Beatitudes

Let my prayer come before thee. To focus prayer. powerful you are. God, we just thank you for being all powerful, the God that is above us, above everything. We're using these natural means to try to convey a prayer, a message, and all these things. But Father God, It's because of you that we're able to It's because of you that we live, we move, we have our being. It is because of your greatness and your identity. that we are here. So God, we just thank you, Lord, for being powerful to us.

Just time it perfectly for me to even get in a car with someone from across the world who experienced the message way over there and your timing for that. God, that only you can You are all my So God, we just thank you, Lord. We thank you. for your ability to step in our space, in our world and Do things for us and to provide for us, Father God, to protect us, God. Ultimate f

God. So we recognize how powerful you are in this place today. Your word says in Ephesians 3 and 20, now unto him that is able. To do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think according to the power that we Ask for that. You exceeded above all that we can ask or or think. Do things on our behalf, Father. We pray right now for the things that we've got.

In our families, in our homes, in our lives, in our hearts. Father God, we call on the greatness of you, Father God, to supply our needs according to your riches. And glory we call on the Almighty.

And Father God, we come before you with thanksgiving right now, giving thanks and praise. Not because of what you've done, not because of what you're gonna do, but because you are worthy of it. So, Father God, we give Thanksgiving. We praise your holy name. Bless your name. because you Deserve it. You are worthy of it. Psalms 104 says, Enter into his gates with thanksgiving and into his courts with praise. Unto him and bless his name. So right

We bless your name right now. God, we give you the glory right now. We give you the honor right now. Lord. Jesus and we ask for forgiveness, God, of all of our sins, all that we've done. The things, Father God, that we've done that were not like you, Father God, or the things you didn't want us to do. Father God, we ask that you forgive us right now. Now you said that we have an advocate with the Father who will forgive us our sins. Heal us from all.

Father God, unrighteousness. So Lord, we ask that you do that. move the unrighteousness from us, God. And forgive us. First John 1 and 9 says, if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive our sins.

And to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. So clean us, Father God. Clean our hearts, our minds, Father God. Clean us, Lord God, so that we would do The things that are pleasing to you Not the things that upset you, not the things that disappoint you, but Father God, the things You we ask for your forgiveness right now, and we come to you in faith, believe. You hear this prayer, Father God, you hear us, you incline your We know you care about us.

And you are listening to us. So we come to you believing. That the things that we ask for on today, God, that you're gonna bestow upon us. By faith because we ask, and you told us to ask by faith, Mark Elizabeth. Therefore I'm not sure. Unto you what things soever ye desire when ye please Ye shall have them. So we stand on that right now. Believe in. desire and ask for, you're gonna give us Lord God. Your will. So we ask Father God for those things believed. That you hear us. In general. name.

Jesus We pray. This is a prayer of faith. We may not be there. We may be struggling with our own identity, our own estate. own uh attitudes, but we are praying in faith today. Our hearts, our minds. We are praying what it is that we believe in this place today.

Our first beatitude. He starts out with Matthew 5 and 3. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of God. Heaven. So Father God, Lord, help us to decrease right now so that you may increase in our Lord, help us to not be our top priority. Make you our top priority. Father God, help us to die to all of those things.

That we lift ourselves up with and all of those thoughts of ourselves, even when we're praying, always coming to you, talking about ourselves and what we want and what we desire. God help us to die to those things. Father God, to operate in our Lives. We want to live like true kingdom citizens now. We don't want to wait until we're in heaven to be a citizen, but we want to live like true kingdom citizens now, dependent upon the king. Dependent upon the rule of the king.

Depending upon the wishes. the king. You are our king, Lord. And we want to live. Now. Now preparing to live in your heavenly kingdom forever. This is just us preparing, Father God. So True kingdom citizens and Renounce our selfishness. And the things, Father God, that are that we're going to be able to do that. so that we can empty ourselves out and be filled with your will for us, Father God. Blessed are the poor in spirit for their of heaven. Die our own will.

