Tag Archives: the sermon on the mount

You Are the Light of the World — Matthew 5:14

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Stephen Nielsen

  This statement by our Lord implies that the Christian only is the light of the world. And it also implies that the world is in a state of darkness. I have been blogging on what I see as the … Continue reading →

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Rejoicing in Tribulation

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Stephen Nielsen

  In this blog we will be talking about what we would call an extension of the last Beatitude (Matt. 5:10). It is a fuller description of the blessing God gives us when we are persecuted for the sake of … Continue reading →

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To Be Pure In heart

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Stephen Nielsen

  I have been blogging through the book, Studies in the Sermon on the Mount, by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. In chapter ten on his book, he covers the Beatitude, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” … Continue reading →

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To Be Meek

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Stephen Nielsen

I am enjoying the popular book Studies in the Sermon on the Mount, by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. I’m reading it slow and blogging on it as I go. So far I have blogged an Introduction, and on the first two … Continue reading →

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Blessed Are They That Mourn

Posted on June 21, 2019 by Stephen Nielsen

  This second Beatitude follows closely after the first—“Blessed are the poor in spirit…”—and has a vital connection to it. We will look first at the meaning of mourn and then later we will show why true mourners are blessed … Continue reading →

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