1 / 8

Keys

Keys. Of the Kingdom. Godly Character for a Godless World. Less is More. Off With Their Heads. Matthew 5:10-12. Matthew 5:10–12

ivi
Download Presentation

Keys

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Keys Of the Kingdom Godly Character for a Godless World Less is More

  2. Off With Their Heads Matthew 5:10-12

  3. Matthew 5:10–12 10“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 12Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you. Off With Their Heads

  4. With Many Persecutions • We are persecuted because of righteousness • Persecution carries several connotations, including physical violence, social injustice, and several others. • We are persecuted because of Jesus • The persecutions being implied here have to do with verbal persecution. • Reviling is a form of verbally hating what someone represents. • Lying or bearing false witness implies giving false impressions of Christian beliefs or practices.

  5. The Rewards System • Jesus promises a reward in heaven for every believer. This reward is not specifically given, but it may speak to being with God for eternity. • We join a great cloud of believers who have also been persecuted, and their paths of leadership help us to endure the persectuion in our generation.

  6. Key of the Kingdom • We can rejoice when we are persecuted not because we enjoy it, but because it brings us closer to our reward, an eternity with God! • Persecution takes many forms, but trust in the Lord is the one weapon that can combat persecution. • The Lord will provide grace amidst persecution, as He has done for others in the past.

More Related