Review of last week

• Love God, love your neighbor

• Sermon on the mount

  • Beatitudes

    • Poor in spirit

    • They that mourn

    • The meek

Beatitudes, continued

• Room for practical application

  • Only as practicality

  • Not meant for physical application

  • Spiritual – church vs. empires

• Hunger and thirst – filled (Matthew 5:6)

  • Romans 1:16-17; John 6:35; Psalms 42:1-2; 63:1; 107:8-9

• Merciful – obtain mercy (Matthew 5:7)

  • Willing to forgive

    • Matthew 6:14-15; 18:21-35

    • II Peter 3:9

    • James 2:13

  • Bring others to God’s mercy – Ephesians 2:4-7; Acts 8:30-35