{"id":1302,"date":"2020-08-03T10:29:25","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T14:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/pastorsblog\/?p=1302"},"modified":"2020-08-03T10:29:26","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T14:29:26","slug":"what-youll-find-in-the-kingdom-sermon-on-the-mount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/pastorsblog\/?p=1302","title":{"rendered":"What You&#8217;ll Find in the Kingdom :: Sermon on the Mount"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Presented at Curwensville Alliance on 8\/2\/20<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In the Sermon on the Mount<\/strong>, Jesus is turning the world upside down &#8211; giving us a proper perspective on life and on the kingdom of heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zEpXDY3n4mQ\">watch the worship service here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zEpXDY3n4mQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Beatitudes form a Benediction, of sorts&#8230;.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You are blessed when you realize you have nothing before God and are completely dependent on his grace and mercy.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You are blessed when you struggle in your recognition of the evil of this world and it causes you to mourn. You&#8217;re seeing clearly, understanding that the only solution is God&#8217;s goodness.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You are blessed because you have stopped clamoring for your rights and you&#8217;ve begun trusting God &#8211; and you&#8217;re finding more than you would have hoped for.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You are blessed because you have a sincere hunger and desire to be a better person &#8211; to be &#8220;right&#8221; before God. And God has made that happen because the desire itself was a prerequisite.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You are blessed because you have been shown mercy. You&#8217;ve indicated that you understand that God&#8217;s mercy is what you must rely on. 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