righteousness sake,
• For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
• 11Blessed are you when they revile and persecute
  you, and say all kinds of evil against you
  falsely for My sake. 12Rejoice and be exceedingly
  glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so
  they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

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Marks of A Christian

• Humble
• Contrite (right heart before the Lord)
• Gentle (Kind)
• Righteous
• Merciful
• Pure in Heart
• Peaceful
• Willing to stand and suffer for what they believe

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Beatitudes

• The word Beatitudes comes from a Latin word
  beatis -blessed
• each one starts with the word blessed
• The beatitudes represent a pattern, a picture of
• who the blessed ones of God are
• how we can recognize them
• their reward.

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Now and a then pattern

• Blessed are those who are poor in spirit now for
  in the future they will receive the kingdom of
  heaven.
• Blessed are those who mourn now, for in the
  future they will be comforted.
• Blessed are the meek now for in the future they
  will inherit the earth.
• And so we see this pattern.
• Now there is one thing .but in the future there
  will be something else.

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Beatitudes (themes)

• Righteousness
• We must maintain the right attitude and belief
  system.
• As a result of maintaining the right attitude and
  beliefs we will eventually receive these things
  from God
• Perseverance
• If we persevere in this life, there will be
  blessings and rewards to come.
• Your blessings are not always immediate.
• There is this sense that in this life there will
  be struggles and issues to deal with.
• Holiness
• Living unlike the world shows who we are

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Poor in Spirit

• Contrite means-not overly proud, but humble.
• Somebody whos spirit is not full of pride but
  knows his position with God.
• He also feels unworthiness because of his sin.
• He doesnt boast or brag and isnt proud.
• His heart is broken because of sin. His

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Isaiah 662

• Has not my hand made all these things, and so
  they came into being? declares the Lord. This
  is the one I esteem he who is humble and
  contrite in spirit, and trembles at my word.
• Knowing that God made us should cause us to
  respect Him. This is the beginning of wisdom.

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Jesus Models Humility

• He calls Himself by a third-party name (the Son
  of Man)
• He didnt brag about how great He was, how
  powerful He was and how much God loved Him.
• He realized He is subject to the Fathers will.
• He became an example for us. Blessed are those
  who recognize their place with God and are humble
  and contrite about that position.
• Humility means that we diminish our will so that
  He may have His will.

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Philippians 25-11

• 5Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ
  Jesus, 6who, being in the form of God, did not
  consider it robbery to be equal with God, 7but
  made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of
  a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.
  8And being found in appearance as a man, He
  humbled Himself and became obedient to the point
  of death, even the death of the cross. 9Therefore
  God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the
  name which is above every name, 10that at the
  name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in
  heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under
  the earth, 11and that every tongue should confess
  that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God
  the Father.

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Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be
comforted.

• Times of mourning come for all people
• loss of loved one
• loss of possessions
• loses of relationships
• loss of self

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II Corinthians 13-5

• Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord
  Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the
  God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our
  troubles, so that we can comfort those in any
  trouble with the comfort we ourselves have
  received from God. For just as the sufferings of
  Christ flow over into our lives, so also through
  Christ our comfort overflows.

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The God of All Comfort

• Those who mourn will be comforted.
• Our God is The God of all comfort.
• He gives comfort to us even though we suffer many
  trials and persecutions.
• When Jesus was about to leave, He said that He
  would send us a Comforter.
• Therefore, blessed are those who mourn in this
  life, those who struggle and suffer especially
  for Jesus.
• He will send them the Holy Spirit to comfort
  them.
• They will be comforted.
• Thats a wonderful promise because the Holy
  Spirit is the seal of salvation unto God.

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Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the
earth.

• Meek means kind or gentle
• If a person is meek, he doesnt try to be in the
  forefront or try to be recognized.
• He is quiet and humble and on the sidelines so to
  speak.
• Jesus was meek.
• He didnt try to exert His power over others.
• He simply spoke truth in love and people
  responded..Hmmmmm!

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What are the meek inheriting?

