https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PoorInSpirit-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n\tby Jeffrey Hamilton<\/p>\n\t
Text: Isaiah 61:1-3<\/p>\n
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I. The good news is a message to the afflicted – Isaiah 61:1<\/p>\n
A. This is the passage Jesus chose to read in his hometown – Luke 4:16-21<\/p>\n
B. When John began to doubt Jesus, Jesus again referred to this passage – Luke 7:22-23<\/p>\n
C. Jesus declared that the kingdom, the church belongs to the poor – Luke 6:20<\/p>\n
II. Wealth causes problem<\/p>\n
A. Jesus noted that it was difficult for the rich to be saved – Matthew 19:23<\/p>\n B. It is not the money itself that is the problem but the effect it has on a person’s\nthinking.\n 1. The wealthy tend to become arrogant and forget their origins – I Timothy\n6:17-19\n
2. They trust themselves instead of God – Proverbs 11:28<\/p>\n
C. This was the downfall of a whole congregation – Revelation 3:17<\/p>\n
D. The attitude creeps in and affects behavior – James 5:1-6<\/p>\n
III. In contrast, the poor tend to be oppressed and in need of a defender<\/p>\n
A. God raises the poor from the dust where they have fallen – Psalms 113:5-8<\/p>\n B. The poor understand how fragile is their life and their dependence on many things,\nespecially God.\n
1. Thus, it influences their behavior – Proverbs 18:23<\/p>\n 2. Of the two groups, the poor tend to see the world more accurately –\nProverbs 28:11\n
C. A good king will deliver the poor when they cry out to him – Psalms 72:12-14<\/p>\n
1. The King of kings has concern for the poor – Isaiah 66:1-2<\/p>\n
IV. Blessed are the poor in spirit – Matthew 5:3<\/p>\n
A. Jesus is talking about those who have the mind set of the poor.<\/p>\n
B. You cannot enter the kingdom with the mind set of the rich.<\/p>\n
C. You can be poor without being poor in spirit. You can be rich without having the arrogance of the rich.<\/p>\n
1. You don’t have to be rich to be prideful – Luke 18:9-14<\/p>\n
2. You don’t have to be poor to be humble – Luke 18:15-17<\/p>\n D. The kingdom belongs to those who realize that they cannot direct their own steps –\nJeremiah 10:23\n 1. They will not argue with God about the terms He chooses to use to grant\nHis mercy\n
V. Many people are unable to come to God as beggars<\/p>\n
A. Their pride holds them back – James 4:4-10<\/p>\n B. Pity them because they are doomed to remain in spiritual poverty while the poor\nin spirit are enriched by the wealth of God’s kingdom – James 1:9-11\n
C. Will you submit this day to God?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
by Jeffrey Hamilton Text: Isaiah 61:1-3 I. The good news is a message to the afflicted – Isaiah 61:1 A. This is the passage Jesus chose to read in his hometown – Luke 4:16-21 B. When John began to doubt Jesus, Jesus again referred to this passage – Luke 7:22-23 C. 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