Sermon on the Mount Bible Study Week Three
Day 3- Matt 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Define mourn:
What in life is most common to mourn over?
What is Jesus saying we should be mourning over?
What is your view of your sin? Are you ever disgusted by it?
Look up these verses and write what they say about how costly our sin is.
Isaiah 59:1-2
Psalms 14:3
Psalms 130:3
Ecc 7:20
Romans 3:23
Jesus is speaking to His followers about their spiritually bankrupt state and their sin that has separated them from God. He is showing them that their sin needs to be repented of and cast aside. He uses the word mourn, not saddened, because our sin is horrible and makes relationship with a holy God impossible. With that in mind, is mourning over your sin a one-time thing that leads to repentance, never to be considered again?
Is there any sin over which you are currently mourning and fighting for victory?
Ask God to reveal any sin in your life over which you should be mourning:
How are those who mourn comforted? (It’s ok to write your own verse references)
Going Deeper- Consider how many hymns give a stanza to the goodness of God in dealing with our sin. Write out the titles of the hymns that address this. Why do you think this many hymn writers saw the need to praise God for dealing with their sin?
Define mourn:
What in life is most common to mourn over?
What is Jesus saying we should be mourning over?
What is your view of your sin? Are you ever disgusted by it?
Look up these verses and write what they say about how costly our sin is.
Isaiah 59:1-2
Psalms 14:3
Psalms 130:3
Ecc 7:20
Romans 3:23
Jesus is speaking to His followers about their spiritually bankrupt state and their sin that has separated them from God. He is showing them that their sin needs to be repented of and cast aside. He uses the word mourn, not saddened, because our sin is horrible and makes relationship with a holy God impossible. With that in mind, is mourning over your sin a one-time thing that leads to repentance, never to be considered again?
Is there any sin over which you are currently mourning and fighting for victory?
Ask God to reveal any sin in your life over which you should be mourning:
How are those who mourn comforted? (It’s ok to write your own verse references)
Going Deeper- Consider how many hymns give a stanza to the goodness of God in dealing with our sin. Write out the titles of the hymns that address this. Why do you think this many hymn writers saw the need to praise God for dealing with their sin?
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