• II Peter 38-15
• But do not forget this one thing, dear friends
  With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and
  a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not
  slow in keeping his promise, as some understand
  slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting
  anyone to perish, but everyone to come to
  repentance. But the day of the Lord will come
  like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a
  roar the elements will be destroyed by fire, and
  the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.
  Since everything will be destroyed in this way,
  what kind of people ought you to be? You ought
  to live holy and godly lives as you look forward
  to the day of God and speed its coming. That day
  will bring about the destruction of the heavens
  by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat.
  But in keeping with his promise we are looking
  forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home
  of the righteousness. So then, dear friends,
  since you are looking forward to this, make every
  effort to be found spotless, blameless and at
  peace with him. Bear in mind that our Lords
  patience means salvation, just as our dear
  brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that
  God gave him.
• The point is, the meek will inherit the new
  earth, the one that is coming. The present one
  will be destroyed by fire.

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Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness

• What does that mean?
• to want righteousness so much that without it you
  would die.
• It becomes the focus of your life.
• You have to have righteousness to live.
• To live righteously means to live rightly. You do
  that which is right.
• In the old English it means to live wisely.

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Repentance

• Those who believe in Jesus are declared righteous
  because Jesus completely fulfilled Gods will.
• However, even though we have Jesus
  righteousness, He still calls us to live a
  righteous life, a lifestyle that is right
  according to Scripture

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I Timothy 611-12

• But you, man of God, flee from all this, and
  pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love,
  endurance and gentleness. Fight the good fight of
  the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to
  which you were called when you made your good
  confession in the presence of many witnesses.

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What is the Standard?

• Jesus calls us to live a righteous life, a
  lifestyle that is right according to Scripture.
• The Standard is not
• our ideals
• What society dictates
• What we see on TV
• It is the Word of God

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How?

• Romans 310
• There is none righteous, no, not one
• 11 There is none who understands
• There is none who seeks after God.
• 12 They have all turned aside
• They have together become unprofitable
• There is none who does good, no, not one.

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Romans 512-19

• 12Therefore, just as through one man sin entered
  the world, and death through sin, and thus death
  spread to all men, because all sinned13(For
  until the law sin was in the world, but sin is
  not imputed when there is no law. 14Nevertheless
  death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those
  who had not sinned according to the likeness of
  the transgression of Adam, who is a type of Him
  who was to come. 15But the free gift is not like
  the offense. For if by the one mans offense many
  died, much more the grace of God and the gift by
  the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded
  to many. 16And the gift is not like that which
  came through the one who sinned. For the judgment
  which came from one offense resulted in
  condemnation, but the free gift which came from
  many offenses resulted in justification. 17For if
  by the one mans offense death reigned through
  the one, much more those who receive abundance of
  grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign
  in life through the One, Jesus Christ.)
• 18Therefore, as through one mans offense
  judgment came to all men, resulting in
  condemnation, even so through one Mans righteous
  act the free gift came to all men, resulting in
  justification of life. 19For as by one mans
  disobedience many were made sinners, so also by
  one Mans obedience many will be made righteous.

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Righteousnessthe fruit of repentance

• John 151-8
• 1I am the true vine, and My Father is the
  vinedresser. 2Every branch in Me that does not
  bear fruit He takes away and every branch that
  bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more
  fruit. 3You are already clean because of the word
  which I have spoken to you. 4Abide in Me, and I
  in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of
  itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can
  you, unless you abide in Me.
• 5I am the vine, you are the branches. He who
  abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit for
  without Me you can do nothing. 6If anyone does
  not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and
  is withered and they gather them and throw them
  into the fire, and they are burned. 7If you abide
  in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask
  what you desire, and it shall be done for you.
  8By this My Father is glorified, that you bear
  much fruit so you will be My disciples.

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They will be filled

• They will be made completely righteous and find
  forgiveness
• They will be fulfilled
• Righteousness brings peace
• Unrighteousness brings guilt and fear

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Blessed are the merciful

• Matthew 913
• I desire mercy, not sacrifice.
• From Hosea 66-Israel the Harlot
• God gave the sacrificial system to help us see
  the need for mercy. But His desire was to show
  us mercy. If we can show people mercy, then we
  will be shown mercy. When the day comes when we
  stand before God, we want to be shown mercy.

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No Mercy-is Expensive

• Matthew 613-14
• 14For if you forgive men their trespasses, your
  heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15But if
  you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither
  will your Father forgive your trespasses.

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Shown Mercy

• If we show mercy, then we will be shown mercy now
  and at judgement.
• When we fail to have mercy, we are not acting out
  of love.
• Love demands mercy.
• Mercy is treating someone as if they never
  committed the crime they deserve to be punished
  for.

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Some Situations that Demand Mercy

• Abuse
• Divorce
• Murder
• Character Assassination
• Homosexuality

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Can You have mercy on people in these categories?