You can your will can be done in us. Help us with this. Us to be poor in spirit, Father God. Many of us have carried the opinion. And the wishes of others and the wants of others and the wishes and wants of ourselves so long that it's hard for us to separate ourselves from what we want. So we pray, Father God, that you help us to be poor in spirit so that we can be filled with what you want for us.

They that mourn for they shall be comforted. Give us a heart that is sensitive to the That you are grieved by Lord. Lord make us one Your heart. your intentions and your feelings, the way you feel, the things that grieve you, God, give us that heart to be sensitive to those things. Whatever it is. Things that grieve you. Feel how you feel and see how you see what you Father God, we want to take Like you do. We want to take sin seriously, God. We don't want to

Frivolously sin, or we don't want to just do things out of habit that upset you. And Father God, we don't want to laugh. Scoff at the sins of others, but God we want to take it seriously so we can find To be with you. Prepare our hearts. we can live uprightly before you. Live a life that is pleasing. That type of lifestyle, God, help us to take sin seriously, Father God, when it comes to sin and its effect on your people. And help us to mourn our sin.

But God convict us. We pray that you've got to be. You will convict us, Father God. Convict us when we're not doing what is right. Convict us when we're Us when we're not treating people right, convict us, Father God, when we're doing things that aren't pleasing unto you. We pray for your divine conviction to come, God. Stir our hearts and our minds, stir up our When we're trying to sleep, Lord arrest our hearts and make us think about the things.

That we're doing how they affect you and others. Help us to mourn our sins and the sins of others. And God comfort us when we are truly sorrowful. When we are truly sorrowful for our sins. Like you said, blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted. So comfort us, Lord, when we are truly sorrowful.

Amen. Lord, your word says, Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Help us, Lord, to be meek. Make us meek. Father God help us Lord to put the fist down, to put the to close our mouths, Father God, to not retaliate, to not go off, but to have a Spirit. We pray for meekness right now. Help us to take wrong when necessary. God, help us to be able to take wrong, to say, I'm sick. If I upset you, I shouldn't have. Father God, help us to be meek.

I know we were many of us were raised Don't let nobody run over. Take advantage of the yeah. know what you're thinking and all of these things, but Father God, we want to die to that way. to our flesh. be able to be Thank you. Father God resist. Without a f Corrected. Correction. Without Fitz! Help us, Lord, to receive correction. without offense and give us the heart of Christ. weak and lowly when it comes to relating.

to others calm us and give us a subordinate mindset so that we can be submissive to authorities and That lead us in the name of God. Jesus. God, we want to be among those that love order, that follow order, that love correction when it's necessary. God help us, Lord. Help us to not pray this for somebody else. But help us to pray this for ourselves. What we need in this prayer. We need more.

Make us meek, Lord. And blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness or right alignment or rightness, for they shall be filled. So Lord, align us with your perfect plan. Your plan for us to love one another and get along with those that are contrary to us. That is your righteousness, that is your rightness, that is. you but we get along and love one. So help us, Father God.

To align ourselves in rightness to be right with one another. Our brothers, our sisters, our husbands, our wives, our children. Father God, help us to be right. one another and help us to hunger and thirst after being in good with you and our brothers and sisters. Make us hunger and thirst after good relationships. Make us hunger and thirst, Father God. You're righteous.

And we do not want to carry anything against anyone. So fill us with Want to carry anything against anyone, so fill us with rightness and help us to be rightly aligned with your will for your creation. In Jesus' name. Lord, let our spiritual rightness. Translate into natural rightness. Let our spiritual right righteousness, Father God, our relationship with you translate into treating our brothers and sisters. In Jesus' name. And we need to pray it for ourselves.

The Lord is coming back for a church that's behaving the way he wants it to behave. So God, we want to submit to your rights. and be righteous toward one another.

