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<div class="SSN_title">"BLESSED ARE THE MEEK"</div>
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<div class="SSN_intro">Intro: Unbelievable to natural mind - world conquest - world dominion -to the meek! Worldly view - strength, power, self-assertion, self-expression to get on in this world.</div>
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<div class="SSN_rnum">I. THE CHRISTIAN DESCRIBED AS MEEK.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level2">A. Altogether different from world.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">1. A "new man" belongs to different kingdom.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">2. He is enigma to world - if you are not you had better examine your ground.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level2">B. Statement must have shocked Jewish listeners.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">1. They had ideas of military kingdom.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level4">a. Conquest - fighting.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level2">C. This statement in contrast to much thinking in churches today.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">1. We think of fighting world and sin with great organizations.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level4">a. Churches establish lobbies in Washington.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">2. Blessed are the meek - those who are not trusting in their own wisdom or abilities, but in God.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">3. God works opposite to man's way many times, and as with Gideon reduces numbers before he gives victory.</div>
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<div class="SSN_rnum">II. THE RELATION TO THE OTHER BEATITUDES.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level2">A. Poor in spirit, results from seeing God.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level2">B. Mourning, results from seeing self.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level2">C. Meek, results from seeing task.</div>
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<div class="SSN_rnum">III. EXAMPLES OF MEEKNESS.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level2">A. Abraham - giving Lot the choice.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level2">B. Moses.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level2">C. Gideon.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level2">D. David - relation to Saul.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level2">E. Jeremiah - individualist - non-cooperative, he would not say all saying.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level2">F. Paul - the things he suffered from the hands of men. "My sufficiency is of Christ." "I can do all things through Christ..."</div>
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<div class="SSN_level2">G. Christ, "Come unto me." "I am meek and lowly of heart." "I do nothing of myself - The Father that dwelleth in me - He doeth the works."</div>
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<div class="SSN_rnum">IV. WHAT IS MEEKNESS?</div>
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<div class="SSN_level2">A. Not a natural quality - not natural disposition.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">1. Look at Paul by nature.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level2">B. Meekness does not mean indolence.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">1. Some may appear to be meek - just plain lazy.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level2">C. It does not mean niceness.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">1. Some people born nice - biological.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">2. Even as dogs - that's a nice dog.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level2">D. Not peace at any price.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">1. Jeremiah.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">2. The martyrs were meek but never weak.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level2">E. Not merely outward manner.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">1. Inner quality.</div>
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