The Beatitudes
Blessed Are Those Who Are Persecuted for Righteousness’ Sake
In Matthew 5:10-14, Jesus teaches His followers that those suffering for Him will receive a sure reward. Pastor Ben Bessett preaches about persecution for the right reason, speaking the truth in love, the gospel message, and the promised reward.
Blessed Are the Peacemakers
In Matthew 5:9, Jesus teaches His followers who can be peacemakers and that they have both a special role and a wonderful reward. Pastor Ben Bessett preaches that peace begins with God, how to implement God’s peace, how to live peacefully in churches, and what relational peace is.
Blessed Are the Pure in Heart
In Matthew 5:8, Jesus teaches His listeners that it’s the inside of a person that matters, and it is God that can change our desires. Pastor Ben Bessett preaches testing the heart, seeking after God, and the glorious reward.
Blessed Are the Merciful
In Matthew 5:7, Jesus teaches those who receive mercy from God must then be merciful to others. In this communion service, Pastor Ben Bessett preaches a transformed heart, experiencing the mercy of God, and the example of the Lord’s table.
Satisfaction—Not Where You Think
Matthew 5:6 promises those seeking to please God will have their spiritual needs satisfied. Pastor Ben Bessett preaches seeking satisfaction in the wrong places, seeking righteousness leads to true satisfaction, and a passion for holiness.
Blessed Are the Meek?
Matthew 5:5 promises the reward of eternal life for those trusting in God. Using the example of Moses in Numbers 12, Pastor Ben Bessett preaches Scripture’s meaning of meekness, trusting in the Lord, and the call to follow Christ.
Happy Are Those Who Mourn
Matthew 5:4 promises forgiveness for those who are broken by their sins and cast their burdens on the Lord. Pastor Ben Bessett preaches spiritual mourning, experiencing forgiveness, and hope in God or hope in ourselves.
Poor in Spirit
In Matthew 5:1-3, Jesus proclaims the kingdom of heaven is open for those who rely on the merit of Christ for their salvation. Pastor Ben Bessett preaches the poor in spirit: the meaning, the blessing, the importance, and the link to the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
Christ’s Address to His Persecuted Church
Jesus commands his people to rejoice when they are persecuted. This is a shocking command! Why should his people rejoice? Listen as Mr. Brandt Barnard preaches on Jesus’ comforting address to his persecuted church: Christ’s evaluation, Christ’s identification, and Christ’s exhortation.
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Blessed Peacemakers
The world seeks for peace in all the wrong places. True peace comes only from God alone through faith in the gospel. And peacemaking, reconciling sinners to God and sinners to sinners through the gospel, is a bloody task—it may even cost your life, as it cost the Son of God, Jesus Christ, his life to reconcile sinners to God. Listen as Mr. Brandt Barnard preaches from…
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