SERMON NOTES
The Beautiful Attitudes,
Lessons from the Sermon on the Mount
The Reward of Purity
Matthew 5:8
v1 And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him.
Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying:
v3 Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.
v5 Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.
v7 Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God.
Matthew 3:5-6 Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
Luke 18:18 Now a certain ruler asked Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
The Need For A New Heart
Psalm 24:3-4a Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has
clean hands and a pure heart...
Ezekiel 36:25-26 Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
Jeremiah 31:33 ...I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Proverbs 4:23 Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.
Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; Who can know it?
Genesis 6:5 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God...
John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
The Need For Pure In Heart
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
The Results of a New Heart
Exodus 33:22 So it shall be, while My glory passes by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock, and will cover you with My hand while I pass by. Then I will take away My hand, and you shall see My back; but My face shall not be seen.
Job 42:5 I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees You.
“Better to be blind and see with your heart, then to have two good eyes and see nothing.”
-Helen Keller
John 14:9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father.
John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
Matthew 11:28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
Lessons from the Sermon on the Mount
The Reward of Purity
Matthew 5:8
v1 And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him.
Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying:
v3 Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.
v5 Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.
v7 Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God.
Matthew 3:5-6 Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
Luke 18:18 Now a certain ruler asked Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
The Need For A New Heart
Psalm 24:3-4a Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has
clean hands and a pure heart...
Ezekiel 36:25-26 Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
Jeremiah 31:33 ...I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Proverbs 4:23 Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.
Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; Who can know it?
Genesis 6:5 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God...
John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
The Need For Pure In Heart
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
The Results of a New Heart
Exodus 33:22 So it shall be, while My glory passes by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock, and will cover you with My hand while I pass by. Then I will take away My hand, and you shall see My back; but My face shall not be seen.
Job 42:5 I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees You.
“Better to be blind and see with your heart, then to have two good eyes and see nothing.”
-Helen Keller
John 14:9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father.
John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
Matthew 11:28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.