Sermon: Cultivating Meekness | On Matthew 5:5 and James 3:13-18

Scripture

• James 3:13–18
• Matthew 5:5

About this sermon

Pastor Colin Smith preached this sermon meekness/gentleness from Matthew 5:5 and James 3:13–18 on the Beatitudes at The Orchard EFC in suburban Chicago in 2012. If you like the series, you'll enjoy the book the series inspired: Momentum: Pursuing God’s Blessings through the Beatitudes from Moody Publishers. Sermon Series Description: The Beatitudes are not telling you how to become a Christian—they tell you what a true Christian looks like. Everyone wants to be blessed. We want to be blessed in life, blessed in death, and blessed in eternity. In the Beatitudes, the Son of God tells us about the life that is blessed and about the people who are blessed. But Jesus does more than just describe a blessed life—He gives us a way to actually pursue it. "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth." Matthew 5:5 (James 3:13-18 ESV) 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. 14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. 15 Such "wisdom" does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice. 17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. 18 Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness. — Open the Bible is the teaching ministry of Pastor Colin Smith. Our mission is to use a broad array of modern media to help people around the world meet Jesus. We do this by opening the Bible for them, helping them open the Bible themselves, and equipping them to open the Bible with others. ▶️ SUBSCRIBE to our channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcvklWZjMN1Gvn3P7Eh6IOA/?sub_confirmation=1 🎧 BROWSE more teaching content https://openthebible.org/ 📚 READ Daily Devotionals https://openthebible.org/daily/ 👨‍🏫 GROW with our practical training for leaders https://openthebible.org/leaders/ 📱 DOWNLOAD the Open the Bible App https://openthebible.org/app/ 📖 LEARN the Bible Story https://openthebible.org/open-the-bible-story/ 🔗 CONNECT with Us on Social https://www.facebook.com/OpentheBibleorg https://twitter.com/OpentheBibleorg https://twitter.com/pastorcolins https://www.instagram.com/openthebibleorg https://www.pinterest.com/openthebibleorg/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/openthebibleorg/

Topics

• Humility