Homiletics Study – Matthew 2021-2022
Lesson 5 Passage: Matthew 5:1-16
Content (List of Topics or Events)
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Jesus teaches sharing godly
internal personal characteristics and
rewards (Matthew 5:1-10) a. Teaching ministry to
disciples (1-2) b. Blessed are poor in
Spirit; inheritance heaven (3) c. Blessed are those who
Mourn; comfort (4) d. Blessed are the meek;
inherit the earth (5) e. Blessed are those
seeking righteousness; filled (6) f. Blessed are merciful;
receive mercy (7) g. Blessed are pure in
heart; see God (8) h. Blessed are peacemakers;
called children of God (9) i. Blessed persecuted
because of righteousness; theirs is kingdom of heaven (10) |
Jesus teaches sharing heavenly
reward for external persecution for Jesus (Matthew 5:11-12) a. Blessed are those who
endure persecution for Jesus (11) b. Prophets also persecuted
and great is your heavenly reward (12) |
Jesus teaches that
followers must have an impact to glorify God (Matthew 5:13-16) a. Disciples are Salt;
loosing saltiness is useless (13) b. Disciples are light;
visible and bringing light to world; glorifying Father in Heaven (14-16) |
Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
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Jesus teaches sharing godly
internal personal characteristics and
rewards |
Matthew 5:1-10 |
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Jesus teaches sharing
heavenly reward for external persecution for Jesus |
Matthew 5:11-12 |
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Jesus teaches that
followers must have an impact to glorify God |
Matthew 5:13-16 |
Subject
Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10
words)
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Jesus teaching ministry;
sharing blessed characteristics with its Godly impact |
Aim (Main
Teaching Point of the Passage)
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CTATLT Jesus calls us to
have an impact on others for God through our visible attitudes, daily
walk, and our persecution for Jesus. |
Specific
Application Questions
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1 |
How are you being blessed
by your attitudes towards others? If
not, what needs to change? |
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2 |
What hardships are you encountering
for Jesus? How are you seeing the impact for Jesus in these things? |
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3 |
In what ways are you
visibly making and impact bringing salt and light to your world? |
Principles to Remember
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1 |
God blesses our Christlikeness |
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2 |
Impact for Jesus has a cost
and reward |
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3 |
Faith must be visible |
Characteristic
of God
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Our Blessing |
Theme
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Blessing comes to followers
who have an impact for Jesus in the lives of others |
God’s Word - What’s happening?
God’s Heart – What does God
care about?
Today’s World – How does this
connect to what is happening in my world today
