Our exploration through the Beatitudes continues with, “Blessed are the Meek”. The true meaning of meekness has become lost in our culture, but it is essential that we recapture it if we are to be like Jesus, who called Himself meek. If spiritual poverty describes the way we think about ourselves in relation to God, meekness describes how to apply that knowledge to other people and situations in life.

 

Scripture Reference

Matthew 5: 5

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Sermon Notes

1. The Beatitude Explained
   1. Meekness = Humility + gentleness, not weakness or wishy-washiness
      1. Jesus called Himself meek (Matthew 11: 29) and fulfilled meekness (Matthew 21: 5)
      2. The meek recognize God’s righteousness and their need for a Savior
      3. The meek put  others first and trust God to direct events
   2. Inherit the Earth
      1. This reiterates Psalm 37: 11 and looks forward to the final section of the great narrative of the Bible (Revelation 21), when those in Christ will literally inherit the new heaven and earth
2. Are You Meek? We Must Put on Meekness
   1. We are to intentionally choose to be meek (Colossians 3: 12)
      1. Live like we’re saved by grace, not our awesomeness
      2. This lets us defer to God and to others
   2. Meekness needs to be a characteristic of our everyday life (Ephesians 4: 1-3)
3. Are You Meek? We Must Permit the Holy Spirit to Transform Us
   1. Meekness comes as we’re transformed by the Spirit to be like Christ
      1. We’ll fail this if we try it all on our own, but meekness is part of the fruit of the Spirit
   2. We must cooperate with the Spirit to permit Him to work, nurturing our spiritual life daily