The Beatitudes - Persecuted and Redeemed Part 8 - Home Church Ministry
Channel: Home Church Ministry
Date: 2014-06-29

Ft. Pastor Jessie Martinez Click Here To VIsit My Website: http://www.homechurchministry.com/

Notes:
These verses are not verses that teachers or preachers like to bring to the people, and you’ll see why, but it is the word of God.
Acts 20:27 For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
We need men who will do this, and not worry about losing members or having a small tithe collection, or even if it means not being a very popular teacher. 

This last beatitude is really two in one; it’s about being persecuted and being despised,
Jesus seems to be saying there’s a double blessing for those of us who go through this.

This follows “blessed are the peacemakers” because this is what going to happen for shining the light in a dark world.

When we suffer because of righteousness sake, it’s because we doing verse 6 we’re “hungry and thirsty for righteousness”

If you haven’t suffered for being a Christian, than you haven’t been hungry and thirsty for righteousness.

As long as people don’t know you’re a Christian than you don’t have worry about being persecuted for being one, you are no threat to the devil and his work.

Look at Cain and Abel, Abel didn’t preach to Cain, but because of the way he lived for God, as being a righteous man, Cain kill him.

If we are suffering it’s because we’re obeying and living the 7 beatitudes before this one.
Then we are pleasing to the Lord and not the world.
God’s people are rejected people.

Just like Jesus, for being the sons of God, we will be treated the same way, because the world hated Jesus, and will hate us too. 
John 15:23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
John 15:18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
John 15:19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
They hate us partly because we were one of them, and then we switched teams.
Example; you’re a Nederland Bulldog then you turn to Port Neches-Groves Indian.

It’s not us against the world; it’s the world against the Lord.

Because of these verses, there is no way you are going to be a popular person, especially if you’re a preacher.
 
Robert Schuler is a wolf in sheep clothing; positive thinking is of the world.
There is no way he would preach on these verses, because it’s what he would call negative thinking.
That is why he is so popular.

Jesus exposes people sins, Schuler doesn’t.
What kind of Shepard would I be if I didn’t point out the wolf?
Jesus did it all thought the bible.
You could listen to him month after month and never know how to get born again.

This is what happens when you’re preaching the word of God.
2 Tim 3:10-14 (this is Paul speaking)
10 But you, Timothy, certainly know what I teach, and how I live, and what my purpose in life is. You know my faith, my patience, my love, and my endurance. 
This is a Christian.
11 You know how much persecution and suffering I have endured. You know all about how I was persecuted in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra—but the Lord rescued me from all of it.
Paul was practically stoned to death, and the Lord brought him back to life.
Acts 14:19 And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.
12 Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
These preachers who preach nothing but prosperity, they must not be living Godly lives. 

13 But evil people and impostors will flourish. They will deceive others and will themselves be deceived. 
The Lord is saying; it’s going to get worse for us. 
14 But you must remain faithful to the things you have been taught. You know they are true, for you know you can trust those who taught you.
Even dough things are going to get worse, stay with who you are, A Christian.
The beatitudes are a very good place to stay.
You know that the things you have been taught are true, because the one who taught them to you, use the scriptures to explain the scriptures.
It’s hard to tell your teacher “that’s your opinion” when all he uses is the words of God.

It’s been happening since the beginning of time.
Men who walk with God suffer persecution.
1 John 3:12 Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

Remember Joseph how his brothers despise him, for obeying his father.
 
Daniel, it was because of his righteousness that he was throw into the lion’s den.
He could have compromised with the King and said “Oh it’s only for 30 days I can do that” but he didn’t.

This is the devils plan, if he could only separate us from God just long enough to work on us, to tempt us.



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