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drawn from the Beatitudes found in Matthew 5:1-12. Craig Dearborn at The Point Church continues the message series on the Beatitudes with a focus on Matthew 5:8 "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God" |
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Pastor Brandi Harasimowicz of The Point Church continues the message series "The Greatest Sermon Ever Told" drawing further from Matthew 5 - 'the Beatitudes' from the Sermon on the Mount, focusing on Matthew 5:7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy." |
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* Matthew 5:7
* 1 Thessalonians 5:2-6 * Ephesians 4:30-32 * James 2:13 * Ephesians 2:1-7 * Micah 6:8 * Luke 10:25-37 Loading...
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Pastor James Harasimowicz continues "The Greatest Sermon Ever Told" series focusing on Matthew 5:6 [ESV]: "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied." Building on Pastor Brandi's framing of the Beatitudes as a conditional partnership with God, he clarifies that while Christ alone redeems, believers participate by submitting to Him and stewarding their lives in righteousness. Drawing from Psalms 42, 63, and the Samaritan woman in John 4, he illustrates spiritual hunger as a longing for God satisfied only through relationship with Christ—challenging listeners to empty themselves of worldly distractions and cultivate a genuine appetite for God that leads to lasting transformation. |
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Continuing Pastor Brandi's message from last week, Pastor James teaches on the Beatitude "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth" (Matthew 5:5), framing the Beatitudes as conditional invitations to live transformed, Christlike lives. He redefines meekness as strength under control—modeled by Jesus and contrasted with pride and self-reliance—and, drawing from Galatians 5 and Colossians 3, calls believers to daily set their minds on heavenly things and "put on" virtues like humility, gentleness, and patience. Inheriting the earth is presented not as passive reward but as the redemptive result of living counterculturally, letting Christ's nature transform lives and communities now. The message closes with communion and a corporate call to walk in meekness, freedom, and Christlikeness. |
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