The Values of the Kingdom by Rev Ruemu

Sermon: The Values of the Kingdom of God (Sunday, October 12th 2025)
Text: Matthew 5:1-12 (The Beatitudes)
The values of this Kingdom as laid out in -The Beatitudes are not a list of rules to follow, but a description of a heart that has been transformed by grace.
1. The Foundation: Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
What does it mean to be poor in Spirit?

2. The Posture: Mourning, Meekness, and Hunger
From that foundation of need, a new posture toward life emerges.
"Blessed are those who mourn...Who are those who mourn?
"Blessed are the meek..." What does it mean to be meek?

3. The Outcome: Mercy, Purity, Peace
"Blessed are the merciful..." What does it mean to be merciful?
"Blessed are the pure in heart..." How do I become pure in heart?
"Blessed are the peacemakers..." What does it mean to be a peacemaker?

4. The Cost: Persecution
Finally, Jesus gets brutally honest. Living by these values will put you at odds with the world's system. "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness. Does it still happen?

Conclusion: The King and the Kingdom

The Beatitudes are not a new law. They are, first and foremost, a portrait of the King Himself.
· Jesus was poor in spirit—relying completely on the Father.
· He mourned over Jerusalem and at the tomb of Lazarus.
· He was meek—"a lamb led to the slaughter."
· He hungered and thirsted for righteousness—zeal for God's house consumed Him.
· He was merciful—"Father, forgive them."
· He was pure in heart—without sin.
· He was the ultimate peacemaker, making peace through His blood on the cross.
· And He was persecuted for righteousness.

The values of the Kingdom are the character of Christ, reproduced in us by the Holy Spirit. We don't achieve them; we receive them. We come to Him, poor in spirit, and He gives us the Kingdom. He fills our hunger, He comforts our mourning, He empowers our meekness.