120923 sm 03 peace without honor - Matthew 5:9-12

Lesson 3 in a series on the Sermon on the Mount. Adapted from a lesson with the same title by Chip Bell at www.Bible.org. Presented September 23, 2012, at Palm Desert Church of Christ, by Dale Wells

1. Peace Without Honor Matthew 5:9-12 The Disciple’s Handbook Studies in the Sermon on the Mount

2. What does a peacemaker look like?

3. What does a peacemaker look like?

4. What does a peacemaker look like?

5. What does a peacemaker look like?

6. The Disciple’s Handbook

7. The Disciple’s Character Matthew 5:1-16

8. Blessed are …

9. Blessed are …

10. Peace Without Honor The Disciple’s Relationship with the World

11. Blessed are … Those who promote harmony

12. Blessed are …

13. Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

14. Romans 15:33 The God of peace be with you all. Amen.

15. Romans 16:20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.

16. Philippians 4:9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me--put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

17. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

18. Three aspects of P eacemaking Romans 5:1 Since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ ,

19. Three aspects of P eacemaking 2 Corinthians 5:18-20 God … has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us…. Be reconciled to God.

20. Three aspects of P eacemaking Hebrews 12:14 Make every effort to live in peace with all men .

21. Three aspects of P eacemaking 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you, 12 so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders.

22. Three aspects of P eacemaking 1 Peter 3:8-11 all of you, live in harmony with one another; … 9 Do not repay … insult with insult, but with blessing, … 11 seek peace and pursue it.

23. Three aspects of P eacemaking Romans 14:19 Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.

24. Three aspects of P eacemaking Romans 12:16-18 Live in harmony with one another. … 18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.

25. Three aspects of P eacemaking Colossians 3:15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace.

26. Blessed are …

27. Blessed are … Those who are mistreated for doing right

28. Blessed are …

29. Persecution

30. 2 Timothy 3:12 Everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

31. 1 Peter 3:14, 17 If you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. … 17 It is better, if it is God's will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

32. 1 Thessalonians 3:2-4 We sent Timothy… to strengthen and encourage you in your faith, 3 so that no one would be unsettled by these trials. You know quite well that we were destined for them. 4 In fact, when we were with you, we kept telling you that we would be persecuted. And it turned out that way, as you well know.

33. Blessed are …

34. Blessed are … Those who are mistreated for Jesus

35. Blessed are …

36. D ifferences between verses 10 and 11

37. John 15:18-21 If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. ... If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. …They will treat you this way because of my name.

38. 1 Peter 4:14 If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed.

39. 1 Peter 4:15-16 If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler. 16 However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.

40. 1 Peter 3:15-16 Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, 16 keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.

41. Matthew 5:12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

42. Hebrews 11:13-16 All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth. 14 People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. … 16 they were longing for a better country--a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

43. Blessed are …

44. Congratulations! The kingdom of heaven is yours!