2. •Jesus wants us to learn…
•Why the pure in heart are happy.
•How to have a pure heart.
•What we can expect as result of
living like this.
3. “Blessed are the pure in heart” Mt. 5:8
•Pure means: free from any mixture of what
is false. Unmixed.
•Heart:
•Not that which pumps blood…
•The bible speaks of HEART here as the fountain and
seat of thoughts, passions, desires, emotions,
appetites, affections, purposes, etc.
•Blessed simply means happy!
4. The Pure in Heart are Happy…
• Because they are Sincere, Simple, and
Serene!
–They’re Sincere. Their hearts are not mixed
with impure thoughts! Titus 2:7-8
–They are Simple. In that they reduce life to the
basic elements. Mt. 6:33-34; 2 Corinthians 11:3
• Error makes things complex. Titus 1:15-16
–They are Serene.
• Serenity comes from sincerity and simplicity of
thought! Philippians 4:6-9
5. The Pure in Heart are Happy…
• Because their lives are Clean!
– Purity of life follows purity of heart! Prov. 4:23;
Romans 6:17-18
– This means we must first purify our hearts!
• Its source is Christ and His Word! 1 John 3:3;
John 17:17; Acts 15:9
• Must obey God’s word to be pure! 1 Pet 1:22
• Must let Christ live in us! Gal. 2:20
6. What If Our Hearts Are Not Pure?
• If our hearts are not pure we’ll be
condemned like the Pharisees!
Mt. 23:25-28
• We will become corrupt! 2 Tim. 3:8-9
–Consider the corrupt ones in Jude 10.
• We must realize what our own
selfishness and envy produces.
–We’ll see evil, not God. James 3:14-17
7. The Pure in Heart are Happy…
• Because they have a great promise and
hope… “For they shall see God”. Mt. 5:8
–God is Pure. 1 Peter 1:16; Psalm 18:26
–The Pure desire this promise! Ps. 51:10-11
–More Motivation… Heb. 12:14; 1 Jn. 3:2-3
8. Are You Blessed / Happy In Jesus?
• Why are the pure in heart blessed?
– They are sincere, simple and serene.
– They live a life that is clean.
– God will by them be seen, by faith in this life (Heb.
2:9), and in person when He comes back.
• Are you in Jesus Christ where eternal salvation
is found (2 Tim. 2:10)?
– You can be if you obey Him. 1) Hear. Rom. 10:17
2) Believe. Rom. 10:10 3) Repent. Acts 2:38
4) Confess. Acts 8:37 5) Baptism. Rom. 6:3-6
