Matthew 5:4-6 ‘Marks of the Kings People: they know their God and show it

Here's the outline for tonights talk:

The King’s people are marked by:



1. Active Compassion

The difference between pity and mercy



Micah 6:8



What will compassion mean for us?



2. Holy Focus
Heart

Pure



Psalm 24:3-4
What do I think about when my mind is in neutral?
What do I long for more than anything else?
To what do I give my allegiance and how is that seen?
What prompts me to serve others?




3. Reconciled Reconcilers

The Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9)




Isaiah 52:7



“Peace be with you!” (John 20)


What are the twin dangers with the beatitudes?


a. What will being actively compassionate mean for us?
b. How should we help one another to be pure in heart?
c. How can we act as peacemakers now?