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How to have influence
Be poverty stricken in your spirit for God, Long for God like you are grieving for a dead friend
Be intensely humble in your desire for God. Hunger and thirst like a desperate person for God.
Matthew 5:7-16 (NIV) 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.
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's
the only thing that ever has.” (Anthropologist Margaret Mead)
IT’S NOT WHAT WE DO BUT WHO WE ARE
How to treat all people(includes your spouse, children, teachers, employees/rs , domestic workers )
1. Give Mercy
“Blessed are the merciful For they will be shown mercy”
How to treat all people(includes your spouse, children, teachers, employees/rs , domestic workers)
1. Give Mercy2. Live Life Open
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.”
Pure means ‘unmixed, unadulterated, unalloyed, like pure clean water’.
How to treat all people(includes your spouse, children, teachers, employees/rs , domestic workers)
1. Give Mercy2. Live Life Open
3. Make peace (even if it means going to war)
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God”
How to treat all people(includes your spouse, children, teachers, employees/rs , domestic workers)
1. Give Mercy2. Live Life Open3. Make Peace
4. Ignore Offence
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
SUMMARYVs 3-6 How to relate to God.
• Be poverty stricken in your spirit • Long for God like you are grieving for a dead friend• Be intensely humble in your desire for God • Hunger and thirst like a desperate person
Vs 7-10 How to relate to people • Give mercy• Live Life Open• Make Peace• Ignore Offence
SALT AND LIGHT
13 "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer
good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. 14 "You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and
it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your
good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.
IT’S NOT WHAT WE DO BUT WHO WE ARE
2 Timothy 2:2 (NIV) 2 And the things you have heard me say in the
presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others.
IT’S NOT WHAT WE DO BUT WHO WE ARE
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