Part 2 | Becoming the Christian the World Truly Needs

From Matthew 5

Key Thought: Am I where I’m ?

📖 Acts 17:26ESV He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place,

1. A and world needs Christians.

📖 Matthew 5:13 ESV “You are the salt of the earth…”

📖 Matthew 5:14 ESV “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.

📖 John 17:15-18 ESV I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 17 Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. 18 As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.

2. A world needs Christians. 

📖 Matthew 5:3 ESV “Blessed are the…

Blessing (“Makarios”) – is not a . It is a of God’s on your life.

How to be a Christian:

1. on heaven’s .

📖 Matthew 5:3 ESV Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

2. my own .

📖 Matthew 5:4 ESV   “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

3. to God’s .

📖 Matthew 5:5 ESV “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

4. God’s of .

📖 Matthew 5:6 ESV “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

5. freely.

📖 Matthew 5:7 ESV “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

6. from the out.

📖 Matthew 5:8 ESV  “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

📖 Psalm 51:10 ESV  Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

7. handle relationships.

📖 Matthew 5:9 ESV   “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

8. in the of the world.

📖 Matthew 5:11 ESV    “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account

3. A world needs Christians who good works.

📖 Matthew 5:13 ESV   but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.

📖 James 1:5 ESV   If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.

📖 Matthew 5:15-16 ESV   Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

A Christian is an Christian.