This document discusses the Beatitudes from the Sermon on the Mount. It explains that those who possess the characteristics in the Beatitudes have blessings from Jesus now, not just later. Those characteristics include being poor in spirit, mourning, being meek, having passion for righteousness, being merciful, pure in heart, and being peacemakers. It says that those with these traits will have compassion for important things of God, gentle strength, passion for rightness, increasing grace and kindness, deeper faith, and unite people through their behavior. The document emphasizes that one's life is important and influential.

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characteristics
poor in spirit
those who mourn
those who are meek
those with a passion for righteousness
those who are merciful
those who are pure in heart
those who are peacemakers
those persecuted & insulted
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4. what this is NOT
God’s “stand & deliver”
An ethical standard
A wish list for later
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You possess BLESSING NOW > Jesus
Your heart will break for the “God important”
You begin to exercise gentle strength
You develop a passion for what is right.
You grow in grace and kindness
You become deeper & stronger IN God
Your behaviour increasingly unites people
You possess BLESSING NOW > Jesus
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CREATION
Matt 5:3-16
New New
PRIORITY VALUES
Matt 5:17-48
Matt 7:24-27
JESUS
New
New RELATIONSHIP
JOURNEY GOD
Matt 7:13-23 New Matt 6:1:33
RELATIONSHIP
PEOPLE
Matt 7:1-12
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8. Matthew 5:13-16 NIV
13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses
its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no
longer good for anything, except to be thrown out
and trampled underfoot. 14 “You are the light of the
world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15
Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a
bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light
to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your
light shine before others, that they may see your
good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
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9. your life is
IMPORTANT
your life is
INFLUENTIAL
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10. “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are
powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant,
gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually,
who are you not to be? You are a child of
God. Your playing small does not serve the
world. There is nothing enlightened about
shrinking so that other people won't feel
insecure around you. We are all meant to
shine, as children do. We were born to
make manifest the glory of God that is
within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own
light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are
liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
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be different
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14. be distinctive
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be daring
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“I wanted to see if
the world could
really change”
Trevor McKenney
PAY IT FORWARD
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