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Happy are… Those Who Mourn

Happy are… Those Who Mourn. Matt. 5:4 & Luke 22:54-62. Biblical Mourning. “ Pain and suffering are not inherently evil. They are simply a part of our world, and can, when reacted to properly, serve a constructive purpose in what has been called the ‘ soul making process. ’”

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Happy are… Those Who Mourn

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  1. Happy are…Those Who Mourn Matt. 5:4 & Luke 22:54-62

  2. Biblical Mourning • “Pain and suffering are not inherently evil. They are simply a part of our world, and can, when reacted to properly, serve a constructive purpose in what has been called the ‘soul making process.’” The Beatitudes, Rubel Shelly, p. 24 • Another has said that sorrow as described by Jesus in the beatitudes, “must be embraced, not because it is inescapable and the struggle futile, but because true happiness is impossible without it.” Invitation to a Spiritual Revolution, Paul Earnhart, p. 8 • “The very fact that there are nine different verbs in the Greek alone (all used in scripture) to express the concept of grief is a pretty good indication that it is part and parcel of human living.” Kingdom Living Here and Now, John Mac Arthur, Jr. p. 56 Ps. 42:2-3 - Tears of loneliness 2 Tim. 1:3-4 - Tears of affection Jer. 9:1 - Tears of heartache Acts 20:31 - Tears of concern Mark 9:23-24 - Tears of earnest love Luke 7:37-38 - Tears of devotion

  3. Unprofitable Mourning • Mourning Unfulfilled Desires • 2 Sam. 13:1-4 - Amnon’s sinful distress • 1 Kings 21:1-4 - Ahab’s selfish mourning • Mourning Just Discipline • Lev. 10:1-7 - Aaron was not to mourn his son’s deaths

  4. Sincerely Acknowledge Your SinLk. 22:33, 54-60 • See all sin for what it is • Is. 59:1-2 - It is separation • Eph. 2:1-3 - It is death • Rom. 3:23 - We are all guilty • Do not hide or ignore it • Ps. 32:3 - It will consume you • 1 Cor. 5:1-3, 9-12 - It consumes like cancer • Do not sugarcoat it • Is. 5:20 - Maladies can only be appropriately treated when appropriately identified

  5. Feel the full weight of your sinLuke 22:61 • Remember Peter’s promise • “Lord, with you I am ready to go both to prison and death!” - Luke 22:33 • Peter’s sin was not just denial of association, but a refusal to go with Jesus. • He abandoned his friend and Lord when needed the most.

  6. Let God’s word “tear at your soul”Luke 22:62 • Prepare your heart to receive instruction • Matt. 13:18-23 - The Parable of the Sower • Remove heart hardening influences • Pride • Love of sin • Conceit • Procrastination • Frivolity • This Godly sorrow will drive you to the cross • 2 Cor. 7:10 - It produces genuine repentance • Joel 2:13 - Only true sorrow of sin has this effect • Acts 2:37 - We see this sorrow on Pentecost

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