Sermon on the Mount - Beattitudes, Jesus.

1. WINNING
ATTITUDES -
PART 1
by Preeti

2. GRACIOUS JESUS
2. TRUE BLESSEDNESS
Winning Attitudes –
Part 1
Winning Attitudes –
Part 2
Winning Attitudes –
Part 3

3. WINNING ATTITUDES
PART 1: MATTHEW 5:3-5
Beatitudes:
Ref: Matthew 5: 3-12,
Luke 6:20, 21b
 Call to be of the
attitude..
 Spiritual well-being,
deep joy of the soul.
 Latin – Beatus
(Blessed)
 Greek – Makarios
(Happiness)

4. WINNING ATTITUDES
– THE GREAT PARADOX
Contrary to:
 Worldly notion of
‘blessedness’
‘happiness’
 Carnal mind
“… foolishness to
those who are
perishing, but to us
who are being saved it
is the power of
God.” (1 Co. 1:18)

5. THE BEATITUDES
Second Year of
Jesus’ teaching
ministry (Luke
6:1). Describe:
 Qualities every
Christian
should
manifest
 Reward

6. WINNING ATTITUDES
Two beatitudes (Matthew
5:3,10) refer to the
kingdom of God
3 “Blessed are the poor
in spirit, for theirs is the
kingdom of heaven
10 “Blessed are those who
have been persecuted
for the sake of
righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom
of heaven.

7. WINNING ATTITUDES
MATTHEW 5 : 3
Blessed are the
poor in spirit
For theirs is the
Kingdom of
Heaven

8. BLESSED ARE THE
POOR IN SPIRIT...
Ptōchos in Greek: “the
destitute”, “like beggar”,
“dependent on a
provider”
Does not imply:
 Material poverty
 Poor-spirited
Implies realization of:
• Spiritual destitution
without God
• Constant
dependence on God

9. BLESSED ARE THE
POOR IN SPIRIT...
….This is the one I
esteem : he who is
humble and
contrite in spirit and
trembles at my word
Isaiah 66:2b
The Lord is close to
the broken hearted
and saves those who
are crushed in spirit
Psalms 34:18

10. BEATITUDES
MATTHEW 5:4
Blessed are the
poor in spirit
For theirs is the
Kingdom of
Heaven

11. …. FOR THEIRS IS THE
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
• The Kingdom
is already
theirs to
possess
• A reward as
well as a
consequence
of being poor
in spirit

12. WINNING ATTITUDES
– MATTHEW 5:4
Blessed are those
who mourn
For they shall be
comforted

13. BLESSED ARE THOSE
WHO MOURN...
Pantheō – rare, strongest
Greek word meaning “to
mourn”, “to lament”
Does not imply:
 Material loss
 Rejection
 Loss of a dear one
Implies:
Lament over one’s own
sinfulness

14. BLESSED ARE THOSE
WHO MOURN (MATT 3:4)
I will turn their
mourning into joy,
I will console and
gladden them after
their sorrows.
Jeremiah 31:13b
For godly sorrow
produces
repentance leading
to salvation,…
2 Corinthians 7:10

15. WINNING ATTITUDES
– MATTHEW 5:4
Blessed are those
who mourn
For they shall be
comforted

16. …FOR THEY SHALL BE
COMFORTED
Comfort and
Strength:
 In sorrow and
repentance
 To resist sin
 To stand
against sin.

17. WINNING ATTITUDES
MATTHEW 5:5
Blessed are the
meek
For they will
inherit the earth

18. BLESSED ARE THE
MEEK…
Praus: Greek for “mild”, “of
“gentle spirit”, “humble”
Praeis: Greek for meekness,
(most untranslatable word
in NT – Barclay)
Does not imply:
• Weakness
• Compromise
• Practiced self control
Implies:
Strength under control with
higher objectives

19. BLESSED ARE THE MEEK
MEEKNESS EXEMPLIFIED
… Christ Jesus, who
being in the very
nature God did not
consider equality
with God something
to be grasped
(Phil.2:5,6)
 Jesus (Mt. 11:29,
1 Pet.2:21-23)
 Moses (Num.12
:1-10)
 Apostles (1
Thess. 2:6)

20. BLESSED ARE THE MEEK
MEEKNESS EXPLAINED
Jesus knew that
the father had put
all things under His
power….and began
to wash His
disciples’ feet..
“I have set you an
example that you
should do as I
have done for
you” (John 13)

21. BLESSED ARE THE MEEK
MEEKNESS ESTABLISHED
When they hurled their
insults at him, he did
not retaliate; when he
suffered, he made no
threats. Instead, he
entrusted himself to
him who judges
justly. (1 Pet. 2: 23)
Jesus said, "Father,
forgive them, for they
do not know what they
are doing.“… (Luke
23:34)

22. WINNING ATTITUDES
– MATTHEW 5:5
Blessed are the
meek
For they will
inherit the earth

23. …FOR THEY WILL
INHERIT THE EARTH
“But the meek
shall inherit the
earth...” Psalm
37:11
“If we endure, we
will also reign
with Him, if we
disown Him, He
will also disown
us” 2 Tim.2:12

24. …FOR THEY WILL
INHERIT THE EARTH
By being in
Jesus, the meek:
• Receive the
allotted portion
• Share in His
inheritance
becoming
co-heirs with
Jesus

25. DISCUSSION
1. What might be some connections or
disconnects between spiritual poverty and
physical poverty?
2. How does humility fit in a society that
encourages an attitude of “you are number
one,” prove you are better than everyone, work
your way to the top, etc.?
3. How does meekness open a person to divine
direction? How does meekness manifest itself
in your life?

26. REFERENCES
 http://biblehub.com/matthew/5-3.htm
 https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/mat/5/1/t_bibles_
934003
 http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/
 http://biblehub.com/lexicon/matthew/5-3.htm
 http://www.studylight.org/commentaries/