Key idea: We as kingdom citizens see earthly relationships differently because of our King and his kingdom mission.
Three kingdom truths to pursue that will guide, grow, restore, and give purpose to our everyday relationships and interactions.
- Pursue a pure heart
- What does it mean to have a pure heart?
- How does this beatitude influence our earthly relationships?
- Pursue a peacemaking heart
- What? “What is a peacemaker?”
- Why? “For they shall be called sons of God.”
- How? James 3:17-18
- Initiate
- Remind yourself, “motivations matter”
- Listen, listen, listen
- Don’t win the battle and lose the war
- Pursue a proclaiming heart
- Two commands: “rejoice and be glad”
- Three motivations
- 1. “For theirs is the kingdom of heaven”
- 2. “For your reward is great in heaven”
- 3. “For so they persecuted the prophets who were before you”