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Living as the Church: Preaching the Word

Matthew 5:1-16

According to 2 Timothy 4:2 are the 7 things included in Paul’s Charge to Timothy?

  1)                                                                         

  2)

  3)                                                                         

  4)

  5)                                                                         

  6)

  7)

What is your role as the church body?

Knowledge without action is ________________ and action without knowledge is _______?

Diagram Matthew 5:1-4 with me.

Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came
to 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.
4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

What do these words or phrases mean?

            Blessed:

            Poor in Spirit:

            Mourn:

How does the Christ follower differ from the world?

What is a scripture you would like to preach?

This Week’s Prayer
Father, open my heart to respond to preaching, and to be open to the Holy Spirit when He calls me to proclaim the word. Give me a desire to want more from Your word and the understanding to discover it. Amen!

This Week’s Verse
2 Timothy 4:1-2
I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:  preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.