How to Enter the Kingdom
Matthew 5:3-4
Skip Heitzig
Matthew 5 (NKJV™) | |
3 | "Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. |
4 | Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted. |
New King James Version®, Copyright © 1982, Thomas Nelson, Inc. All rights reserved.
With this teaching on the Sermon on the Mount you will get refreshed, remember the radical life that God calls you to live, and the greatness of the God you serve.
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9/27/1998 completed
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How to Build a Solid Life Matthew 7:24-29 Skip Heitzig |
Info Message Summary A storm will reveal what any structure is made of. The casual observer may not notice any difference between two homes in the same neighborhood but wind, rain and flood will tell all. Often a storm of crisis or calamity betrays what manner of person we are. How solid is your life? |
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9/20/1998 completed
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When Lips and Life Do Not Agree Matthw 7:21-23 Skip Heitzig |
Info Message Summary Words - so powerful and often so persuasive. They can move nations (think of Churchill), convince juries (think of the 0.J. trial), and delight a young couple (think of wedding vows). But when we face God, He will have some words to say as well. At that time there better be more than words to bring as evidence of our relationship with Christ. |
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9/13/1998 completed
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Wolves That Seem to Be Sheep Matthew 7:15-23 Skip Heitzig |
Info Message Summary Anyone can say, "Baabhh" like Sheep and still not be one. Were told to watch out for such. There will be "false prophets" who will distort the notion of the narrow gate. They will seek to broaden it or narrow it down to their narrower system, thus confusing people. "The history of the church has been a long and dreary story of false teachers," wrote John Stott. Jesus surely anticipated this would happen and tells us what to do about it. |
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9/6/1998 completed
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Making the Ultimate Choice Matthew 7:13-14 Skip Heitzig |
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8/30/1998 completed
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Talking to the God Who Answers Prayer Matthew 7:7-12 Skip Heitzig |
Info Message Summary Did you know that your personal prayer life is not all that personal? Rather, the answers that come to you from such a gracious heavenly Father are to be examples for our gracious treatment of others. The Golden Rule (v. 12) is based on the Silver Promise of answered prayer (vv. 7-11). |
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8/16/1998 completed
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Can a Christian Be a Critic? Matthew 7:1-6 Skip Heitzig |
Info Message Summary Now here's an example of the Sermon on the Mount being the most widely known, but least understood of Jesus' messages. How often have you heard these verses quoted whenever someone is confronted about an issue in their lives - any issue? Some think it means Christians should never evaluate and think with discernment. Far from it - let's clear up the issue. |
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8/9/1998 completed
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The Woeful World of Worry Matthew 6:25-34 Skip Heitzig |
Info Message Summary "Worry is the only game in which, when you guess right, you don't feel any better!" Right on! Worry saps life out of any project or any relationship. Worry isn't the same as genuine concern. According to Jesus, worry is really wasting today's time to clutter tomorrow's opportunities. |
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8/2/1998 completed
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Owning and Being Owned Matthew 6:19-24 Skip Heitzig |
Info Message Summary Many measure the value of an individual by what a person owns. That thinking creates a "keep up with the mentality. As one person put it, "It is difficult to save money when your neighbor keeps buying things you can't afford!" But Jesus measures your value by who or what is owning you. |
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7/26/1998 completed
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Fasting? Who Does That Anymore? Matthew 6:16-18 Skip Heitzig |
Info Message Summary Face it - food is a big deal! It's part of the basic sustenance of life. Why then would anyone want to give it up? Could there be a reason, besides losing weight, to not eat for a period of time? These three verses help us to understand. |
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7/5/1998 completed
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Pray This Way - Part 2 Matthew 6:11-13 Skip Heitzig |
Info Message Summary Think of it we have a God that tells us to ask Him for things that we need - and He will provide for us! How can we lose? Only if we never ask. And if we never ask, we'll never receive. Let's get some fresh insight into talking to God about ourselves, it can be liberating! |
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6/28/1998 completed
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Pray This Way - Part 1 Matthew 6:9-10 Skip Heitzig |
Info Message Summary This is the most familiar prayer of any in the world! It is memorized and repeated by millions. But rather than a piece of liturgy, it was intended to be a model of what genuine Christian prayer should be like. The first part focuses on God (vv 9-10); the second part focuses on us (vv 11-13). Notice that in this prayer Jesus not only gives us a pattern for prayer, but He also gives us a greater vision of the God we're praying to. |
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6/21/1998 completed
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The Genuine Christian Life: Praying Matthew 6:5-8 Skip Heitzig |
Info Message Summary When you think about a Christian activity or a Christian discipline, certainly prayer comes to mind. One of the first things any believer is encouraged to do is to pray. In His famous sermon, Jesus has a lot to say about communicating to God. What He says may surprise you - it's not the stuff found in most books I've ever read about prayer. |
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6/14/1998 completed
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The Genuine Christian Life: Giving Matthew 6:1-4 Skip Heitzig |
Info Message Summary Genuine is a word we like. It speaks of being solid and real as opposed to phony and superficial. In the next few paragraphs of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus addressed genuineness in three areas. |
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6/7/1998 completed
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The Truth About Love and Hate? Matthew 5:43-48 Skip Heitzig |
