The Pure (7 of 8)
Series: Blessed
Zach Terry
Matthew 5:8
ILLUSTRATION: An American Indian had a girlfriend back on a reservation in New Mexico, he wasn't able to go see her that often. He found postage too expensive and calling out of the question, so he decided to resurrect his peoples tradition of smoke signals to communicate. It caught on in that part of the state and by and by everyone was doing it in the Indian community. And it became a favorite past time to see out and watch what everyone was saying to one another...about that time Uncle Sam exploded the first atomic bomb. This enormous mushroom cloud went up. Indian said, ''Wow, wish I'd said that!''.
- October 13 - Friend Day. Sunday school Teachers, personally contact everyone on your roll. Special Guest American Idol star John Glossan - Invite!!! Trophy to the small group with the highest attendance. TAKE CARD AND WRITE FIRST NAME OF WHO YOU ARE BRINGING. Invite cards at the welcome center.
TEXT: Matthew 5:8 (ESV)
8 ''Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
We've established the meaning of ''Blessed'' - it's walking in the power, presence, and provision of God.
What is pure in heart? Well, remember early in our series we talked about how a human exists as a trichotomy? Body, Soul, and Spirit? Well when the Bible refers to your heart it is speaking of the SOUL - the mind, the will and the emotions.
So let's expand the text a bit...
Who will experience the Presence, Power, and Provision of God? The one who is PURE in mind, will, and emotions. This person shall see God.
So now the key to understanding this text is to unpack and understand PURITY.
1. The Portrait of Purity -
As Jesus made this statement the hearers would have had certain word pictures that would immediately come to mind.
a. An Undivided Heart
??In other words a heart of integrity. You remember in math that an integer is a whole number. It's not a fraction, it's not a portion of a n ...
Series: Blessed
Zach Terry
Matthew 5:8
ILLUSTRATION: An American Indian had a girlfriend back on a reservation in New Mexico, he wasn't able to go see her that often. He found postage too expensive and calling out of the question, so he decided to resurrect his peoples tradition of smoke signals to communicate. It caught on in that part of the state and by and by everyone was doing it in the Indian community. And it became a favorite past time to see out and watch what everyone was saying to one another...about that time Uncle Sam exploded the first atomic bomb. This enormous mushroom cloud went up. Indian said, ''Wow, wish I'd said that!''.
- October 13 - Friend Day. Sunday school Teachers, personally contact everyone on your roll. Special Guest American Idol star John Glossan - Invite!!! Trophy to the small group with the highest attendance. TAKE CARD AND WRITE FIRST NAME OF WHO YOU ARE BRINGING. Invite cards at the welcome center.
TEXT: Matthew 5:8 (ESV)
8 ''Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
We've established the meaning of ''Blessed'' - it's walking in the power, presence, and provision of God.
What is pure in heart? Well, remember early in our series we talked about how a human exists as a trichotomy? Body, Soul, and Spirit? Well when the Bible refers to your heart it is speaking of the SOUL - the mind, the will and the emotions.
So let's expand the text a bit...
Who will experience the Presence, Power, and Provision of God? The one who is PURE in mind, will, and emotions. This person shall see God.
So now the key to understanding this text is to unpack and understand PURITY.
1. The Portrait of Purity -
As Jesus made this statement the hearers would have had certain word pictures that would immediately come to mind.
a. An Undivided Heart
??In other words a heart of integrity. You remember in math that an integer is a whole number. It's not a fraction, it's not a portion of a n ...
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