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  The Jesus Manifesto  Series Contributed by  Jefferson Williams  on Jul 30, 2020 Scripture:  Matthew 5:1-12 Denomination:  Baptist Summary:  Jesus gives us a picture of Kingdom life. He doesn’t give us a to-do list. It’s much deeper than that. These are the characteristics that a Christian exhibits in a lost and dying world. The Jesus Manifesto (Matthew 5:1-12) 6-24-18 Chenoa Baptist Church Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Your Wife Ain’t Your Momma! Have you ever had a sermon dramatically change your life? Has a sermon ever rocked your soul to the point that you still remember it years later? The year was 1995. I had been married three years to my little red headed girl and if you had asked me to rate myself as a husband I would have given myself an eight out of ten. But one sermon changed all of that. My father-in-law and I were at Promise Keepers in Atlanta when an African American pastor named Wellington Boone rose to speak. I’ll never forget his firs...

  "How To Be The Beatitudes" Contributed by  Quintin Morrow  on Sep 8, 2003 Scripture:  Matthew 5:1-12 Denomination:  Episcopal/Anglican Summary:  A message on the Beatitudes The Rev’d Quintin Morrow St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Fort Worth, Texas www.st-andrew.com The Text: Matthew 5:1-12 I. The Sermon on the Mount A. Is a revelation of Jesus Christ’s deity. 1. By the location of the sermon (a mountain top). 2. By His words (“Ye have heard it said…but I say to you”). B. Is for Disciples (born again Christians) of Jesus Christ. C. Is difficult to keep for believers, but impossible for unbelievers. II. The Beatitudes (vv. 3-12). A. The poor in spirit: Those who recognize their own spiritual inadequacy (see the Publican in Luke 18:9-14). B. They that mourn: Those that grieve over 1. Their own sin. 2. The wickedness and suffering of the world. 3. Their own losses. C. The Meek: Those that are “gentle” (doing the right thing, at the right moment, for the right a...