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1 Hard%Sayings%of%Jesus% % An%Adult%Bible%Study% % byjoelc.seifert Lesson1 Lesson2 Lesson3 Lesson4 Lesson5 Lesson6 Lesson7 Lesson8 Lesson9 Lesson10 Lesson11 Lesson12 Lesson13 TranslationsTraditionsandTroubles DoesJesusContradictHimself? TheUpside?DownKingdom JesusChallengesOurViewofOurselves JesusIsComingBack...Soon? UnbelievableFaith WhoIsJesus? MoreRighteousThanTeachersoftheLaw? UnlessYouHateYourFatherandMother... BeLikeSnakes PearlsBeforeSwineandBreadtoDogs WordsFromaHardPlace HardSayings SoThatWeWon thear?

2 Hard%Sayings%of%Jesus% Lesson3TheUpsideJDownKingdom Worship% ReadresponsivelytheselectedversesofPsalm73. Leader: SurelyGodisgoodtoIsrael,tothosewhoarepureinheart. Group: Butasforme,myfeethadalmostslipped;Ihadnearlylostmy foothold. L: ForIenviedthearrogantwhenIsawtheprosperityofthewicked. G: Theyhavenostruggles;theirbodiesarehealthyandstrong. L: Thisiswhatthewickedarelike alwayscarefree,theyincreaseinwealth. G: SurelyinvainhaveIkeptmyheartpure;invainhaveIwashedmyhands ininnocence. L: WhenItriedtounderstandallthis,itwasoppressivetome G: tillienteredthesanctuaryofgod;theniunderstoodtheirfinaldestiny. L: WhomhaveIinheavenbutyou?AndearthhasnothingIdesirebesides you. G: Myfleshandmyheartmayfail,butGodisthestrengthofmyheartand myportionforever. Introduction% LookingatAsaph swordsaboveinpsalm73,notewhathewasstrugglingwith ashelookedatlifeinthisworld. Listsomeexamplesfromlifenowthatmightmakeyoufeelthesameway. 2015NorthwesternPublishingHouse.Allrightsreserved.Reprintedbypermission. ScriptureistakenfromtheHolyBible,NewInternationalVersion1984.

3 Page 2 Notes WheredidAsaph scomfortcomefrom? WhyisitsurprisingthatGodrecordsAsaph swordsforus?what makesitwonderfulthathedid? Studying%God s%word% TheBeatitudesareeasilymisunderstood.They veoftenbeenviewedasa manualofhowto getrightwithgod afterall,thisisthewaythatgod tellsustobeorasummaryofwhatitmeanstobeachristian. TheBeatitudesareJesus wordstopeoplewhohadbeguntofollowand believeinhim.theywerepartofthekingdomofheaven.inthe Beatitudes,Jesusexplainsthatlifeinthekingdomworksdifferentlythan lifeinthisworld.it sakingdomofgrace,forgiveness,andmercy,instead ofaworldofpowerstrugglesandself?reliance. Butmorethanthat,thisisrealityforabelieverinChrist.It stheway existencetrulyworks,eventhoughmuchofitishiddenfromoureyesfor now.afterall,it slifebyfaithinthesonofgod. ReadMatthew5:1J Ingroupsofthreetofive,pickoneoftheBeatitudesthat s particularlydifficultforyoutohearandunderstand.sharewith thoseinyourgroupwhatmakesitsohard. 2. TryrewritingsomeoftheBeatitudesfromtheperspectiveofthis world.

4 Page 3. Notes 3. JustasAsaphlearned,havingtherightperspectiveonthislife makesallthedifference.livingaccordingtothebeatitudesseems tobringpain,notblessingsyetwhatdoesjesusclueusintothat weneedtorememberatthosetimes?listsomeotherbible passagesthathelpreinforcethesametruthforyou. 4. Getpractical:Howcanyouhelpremindyourselfofthewaythe worldreallyworksforabeliever? ReadMatthew5:38J42. ConsiderespeciallyJesus firstwordshere.wherewasthis said?it wassaidinscriptureyoucanfindthosewordsinleviticus24:20and Deuteronomy19: Jesuswasn tcontradictinggod sword.tounderstandthese words,animportantdistinctionisnecessary.thiswasoriginally partofgod s civillawcode forthenationofisrael.itwasaway tomakesurethe.punishment.fit.the.crime.whowerethesewords reallymeanttoprotect?buthowwerepeopleusingthem? 6. Jesusisn tforbiddingself?defense.youcouldparaphrasehiswords thisway:yourfirstconcernshouldn tbeaboutgetting but showing. 7. ThisishardWhatdoyouneedtorememberasyoutrytoputthis intoaction? ReadMatthew5:43J Let sstartattheendofthissection.howdoesjesusmakethese difficulttasksevenharder?

5 Page 4. Notes 9. Fillintheblank:Ifyoushowlovetothepeopleinyourlifewho loveyou(andthat sit),you reactinglikeawonderful. 10. Howdothewords yourfatherinheaven comfortandencourage uswhenwerealizethatwehaven tkeptthecommandsofthe SermonontheMountperfectly? Summary% KeyPoints: Jesussayslifeinthisworlddoesn tworkthewayitseemsitshould. Becausethat strue,muchofwhathesayscanseemupsidedown tous. God swillforourlivesissummedupinlove.ourfirstconcernisto lovethosearoundus.thisisn thardbecauselove.isbadbut becausethismeanslovingpeoplewhohurtus. AChristiancanfindthereasonandstrengthtodothisinGod slove forus. During%the%Week% 1. Considerkeepingaprivate forgivenessjournal. Recordsome hurtsagainstyouandprayforthestrengthtoforgivetheperson. Writeoutsomeconcretewaysthatyoucanshowlovetotheone whohurtyou.fromtimetotime,burnorshredthesepages,soit doesn tbecomea keepingarecordofwrongs 2. Whiletheworlddoesn toperateaccordingtothebeatitudes,god stillgivesusglimpsesoftheirfulfillment.pickonelong?standing relationshipinyourlife.canyouthinkofanytimeswhenyour patienceandmeeknessbroughtblessingstoitwhenyouhadbeen hurt?canyouthinkoftimeswhenafellowchristianshowedthese attitudeswhenyoudidn tdeserveitanditbroughtblessings?

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