Blessed Are Those Who Mourn For They Shall Be Comforted.
Matthew 5:4
The 2nd Beatitude
Notes from our church’s Winter Bible study on the Beatitudes
Sermon by Pastor Marvin Shenk
Marv began his message with an illustration that demonstrated an immature way to handle sorrow or disappointment.
At a certain party, each child was given gingerbread boys. Somehow a leg broke off one child’s gingerbread boy. In frustration the three-year-old cried at his misfortune and angerly crumpled the entire cookie.
Isn’t that how we deal with disappointments now and then? When one thing goes wrong, we want to give up on our entire life?
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Mourning is true sadness – or as Marv said – good grief.
Mourning is not a complaining, look-at-me sadness
Mourning is not being a cry baby
Mourning is godly sorrow, a sadness that brings pain to our heart for sin.
A man is in sad shape when he can sin – and it doesn’t bother him.
Jesus died on the cross to become our source of comfort – to comfort us.
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You don’t need Jesus because you might die today
You need Jesus so you can live tomorrow.
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