HAPPY HUMBLE

5 questions about "poor in spirit"

1. Why does He start with this?
       1. Poverty of spirit is the only way
       2. All other graces are based on Poverty of spirit
       3. We are doomed without his redemption

2. What does it mean?
        It doesn't mean poor materally
         Isa 66:2,Psa 34:18,Psa 51:17,Isa 57:15

3. What is the result? theirs is the Kingdom

4. How do we become poor in spirit?
       1 you must look at God
       2 starve the flesh...flesh feeds pride
       3 Ask...knock...beg

5. How will I know I am? 7 principles:
     1 You will be weaned from yourself(Psalm 131:2)
     2 You will be lost in the wonder of Christ(1 Cor. 3:18)
     3 You will never complain about situation
     4 You will see only the excellence in others
     5 You will spend much time in prayer
     6 You will take Christ on his terms, not yours
     7 You will thank and praise God for his grace

"TRUE HAPPINESS"

Matthew 5:1-12

  The occasion Matthew 4:23
  The Preacher Authority(didn't quote source)

Three points to the Sermon on the Mount
          1. Citizens of the Kingdom
          2. Righteous of the Kingdom
          3. Exortation to enter the Kingdom


The setting: the mountain
The style: sat down - traditional of a rabbi
The recipients: the disciples of Jesus
The context: only for the followers of Christ

Biblical context (Malachi 4:6)
Political context. (Jews looking for a messiah)
Religious context.(professional religionist)


Five reasons to study the Sermon on the Mount
1 Show the absolute necessity of the new birth     4 Evangalism
2 Clearly points to Jesus                                              5 Pleases God
3 Only way to happiness for Christians

Facing Your Fears

Psalms 34: 1 - 4

Facts about FEAR:
     1   We live in an age of fear
     2   They change with society
     3   They can imprison us


Three fatalities of FEAR:
     1   The best of our lives
     2   The best for others
     3   The best from God


Five FEARS that limit Christians:
     1   Confrontations that need to be settled
     2   Failures that need to be forgotten
     3   Transparencies that need to be shared
     4   Rejections that need to be released to God
     5   Changes that need to be pursued


SIX STEPS TO FREEDOM FROM FEAR:
     1   Discover where fear resides
            Fear comes from without Anxiety comes from within.
     2   Discover who we are(Psalms 34:4)
     3   Admit our fears
     4   Accept the frailties of life
     5   Focus on today, not yesterday or tomorrow
     6   Focus on Gods soverignty


I John 4:8, John 14:1, Psalms 23:4, Psalms 55:22, Psalms 56:3-4, I Pet. 3:14-15