March 19, 2017 ·

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“What Jesus is giving to us is the character of the citizens of the kingdom of God. This is giving us a new characterization. This is what people will look like in a time where they are waiting for God to finally complete the kingdom. They're in this posture of humility. … These are all characteristics of what it means to be part of the kingdom of God, and it's a beautiful thing. When you hear this, doesn't your spirit stir within? You're oh yeah, that sounds lovely. Sounds difficult, but it sounds beautiful. The key theme here, I would say, is a theme of compassion, a theme of mercy. Remember, this is gonna mark the entire Sermon and now it's in the bracketing it, that there is this God who loves and has compassion. He wants his people to be people full of mercy and compassion.”