Becoming Poor in Spirit for the Kingdom of God, Part I
Ernie shares a message about the importance of God's kingdom and the need for Christians to live under God's rule. He emphasizes that being poor in spirit, or humble, is essential for experiencing God's kingdom. Ernie explains that pride led to Lucifer's fall and humanity's separation from God. He warns against pride and self-sufficiency, urging believers to recognize their dependence on God. Ernie highlights Jesus' example of humility and calls Christians to embrace poverty of spirit to experience the fullness of God's kingdom. He concludes by emphasizing the need for Christians to rely on Jesus for humility and to live in submission to His Lordship.
Outline:
- The Importance of God's Kingdom
- The Danger of Pride
- The Need for Poverty of Spirit
- Jesus: The Ultimate Example of Humility
23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. 24 And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them. 25 And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.
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1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: 2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