Info Message Summary Can you think of someone in your life who really bugs you? That person is your antagonist-always has some ill-spoken word or body language that is not favorable towards you. How do you handle such people? Rather than dreaming up ways to slowly torture them with pain, Jesus tells us to do something that goes against our natural impulses - love them! |
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5/17/1998 completed
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Revenge! Sweet Revenge! Matthew 5:38-42 Skip Heitzig |
Info Message Summary When properly practiced, Christianity is the most counter-cultural lifestyle in existence. Nowhere is this distinctness seen more clearly than in these verses of the Sermon on the Mount. Nowhere is our need for the Holy Spirit’s power more obvious. These verses make perfect spiritual sense in light of the fact that the fruit of the Spirit is love! |
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5/3/1998 completed
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How Good is Your Word? Matthew 5:33-37 Skip Heitzig |
Info Message Summary A promise is only as good as the integrity of the person making it. Because human nature is flawed in this regard, contracts are necessary. Lets consider today, the sanctity of a promise and how our word can become our bond. |
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4/26/1998 completed
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Marriage as an Endangered Species Matthew 5:31-32 Skip Heitzig |
Info Message Summary Warning: This message today will not be an easy one to deliver nor listen to. This issue is always confusing and painful... But it's because divorce and adultery have invaded our culture as well as the modern church in epidemic proportions that the pain exists. Jesus' words are unmistakably clear. |
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4/11/1998 completed
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When Sex Becomes a Problem Matthew 5:27-30 Skip Heitzig |
Info Message Summary "It is with our passions, as it is with fire and water. They are good servants, but bad masters." Sir Roger L’Estrange (1616-1704). Everyone reading this understands how easy it is to become enslaved by passionate desire. How do we keep from letting sex become such a master? |
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4/4/1998 completed
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Medicine for a Murderous Heart Matthew 5:21-26 Skip Heitzig |
Info Message Summary Someone once said, "When angry, take a lesson from technology; always count down before blasting off." Tragically many people don't. Anger is quickly transformed into rage and rage can burn out of control into murderous hatred. What's the answer for aggravation? According to Jesus it is reconciliation. |
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3/26/1998 completed
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How Does Heaven Work? Matthew 5:19-20 Skip Heitzig |
Info Message Summary Jesus often spoke about both heaven and hell with the same forthrightness as He would about any reality. Most everyone thinks they'll be in heaven. Will they? How does this eternity thing work anyway? How does one go to heaven? What will our status be once we get there? |
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3/22/1998 completed
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What Did Jesus Think About The Bible? Matthew 5:17-18 Skip Heitzig |
Info Message Summary The Bible, the Koran, the Targums, the Upanishads, the Book of Mormon - is there any real difference between them all? Don't all these books say the same things in different terms? What makes the Bible so special? Let's get the answer from Jesus Christ Himself. |
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3/8/1998 completed
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How to be Influential and Beneficial Matthew 5:13-16 Skip Heitzig |
Info Message Summary Everyone Wants to "leave his mark" on the world - to be remembered or at least noticed for some contribution he or she made on society. Jesus wants us to do that all well. He wants us to make an imprint on the footpath of life so that people will say, "Hey! Look! God's kids walked here!" The analogy Jesus used for this is salt and light. Let's see what it all means: |
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3/1/1998 completed
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Happy Are the Hassled Matthew 5:10-12 Skip Heitzig |
Info Message Summary Hold on! Brace yourself! This beatitude seems displaced even more so than all the previous ones. Since when was persecution ever a blessing? Jesus seems to give value to even the ill-treatment of others IF it's for the right reason. |
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2/22/1998 completed
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Making What Everyone Wants Matthew 5:9 Skip Heitzig |
Info Message Summary The heart cry of this war-torn planet is for peace. There are songs for peace, marches for peace and even bumper stickers for peace. Everyone wants it, everyone needs it, but it seem so elusive, so out of reach. Where does peace begin and how can God's kids become those who make peace? |
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2/15/1998 completed
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What's the Shape of Your Heart? Matthew 5:8 Skip Heitzig |
Info Message Summary The tin man in the Wizard of Oz longed for a heart and finally received one in the end. But his was only mechanical. So many people live mechanistic lives even many of those who attend church. What is it to be "pure in heart"? |
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2/8/1998 completed
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Mercy, Mercy, Mercy Matthew 5:7 Skip Heitzig |
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2/1/1998 completed
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What Are You Hungry For? Matthew 5:6 Skip Heitzig |
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1/25/1998 completed
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Dwelling Gently in the Kingdom Matthew 5:5 Skip Heitzig |
Info Message Summary The terms Kingdom and Meekness don't seem to fit in the same sentence. But the kingdom Jesus rules is refreshingly different from any other. The future Kingdom Age on earth will be inhabited and regulated by those who are mighty in meekness! |
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1/4/1998 completed
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The Kingdom Manifesto Matthew 5:1-2 Skip Heitzig |
Info Message Summary The most famous and misunderstood message of Jesus is The Sermon on the Mount. Some arrogantly assert that this sermon is their own personal code of ethics while others say it's an impossible standard that won't be kept until the future Kingdom Age. Matthew 5 through 7 are some of the most challenging, convicting and comforting chapters to be found in all the Bible. If you're ready to live a radically different life then hold on for the next several weeks as we explore this great sermon together. |
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