Series: Shining Series: Shining ThroughThrough

““Beatitude of Beatitude of Sorrow”Sorrow”

Matthew 5:4Matthew 5:4

Sermon on the Sermon on the MountMount

Zoe’s TurtleZoe’s Turtle

I. I. LamentLament the Losses of Life. the Losses of Life.

The Bible says, The Bible says, “I am “I am worn out from worn out from groaning; all night long groaning; all night long I flood my bed with I flood my bed with weeping & drench my weeping & drench my couch with tears.” couch with tears.” (Psalms 6:6)(Psalms 6:6)

The Bible says, The Bible says, “It is better to go “It is better to go to a house of mourning than to to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of every death is the destiny of every man; the living should take this man; the living should take this to heart. Sorrow is better than to heart. Sorrow is better than laughter, because a sad face is laughter, because a sad face is good for the heart. The good for the heart. The heart of the wise is in the heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.” house of pleasure.” (Ecclesiastes 7:2-4)(Ecclesiastes 7:2-4)

The Bible says, The Bible says, “In “In bitterness of soul Hannah bitterness of soul Hannah wept much & prayed to the wept much & prayed to the LORD… ’Do not take your LORD… ’Do not take your servant for a wicked servant for a wicked woman; I have been woman; I have been praying here out of my praying here out of my great great anguish & grief.’” anguish & grief.’” (1 Samuel 1:10; 16)(1 Samuel 1:10; 16)

The Bible says, The Bible says, “Record “Record my lament; list my tears my lament; list my tears on your scroll--are they on your scroll--are they not in your record?”not in your record?”(Psalms 56:8).(Psalms 56:8).

The Bible says, The Bible says, “For his “For his anger lasts only a anger lasts only a moment, but his favor moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in but rejoicing comes in the morning.”the morning.”(Psalms 30:5).(Psalms 30:5).

I. I. LamentLament the Losses of Life. the Losses of Life.

II. Be II. Be SorrowfulSorrowful about Sin. about Sin.

““What a wretched man I What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me am! Who will rescue me

from this body of from this body of death?”death?”

(Romans 7:24). (Romans 7:24). 

““In my morning In my morning devotions my soul was devotions my soul was exceedingly melted, & I exceedingly melted, & I bitterly mourned over bitterly mourned over my exceeding sinfulness my exceeding sinfulness & vileness.”& vileness.” Missionary David BrainerdMissionary David Brainerd

The Bible says, The Bible says, “Let there “Let there be tears for the wrong be tears for the wrong things you have done. Let things you have done. Let there be sorrow & deep there be sorrow & deep grief. Let there be grief. Let there be sadness sadness instead of laughter, & instead of laughter, & gloom instead of joy.”gloom instead of joy.”(James 4:9).(James 4:9).

““Sin will take you Sin will take you farther than you want farther than you want to go & keep you longer to go & keep you longer than you want to stay… than you want to stay… & its going to cost you & its going to cost you more than you want more than you want to pay.”to pay.” Source unknownSource unknown

The Bible says, The Bible says, “When I “When I kept silent, my bones kept silent, my bones wasted away through my wasted away through my groaning all day long. For groaning all day long. For day and night your hand day and night your hand was heavy upon was heavy upon me; my strength was me; my strength was sapped as in the heat sapped as in the heat of summer. Selah”of summer. Selah”(Psalms 32:3-4)(Psalms 32:3-4)

The Bible says, The Bible says, “For I know “For I know my transgressions, & my sin my transgressions, & my sin is always before me. Against is always before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned you, you only, have I sinned & done what is evil in your & done what is evil in your sight, sight, so that you are proved so that you are proved right when you speak & right when you speak & justified when you judge.”justified when you judge.”(Psalms 51:3-4).(Psalms 51:3-4).

I. I. LamentLament the Losses of Life. the Losses of Life.

II. Be II. Be SorrowfulSorrowful about Sin. about Sin.

III. Cry over Condition of III. Cry over Condition of Others. Others.

The Bible says, The Bible says, “But “But encourage one another encourage one another daily, as long as it is called daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.” deceitfulness.” (Hebrews 3:13)(Hebrews 3:13)

The Bible says, “So be on The Bible says, “So be on your guard! Remember your guard! Remember that for three years I that for three years I never stopped warning never stopped warning each of you night & day each of you night & day with tears.” with tears.” (Acts 20:31)(Acts 20:31)

The Bible says, The Bible says, “Dear “Dear brothers & sisters, if brothers & sisters, if another Christian is another Christian is overcome by some sin, you overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently who are godly should gently & humbly help that person & humbly help that person back onto the right path. Be back onto the right path. Be careful not to fall into careful not to fall into the same temptation the same temptation yourself.”yourself.”(Galatians 6:1).(Galatians 6:1).

The Bible says, The Bible says, “As He “As He approached Jerusalem & approached Jerusalem & saw the city, He wept saw the city, He wept over it.” over it.” (Luke 19:41).(Luke 19:41).

I. I. LamentLament the Losses of Life. the Losses of Life.

II. Be II. Be SorrowfulSorrowful about Sin. about Sin.

III. III. CryCry over Condition of over Condition of Others.Others.

IV. IV. WeepWeep over the World. over the World.

The Bible says, “Speak up The Bible says, “Speak up for those who cannot for those who cannot speak for themselves, for speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up & destitute. Speak up & judge fairly; judge fairly; defend the rights of defend the rights of the poor and needy.”the poor and needy.”(Proverbs 31:8-9)(Proverbs 31:8-9)

America has America has Produced:Produced:43 Children killed or injured by 43 Children killed or injured by

gunsguns1637 Youth drop out of school1637 Youth drop out of school1081 children 1081 children abused/neglectedabused/neglected5357 robbed, raped or 5357 robbed, raped or assaultedassaulted89 die of AIDS89 die of AIDS1.5 million homeless1.5 million homeless20 million are hungry20 million are hungry

Source: Eighth Day Center for JusticeSource: Eighth Day Center for Justice

I. I. LamentLament the Losses of Life. the Losses of Life.

II. Be II. Be SorrowfulSorrowful about Sin. about Sin.

III. III. CryCry over Condition of over Condition of Others.Others.

IV. IV. WeepWeep over World. over World.