• The more you can show mercy, the more you are
  like God.
• Luke 747
• 47Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are
  many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to
  whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.

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The Pure in Heart

• Being pure in heart means serving God out of the
  right motives.
• It doesnt mean that you never have bad thoughts.
  But that when you serve God its because you
  love Him and want to please Him.
• You dont do these things because they are
  expected. You truly want to follow His ways

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Philippians 214-17

• 14Do all things without complaining and
  disputing, 15that you may become blameless and
  harmless, children of God without fault in the
  midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among
  whom you shine as lights in the world, 16holding
  fast the word of life, so that I may rejoice in
  the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or
  labored in vain.

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They Shall See God

• To see God is to know Him in every way.
• 1 John 32-3
• 2Beloved, now we are children of God and it has
  not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we
  know that when He is revealed, we shall be like
  Him, for we shall see Him as He is. 3And everyone
  who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just
  as He is pure.

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Peacemakers

• He is a God of Peace
• His Message is one of peace
• He calls us to make peace
• Peace is our Guardian
• He is our peace

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He is a God of Peace

• 1 Corinthians 143
• 3For God is not the author of confusion but of
  peace, as in all the churches of the saints.
• 2 Thessalonians 316
• 16Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you
  peace always in every way. The Lord be with you
  all.

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His Message is one of peace

• Romans 51
• Therefore, having been justified by faith, we
  have peace with God through our Lord Jesus
  Christ, 2through whom also we have access by
  faith into this grace in which we stand, and
  rejoice in hope of the glory of God

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Romans 1015

• 5And how shall they preach unless they are sent?
  As it is written
• How beautiful are the feet of those who preach
  the gospel of peace,
• Who bring glad tidings of good things!

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He calls us to make peace

• Romans 1419
• 19Therefore let us pursue the things which make
  for peace and the things by which one may edify
  another.
• Hebrews 1214
• 14Pursue peace with all people, and holiness,
  without which no one will see the Lord
• Romans 1218
• 18If it is possible, as much as depends on you,
  live peaceably with all men.

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Peace guards our hearts and minds

• Philippians 46-7
• Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by
  prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let
  your requests be made known to God 7and the
  peace of God, which surpasses all understanding,
  will guard your hearts and minds through Christ
  Jesus.

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He is our Peace

• Ephesians 214-18
• 4For He Himself is our peace, who has made both
  one, and has broken down the middle wall of
  separation, 15having abolished in His flesh the
  enmity, that is, the law of commandments
  contained in ordinances, so as to create in
  Himself one new man from the two, thus making
  peace, 16and that He might reconcile them both to
  God in one body through the cross, thereby
  putting to death the enmity. 17And He came and
  preached peace to you who were afar off and to
  those who were near. 18For through Him we both
  have access by one Spirit to the Father.

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Sons of God

• If he is a God of Peace and
• Jesus is the Prince and King of Peace
• Who brought The Gospel of Peace,
• then ..
• His sons will be known by their peace
• the peace they have
• the peace they make

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Persecuted for Righteousness

• Matthew 511
• Blessed are you when they revile and persecute
  you, and say all kinds of evil against you
  falsely for My sake. 12Rejoice and be exceedingly
  glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so
  they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

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Romans 816-19

• 16The Spirit Himself bears witness with our
  spirit that we are children of God, 17and if
  children, then heirsheirs of God and joint heirs
  with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that
  we may also be glorified together.
• 18For I consider that the sufferings of this
  present time are not worthy to be compared with
  the glory which shall be revealed in us. 19For
  the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly
  waits for the revealing of the sons of God.

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The Kingdom of Heaven

• Heaven is the hope of those who suffer because
  there is no suffering there.
• Revelation 22-4
• Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem,
  coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a
  bride adorned for her husband. 3And I heard a
  loud voice from heaven saying, Behold, the
  tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell
  with them, and they shall be His people. God
  Himself will be with them and be their God. 4And
  God will wipe away every tear from their eyes
  there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor
  crying. There shall be no more pain, for the
  former things have passed away.

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Conclusion

• In this life, we can not trust in
• relationships, wealth, possessions, revenge,
  accomplishments, our abilities, or anything else
  to make us blessed and happy.
• We can trust in God to bless us and make us happy
  because our minds have been changed to understand
  eternal truth. Knowing the Truth sets us free.