Sunday, June 21, 2020
Blessed is everyone who fears the\xa0LORD, who\xa0walks in his ways! You\xa0shall eat the fruit of the\xa0labor of your hands; you shall be blessed, and it shall be well with you.\xa0Your wife will be like\xa0a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like\xa0olive shoots\xa0around your table. Behold, thus shall the man be blessed who fears the\xa0LORD.\xa0The\xa0LORD\xa0bless you\xa0from Zion! May you see\xa0the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your\xa0life! May you see your\xa0children's children! Peace be upon Israel!
Psalm 128:1-6 (ESV)
\u201cWe hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are\xa0endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty,\xa0and the pursuit of happiness. That, to secure these rights, governments are instituted among\xa0men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."
1. Fear the Lord
2. Walk in His Ways
3. Live a Fruitful Life
Seeing the crowds,\xa0he went up on the mountain, and when he\xa0sat down, his disciples came\xa0to him. And\xa0he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:\xa0Blessed are\xa0the poor in spirit, for\xa0theirs is the kingdom of heaven.\xa0Blessed are\xa0those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.\xa0Blessed are the\xa0meek, for they\xa0shall inherit the earth.\xa0Blessed are those who hunger and\xa0thirst\xa0for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.\xa0Blessed are\xa0the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.\xa0Blessed are\xa0the pure in heart, for\xa0they shall see God.\xa0Blessed are\xa0the peacemakers, for\xa0they shall be called\xa0sons\xa0of God.\xa0Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness; sake, for\xa0theirs is the kingdom\xa0of heaven.\xa0Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil\xa0against you falsely\xa0on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven,\xa0for\xa0so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Matthew 5:1-12 (ESV)