‘Rejoice When You Are Slandered’: How to Do the Humanly Impossible

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Sermons, Religion & Spirituality/christianity, 163859, Desiring God, John Piper, Preaching, Christianity, Messages, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 25 July 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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John Piper | One of the most challenging commands in all the Bible is to rejoice when reviled. It’s not just difficult; it is humanly impossible.

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0:00.0	The following resource is from DesiringGod.org.
0:04.0	When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountain.
0:09.0	And when his disciples had come to him,
0:13.0	he sat down and he began to teach them,
0:17.0	saying,
0:20.0	blessed are the poor in spirit,
0:23.0	for theirs is the King of Heaven.
0:26.0	Blessed are those who mourn
0:29.0	for they shall be comforted.
0:32.0	Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth.
0:37.0	Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
0:43.0	for they will be satisfied.
0:45.0	Blessed are the merciful for they shall be shown mercy.
0:50.0	Blessed are the poor in heart,
0:53.0	they are going to see God.
0:57.0	Blessed are the peacemakers,
0:59.0	for they shall be called the sons of God.
1:03.0	Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake,
1:07.0	for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
1:09.0	Blessed are you when men revile you
1:14.0	and persecute you
1:17.0	and say all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.
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