Meek Is Not Weak

Obedient On the Inside – Part III
Meek Is Not Weak

Matthew 5:3-10 | Pastor Terry Wilcox

Matthew 5:5 (NIV)
The transliteration of Greek “praus” was often used in reference to a tamed horse.

Matthew 5:5 (Contemporary English Version)
“God blesses those people who are humble. The earth will belong to them!”

Matthew 5:5 (Daily Study Bible)
“O the bliss of the man who is always angry at the right time and never angry at the wrong time, who has every instinct, and impulse, and passion under control because he himself is God-controlled, who has the humility to realize his own ignorance and his own weakness, for such a man is a King among men.”

Matthew 5:5 (J.B. Phillips)
“Happy are those who claim nothing, for the whole earth will belong to them.”

Matthew 5:5 (The Message)
“You’re blessed when you’re content with just who you are — no more, no less. That’s the moment you find yourselves proud owners of everything you can’t buy.”

Definition:
Biblical meek is submitted to the .

Philippians 2:5 — “Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus.”
Happiness is the product of character.

3 Lessons of Jesus’ Beatitudes:

1. Christians are to .
2. Christians are to have these attitudes.
3. These attitudes are produced by through the work of the .

Scripture References:

• 2 Corinthians 10:1 — “NKJV”
• 1 Peter 3:4 — “NKJV”

The Pride of:

• The rabbis was
• The Greeks was
• The Romans was

Self-Examination:

1. Am I ?
   Philippians 2:5–11
2. Am I ?
3. Am I a ?

Made possible by:

• Titus 3:4–7
• Galatians 5:22

Summary:
Meekness is power to God, and that produces happiness.

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