Upside Down 3 // Blessed are the Meek

Last Week

• Blessed are those who mourn – only God can bring wholeness from our brokenness
• You are called to be a conduit of comfort – to receive so you can give

Matthew 5:5 (NIV) | Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

3 Thoughts on Meekness

• Meek ≠ Weak
• Keep a Posture of Love
• Praeis is Greek for rooted in humility

Humility isn’t thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less. ~ C.S. Lewis

Inherit the earth?

• You can be saved right now
• The Kingdom of God is accessible to you.

Matthew 5:5 (MSG) | 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 that can’t be bought.

Meekness is found in a confident contentment that you are an amazingly created child of God.

1 Corinthians 10:12 (MSG) | Forget about self-confidence; it’s useless. Cultivate God-confidence.

• A loss of confidence = discouragement
• More Jesus > Less Me
• John 3:30 (ESV) | He must increase…I must decrease.

Reflection Questions

1. Have you misunderstood meekness and confused it for weakness? How so? What does a new understanding of what it means to be meek inform, of transform, your personal walk with the Lord?
2. What is the root of true meekness? What posture is required to live accordingly?
3. How did Pastor Mark challenge us to begin thinking of meekness? What makes this priceless?
4. In what or whom do you place your confidence? How might God be challenging you to make a change in your sense of confidence?
5. What needs to decrease in you so Jesus can increase?