And blessed are the merciful. For they shall obtain mercy. Have mercy on us. Have mercy on us all, Lord. Have mercy on us. Because we have fallen short of your glory many times, numerous times. Have mercy on us. And we will be merciful toward others as you extend mercy. Mercy comes from mercy. So God remind us to think of our sins. Before we criticize. Help us, Lord, to be merciful. To get our mouths off of us.

not tear others down, to not treat others as less than us, less than ourselves, to lift ourselves up and think that we are better and think that we don't. That in us, Lord. Alter our hearts. minds so that we will be merciful, merciful toward one another. Mercy comes from mercy. So remind us to think of ourselves first. Think of ourselves and the mercy you've given us Before we criticize in Jesus' name. Father God. We tore others down. Forgive us, Father God.

Things we said in anger, the things we said with because we weren't happy with ourselves, Father God, for tearing others down, for tearing men. for tearing our family members down. Father God, for just speaking. out of anger and frustration instead of Being merciful. So Father. Pent right now for times that we've done that. count but God give us mercy for that and Continue to extend mercy to others. In Jesus' name.

And blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Purify our hearts, Lord. Give us a clean, pure heart, so that our motives will be pure. And we can see you. Purify. Behind our actions, God. Purify, clean. our hearts so that our motives And we will be motivated by what is Right. We will not be motivated by selfish ambitions, the opinions of others, or worldly accolades and prominence. We would because they line up with your plan. Alone. Yeah.

plan alone. So purify our hearts. Right now, God. Purify our hearts. Lord, those areas that aren't surrendered to you, those areas that we're afraid to even Father God those things Yeah. Father God. Clean our heart. Purify our hearts so our motives will E sound So our motivation is a very good idea. Right. motivation for even coming to church, for coming to prayer. But God, they will be pure unto you. Clean our hearts. So we'll be motivated. right things.

And blessed are the peacemakers. Now be called. The children of God, help us, Father God, to take To speak and slow to rest. when we conflict with others in the faith. Help us, Father God, to carry peace with us. Father God, follow us. Lead us. Father God, give us the spiritual fruit of peace and give us. Relationship. and strife and bickering. And get along with one another. Help us to be peacemakers. No peace, help us, Father God, empower us. on for a long time. God give us. Please for it.

We can be. Where there is conflict. So, God, where we see conflict, help us to not automatically. God help us arrest our tongue so that we can't do it. Peace in those situations, God. Help us.

Peace. And finally, Lord, blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is. God give us the strength to endure persecution that comes from the enemy in this evil In this wicked time, give us the strength to endure persecution and help us, Father God, to endure without retaliation or vengeance. Help us, Father God, to not Desire to get back at people. Help us to not have natural reactions when it is a spiritual enemy that we are fighting. Help us to see behind of people.

It is a devil that is coming for our faith. Father God, help us to remain in the faith. during those conflicts and remain faithful. We will hold our peace, Lord, and allow you to fight our battles and consider ourselves blessed to be honored. All eight of Be attitudes, we just speak'em over ourselves, over our children, over, Father God, our families, our hearts. Will be us. We will Each one of these reconditions. We can behave according to the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus.

You said we God gave us a hug. and fuel. Harder Yeah. Come on God, this is where we're gonna be able to do in our hearts Give us hearts of godly caring. Create Uh Hallelujah That needs to be our prayer. Come on PJ, just sing it just a little more. Yes God. We wanna hunger. Αλληλούια.

Blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. I'm gonna read that again. Blessed are you. And folks talk about you. Come at you. And say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake. What the Beatitudes are trying to do is prepare you for what's to come. Everyone stand to your feet. Let's stand up. If you're getting angry and upset with church people. You won't stand a chance. Yeah.

Listen to your pastor. When you if you can't get along in here, isms and skills. and eye rolling and feeling away. You won't make it. through persecution. What are ye when men shall revile you and persecute you and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake? Rejoice and be what? Exceedingly glad because guess what? Great is your reward. to the prophets which were before you. Amen?