Matthew 5:6 - Hungry Hearts, Thirsty Souls

The Bible Study with Steven Lawson

OnePassion Ministries

Christianity, Romans, Expository Preaching, Religion & Spirituality, Jesus, Reformed Christianity, Bible, Christ

4.9 • 857 Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2024

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

In this insightful episode of Dr. Steven Lawson's podcast, we delve deep into the heart of Matthew 5:6, exploring the profound spiritual hunger and thirst for righteousness. Dr. Lawson unpacks the transformative beatitude from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, emphasizing the intense longing for divine righteousness that marks a true citizen of the kingdom of heaven. He illustrates the stark contrast between the fleeting satisfactions of this world and the eternal fulfillment found in Christ's imputed righteousness. Through verse-by-verse examination, Lawson explains how this spiritual craving not only signifies an entrance into God's kingdom but also shapes the believer's life within it, fostering a continuous pursuit of holiness and sanctification. This episode is a compelling call to recognize our spiritual bankruptcy, mourn our sinfulness, and humbly seek the righteousness that satisfies our souls and aligns us with God's holy standard. Join Dr. Lawson for a journey into understanding how the blessedness of hungering and thirsting for righteousness leads to ultimate satisfaction in Christ alone.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Bible Study. I'm Stephen Lawson, president of One Passion Ministries.
0:07.0	And each week I will teach verse by verse through the passage of scripture so that you can better understand the word of God
0:14.2	and put it into practice in your life. Join me now as we look together into this
0:18.9	section of the Bible. All right let's begin a word of prayer.
0:25.0	Father in heaven, we call upon your name and ask that you would take your word and bring it home to our hearts and to our minds.
0:37.0	We ask that you would apply it to really where we are in life. I pray that you would give us instruction not just
0:47.8	to the mind but to our hearts. I pray for these men that you will immeasurably bless them today.
0:56.8	I pray that you would use me, fill me with your spirit, lay your hand upon me for good.
1:04.5	Father, I pray this in the name of Jesus Christ,
1:08.0	our Lord and Savior.
1:09.8	Amen.
1:11.8	Amen. So we are in Matthew chapter 5 and we are looking at the beginning of the sermon on the Mount and the beatitudes and we're in Matthew five in verse six and the title of this is
1:30.0	hungry hearts thirsty souls hungry hearts, thirsty souls.
1:34.4	Hungry hearts, comma, thirsty souls.
1:39.4	And we're going to look at this one verse,
1:41.6	verse six. blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
1:48.8	for they shall be satisfied.
1:52.1	We come down to the fourth beatitude and the great king
1:58.7	of heaven is announcing the kingdom of heaven in the hearts of men.
2:07.0	And these first four baditudes really define
2:10.1	who are citizens in the kingdom of heaven.
2:15.4	And these are the marks of those who enter
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