Series: Shining Series: Shining ThroughThrough

““A Surrendered A Surrendered Life”Life”

Matthew 5:3Matthew 5:3

BEATITUDESBEATITUDES

GOD SHINES GOD SHINES THROUGHTHROUGH

Church on the Mount of Church on the Mount of BeatitudesBeatitudes

Sermon on the Sermon on the MountMount

JesuJesuss

““God applauds the poor in spirit. God applauds the poor in spirit. He cheers the mourners. He favors He cheers the mourners. He favors

the meek. He smiles upon the the meek. He smiles upon the hungry. He honors the merciful. hungry. He honors the merciful.

He welcomes the pure in heart. He He welcomes the pure in heart. He claps for the peacemakers. He claps for the peacemakers. He rises to greet the persecuted.rises to greet the persecuted.

I. I. Craving Craving for Spiritual for Spiritual Abundance.Abundance.

A.A. SecuritySecurity

B.B. SignificanceSignificance

C.C. SufficiencySufficiency

““Jesus said to them, Jesus said to them, “You are those who “You are those who

justify yourselves justify yourselves before men, but God before men, but God

knows your hearts. For knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed what is highly esteemed

among men is an among men is an abomination in the abomination in the

sight of God.”sight of God.”(Luke 16:15).(Luke 16:15).

““Our Personal need for Our Personal need for security, significance (& security, significance (& sufficiency) can only be sufficiency) can only be genuinely & fully met in genuinely & fully met in relationship with Jesus relationship with Jesus

Christ. Every Christian is in Christ. Every Christian is in fact totally secure & fact totally secure &

eternally significant. eternally significant. We are loved We are loved

unconditionally by a unconditionally by a personal God with a personal God with a

sacrificial love which is as sacrificial love which is as profound as it is profound as it is

unwavering.unwavering.

Because of our position in Because of our position in Christ & our place in His Christ & our place in His purpose, our lives have purpose, our lives have

meaning. We are valuable meaning. We are valuable & significant. A personally & significant. A personally abundant Christian needs abundant Christian needs nothing other than God & nothing other than God &

what He chooses to provide what He chooses to provide in order to persevere & to in order to persevere & to

grow in responsible living.”grow in responsible living.”

Dr. Larry CrabbDr. Larry Crabb

I. I. Craving Craving for Spiritual for Spiritual Abundance.Abundance.

II. II. Characteristics Characteristics of Spiritual of Spiritual Abundance.Abundance.

““Assert yourself. Care Assert yourself. Care for nothing except for nothing except

yourself. The only vice yourself. The only vice is weakness, & the is weakness, & the

only virtue is strength. only virtue is strength. Be strong, be a Be strong, be a

superman. The world is superman. The world is yours if you can get it.”yours if you can get it.”

NietzscheNietzsche

The Bible says, The Bible says, “For all “For all those things My hand has those things My hand has made, & all those things made, & all those things exist,” Says the LORD. exist,” Says the LORD. “But on this one will I “But on this one will I

look: On him who is poor look: On him who is poor & of a contrite spirit, & & of a contrite spirit, &

who trembles at My who trembles at My Word.”Word.”

(Isaiah 66:2).(Isaiah 66:2).

I. I. Craving Craving for Spiritual for Spiritual Abundance.Abundance.

II. II. Characteristics Characteristics of Spiritual of Spiritual Abundance.Abundance.III. III. ConditionsConditions for Spiritual for Spiritual Abundance.Abundance.

““Lord if you Lord if you would only would only

change change _____________ ; _____________ ; I’ll be happy.I’ll be happy.

The Bible says, The Bible says, “But “But seek first the kingdom seek first the kingdom

of God and His of God and His righteousness, and all righteousness, and all these things shall be these things shall be

added to you.”added to you.”(Matthew 6:33).(Matthew 6:33).  

I. I. Craving Craving for Spiritual for Spiritual Abundance.Abundance.

II. II. Characteristics Characteristics of Spiritual of Spiritual Abundance.Abundance.III. III. ConditionsConditions for Spiritual for Spiritual Abundance.Abundance.IV. IV. Covenant Covenant of Spiritual of Spiritual Abundance.Abundance.

The Bible says, The Bible says, “To “To obtain an inheritance obtain an inheritance

incorruptible & incorruptible & undefiled & that undefiled & that

does not fade away, does not fade away, reserved in heaven reserved in heaven

for you,”for you,”(1 Peter 1:4)(1 Peter 1:4)

““How do I look?How do I look?

How am I doing?How am I doing?

How important How important am I?am I?