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Sermon on the MountMatthew 5-7

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•The Kingdom HandbookSermon on the MountMatthew 5-7

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Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples

came to him, and he began to teach them, saying:

Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples

came to him, and he began to teach them, saying:

Matthew 5:1-2

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Lifestylesof thePoor andNameless

Lifestylesof thePoor andNameless

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Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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Matthew 5:3

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“God, I thank you that I am not like other men—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.”

“God, I thank you that I am not like other men—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.” Luke 18:11-13

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"God, have mercy on me, a sinner.”"God, have mercy on me, a sinner.”

Luke 18:11-13

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I myself have reasons for such confidence… circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee;

I myself have reasons for such confidence… circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee; Philippians 3:4-8

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as for zeal, persecuting the church; as for legalistic righteousness, faultless. But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ…

as for zeal, persecuting the church; as for legalistic righteousness, faultless. But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ…

Philippians 3:4-8

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I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ.

I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ.

Philippians 3:4-8

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Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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Matthew 5:3

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

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Matthew 5:4

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

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Matthew 5:5

Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth.

Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth.

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1 Corinthians 1:26-30

But God chose the foolish things of the world… God chose the weak things of the world… He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things…

But God chose the foolish things of the world… God chose the weak things of the world… He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things…

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1 Corinthians 1:26-30

…so that no one may boast before him. It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus.

…so that no one may boast before him. It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus.

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1 Corinthians 1:26-30

Unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

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Matthew 18:3

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

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Matthew 5:5

Spiritually BankruptDeeply Disturbed

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Spiritually BankruptDeeply Disturbed

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