The Keys to Kingdom Blessings

THE KEYS TO KINGDOM BLESSINGS MAY 1, 2022 THE KEYS TO KINGDOM BLESSINGS We Have A King – Jesus Christ → His Name Speaks For Itself – He Is The King Of Everything → He Has Given Us A Kingdom Which We Can Enter → We Have Keys To This Kingdom → We Receive Spiritual Life Thru Faith In Christ THE KEYS TO KINGDOM BLESSINGS Matthew 5:1–10 (NIV84) — 1 Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2 and he began to teach them, saying: 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. THE KEYS TO KINGDOM BLESSINGS Facts About The Beatitudes: →The First Four Beatitudes Focus On Our Relationship To God → The Second Four On Our Relationship To Our Fellowman →In All Of The Beatitudes There Is A Profound Unity → The First And The Last Beatitude End With The Same Reward “The Kingdom Of Heaven” THE KEYS TO KINGDOM BLESSINGS KINGDOM UPSIDE DOWN -- Morgan Cryar → Look At All These Strongmen Claiming To Be Weak → Look At The Offended Turn The Other Cheek → It’s A Kingdom Upside Down → Where The Servants Are At The Top → And The Rulers Are On The Ground → It’s A Kingdom Upside Down → You Have To Take Up Your Cross If You Want To Wear A Crown → In This Kingdom Upside Down THE KEYS TO KINGDOM BLESSINGS Being A Part Of His Kingdom = → We Have A New Life → “All Things Are Made New” → We Have A New Way Of Thinking → “We Are Renewed In Our Minds” THE KEYS TO KINGDOM BLESSINGS Why are the Beatitudes Important? → As a “code of conduct” for all believers. → To describe the fundamental heart change of Jesus’ followers THE KEYS TO KINGDOM BLESSINGS KINGDOM TRUTH #1 – THE POOR IN SPIRIT INHERIT THE KINGDOM → MAT 5:3 (NIV) ""Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." → “Being Poor In Spirit, Is Our Personal Acknowledgment Of Our Own Spiritual Bankruptcy.” THE KEYS TO KINGDOM BLESSINGS KINGDOM TRUTH #2 – THOSE WHO MOURN WILL BE COMFORTED → Mat 5:4 (NIV) "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted." → Going Through Sorrows, We Understand God’s Grace and Comfort → To Mourn = To Be Sorrowful and Grieve For The Sin In The World THE KEYS TO KINGDOM BLESSINGS KINGDOM TRUTH #3 – THE MEEK WILL INHERIT THE EARTH →Mat 5:5 (NIV) "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth." → We Put Ourselves Under The Control Of God And His Kingdom Perspectives THE KEYS TO KINGDOM BLESSINGS KINGDOM TRUTH #4 – THE HUNGRY FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS WILL BE SATISFIED →Mat 5:6 (NIV) "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled." → "How Happy Is The Person Who Wants 100% Righteousness; As Bad As A Starving Person Longs For Food And A Person Dying Of Thirst Longs For Water; For That Person Will Be Truly Satisfied.” THE KEYS TO KINGDOM BLESSINGS KINGDOM TRUTH #5 – THOSE WHO SHOW MERCY WILL RECEIVE MERCY →Mat 5:7 (NIV) "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy." → Mercy = To Get Inside The Other Person's Skin Until We Can See Things With Their Eyes, Think Things With Their Mind, And Feel Things With Their Feelings. → To Be Forgiven -- We Must Forgive THE KEYS TO KINGDOM BLESSINGS KINGDOM TRUTH #6 – THE PURE HEARTED WILL SEE GOD →(Mat 5:8 NIV) Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. → “Blessed Is The Person Whose Motives Are Always Clean & Unmixed & Not Watered Down For That Person Will See God” THE KEYS TO KINGDOM BLESSINGS KINGDOM TRUTH #7 – THE PEACEMAKERS WILL BE CALLED SONS OF GOD → (Mat 5:9 NIV) Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God A Peacemaker: →Solves Disputes -- Erases Divisions →Reconciles Differences -- Eliminates Strife → Silences Hostilities -- Builds Right Relationships THE KEYS TO KINGDOM BLESSINGS KINGDOM TRUTH #8 – THE PERSECUTED INHERIT THE KINGDOM →(Matthew 5:10–12 NIV) 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. →Persecuted= “Harassed”-- Blessed Are The “Harassed” → Rejoice & Be Glad – Your Reward Is Great In Heaven THE KEYS TO KINGDOM BLESSINGS Let The Things You Call Blessed Become Awesome Aspects Of Our Lives → Help Us Enter The Kingdom With Our Whole Being → Let Our Lives Be Representative Of Your Kingdom In Our Thoughts, Words And Actions By Your Spirit Working In Us → Let Kingdom Living Become More Than Theory – Let It Be Reality → May Your Kingdom Come And Your Will Be Done