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Grace Church is all about Jesus because we believe that he transforms sinners for the glory of God. That is why we teach and learn from the Bible, grow in our affection for Christ, and love and serve the city of Racine.

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Grace Church is all about Jesus because we believe that he transforms sinners for the glory of God. That is why we teach and learn from the Bible, grow in our affection for Christ, and love and serve the city of Racine.

    Salt and Light - Words To Live By: Sermon on the Mount

    Salt and Light - Words To Live By: Sermon on the Mount

    We have now come to the end of this section called the beatitudes, and Jesus concludes it by comparing his people to salt and light. We get a chance here to see the impact that living rightly has for those who witness it. If last week’s passage (Matthew 5:10-12) was about the world’s effect on God’s people, this is about the effect of God’s people on the world.

    Blessing and Persecution - Words To Live By: Sermon on the Mount

    Blessing and Persecution - Words To Live By: Sermon on the Mount

    This Sunday concludes our time together in the beatitudes and it ends with a word on the world’s response to the righteous. Hostility and persecution are not just a probability, they are to be expected. And even though this is the reality for God’s people, we are to rejoice because of what we already have reserved for us.

    True Peace - Words To Live By: Sermon on the Mount

    True Peace - Words To Live By: Sermon on the Mount

    As we approach the end of the beatitudes, our Lord gives the penultimate description of the citizens of his kingdom as peacemakers. And while peace is a term that the world uses quite frequently, the worldly understanding of it certainly lacks the fullness of what Christ means by it. So as God’s people, we go forward as His representatives of the kind of peace he offers.

    Whole Hearted Happiness - Words To Live By: Sermon on the Mount

    Whole Hearted Happiness - Words To Live By: Sermon on the Mount

    We are now into the latter half of our Lord’s beatitudes in which we are getting a clearer picture of the type of people who are part of his kingdom. In verse 8, Jesus calls us to purity of heart and promises the gift of seeing God. It is a simple statement, but holds profound weight that gives us a hope beyond anything before.

    Mercy - Words To Live By: Sermon on the Mount

    Mercy - Words To Live By: Sermon on the Mount

    We have now reached the fifth beatitude which tells us that the merciful are the blessed ones. This is a unique beatitude amongst the list of others in that the outcome replicates the command. The merciful will be shown mercy. It is another insight into what citizens of the kingdom are to be like.

    You Are What You Hunger For - Words To Live By: Sermon on the Mount

    You Are What You Hunger For - Words To Live By: Sermon on the Mount

    In verse 6, we learn that it is those who hunger and thirst for righteousness who will be satisfied. While this is something that Christians would almost certainly nod their heads in agreement with, it may be an idea that we don’t often meditate on personally. Our approach to righteousness is fundamental to who God’s people are to be.

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