Beatitudes III

Extracted Verses and Quotes from the Sermon

Biblical Verses

Matthew 5:6

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they will be filled.

Matthew 5:7

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

Matthew 13:45

The Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.

Micah 6:6-8

With what shall I come before the Lord and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?

Isaiah 54:10

For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed, says the Lord, who has compassion on you.

Isaiah 54:14

In righteousness you shall be established; you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near you.

Isaiah 54:17

No weapon that is fashioned against you shall prosper, and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, declares the Lord.

Isaiah 32:17-20

The effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever. Happy are you who sow beside all waters, who let the feet of the ox and the donkey range free.

Matthew 9:12-13

Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’

Leviticus 19:1-2

Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.

Matthew 6:14-15

For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Memorable Quotes

Those who are blessed of God are not those who have arrived at a certain state but those who are seeking for greater righteousness.

Mercy becomes a liberating and a dignifying force, restoring the dignity of human beings when there is a conflict.

Mercy in the teachings of Jesus is non-negotiable, yet it is often prized less among believers today than holding to absolute and often very arbitrary lifestyle standards.

Offering forgiveness and mercy preempts the need for future forgiveness because we break the cycles of vengeance seeking.

Joseph was a righteous individual because, rather than putting Mary away publicly, he chose to protect her dignity quietly.

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. Joseph did both, and the Messiah entered his home.