Introduction Jesus speaks about tremendous blessing on the people of God He speaks of the kingdom of heaven He speaks of the earth His mind is upon the new heaven…
Introduction Looking at the Beatitudes They begin unusually - with a poem Held up as a great piece of literature It is much more than this It speaks deep challenging…
Introduction We are going to begin looking at the Beatitudes We have finished look at Jesus' last message - His final discourse (John 14-16) The first recorded message of Jesus…
Introduction Last message in this series!! Example of Bishop of Worcester and London - Oct 1555 These men knew great pace Considering John 16:33 To have peace Jesus has overcome…
Introduction What does the world need more than anything else? Examples A sense of sin - to be convicted Otherwise sinners will never turn to God What is this conviction?…
Introduction Considering one verse - v12 "I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now" There are things we do not have capacity for,…
Introduction Last week we were looking at joy Now we have the word 'hatred' This passage reminds us that as Christian we need to 'count the cost' Matt 16:24-25 Examples…
Introduction Focusing on v11 Do you see Christianity as something joyful? Jesus joy would be with the disciples It would remain with them forever What Jesus promises His disciples -…
Introduction Reading v2 The secret of the Christian life is to keep our eyes on Jesus He is King and the one who reigns Is our confidence in Jesus Christ?…
Introduction The context: a long discourse from Jesus to the 11 disciples It is intimate - Judas has left He has given much encouragement He has promised the Holy Spirit…