MATTHEW 5:812

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• MATTHEW 58-12

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2REJOICE AND BE GLAD V.12

• Pure in heart v.3
• Peace maker v.9
• Persecuted v.10

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3REJOICE

• Rejoice- Be joyfuljubilant, exultation,
  spiritual gladness be exceedingly glad (Mk.
  1411, Lk. 1532, Rom. 1619, I Cor. 1617, Rev.
  197) A spontaneous emotion/extreme happiness
  (ISam. 186, Col. 25, IThess. 39, IIJH. 4)

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4INTRODUCTION

• Blessed Be attitude/happy spiritual joy and
  satisfaction that lasts regardless of condition,
  that carries one through pain, sorrow, loss
  grief.

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5PURE IN HEART V.8

• V.8- Blessed are the pure in heart for they
  shall see God.

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6PURE IN HEART

• Pure in Heart To have a clean heart, unmixed,
  unpolluted, purge forgiven, holy to have the
  single purpose of Gods glory. (Jer. 1414, Ps.
  244-5, Ja. 127, I Pet. 122)

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7PURE IN HEART

• Promise is the shall see God (I Cor. 1312, IJh.
  32
• We need to pray often like David (Ps. 5110

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8PEACE MAKER V. 9

• V.9- Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall
  be called the children of God

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9PEACE MAKERS V. 9

• Peacemaker To bring people together, to make
  peace between man God (Rom. 51 vs. Phil. 47)-
  erase division reconcile differencesbuild right
  relationships (Rom. 1419)

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10PERSECUTED V. 10

• V. 10- Blessed are they which are persecuted for
  righteousness sake for theirs is the kingdom of
  heaven.

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11PERSECUTED V. 10

• To endure suffering for Christ (Pet. 412)
  mocked, ridiculed, criticized, ostracized

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12PERSECUTED V.10

• Persecution is a paradox- Believer suffering for
  living for Christ (Jh. 1518-19, IITim. 312,
  IPet. 412-14)
• Promise the kingdom of heaven (Mt. 1923-24, Col.
  126, Heb. 1135)

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13CONCLUSION V.12

• V.12- Rejoice, and be exceeding glad for great is
  your reward in heaven for so persecuted they the
  prophets which were before you.