All Things Christmas!

Sermons

← back to list

Oct 06, 2013

A Happy Sadness (Part 2)

Passage: Matthew 5:4

Preacher: Travis Fleming

Series:Upside Down Attitudes

Detail:

To understand and apply this beatitude requires us...

1.  Grieving over sin.
     May involve grieving over...
          A.  Personal sin.
          B.  The spirit of the age.
          C.  Satan's current reign.

2.  Having the proper sorrow for our sin.

3.  There are two kinds of sorrow:

     A.  Worldly Sorrow                            B.  Godly Sorrow 
          Comes from...                                  Comes from...
             1.  Getting caught                              1.  Failing the Savior
         And involves...                                  And involves...
             2.  Blaming others                             2.  Accepting responsibility                      
             3.  Making excuses                            3.  Rejecting excuses
             4.  Minimizing its severity                   4.  Marveling at His sacrifice
             5.  Hiding in secrecy                          5.  Practicing transparency
             6.  Refusing accountability                  6. Embracing accountability 
             7.  Spurning community                     7.  Seeking community
         And leads to...                                  And leads to...
             8.  Suffering and death.                     8.  Blessing and life.

4.  Looking to the promised comfort from the Savior.
     This promised comfort gives us a greater...
          A.  Longing for the Lord.
          B.  Hope for our heavenly home.
          C.  Trust in times of trial.
          D.  Peace in the present.