Sermon Sandwich
Sermon Sandwich—What Helps God’s Saving Grace flow?
Trinity Church, 1589 Hwy 174, Edisto Island, SC 29438
www.trinityedisto.com 843-869-3568
All Saints Sunday, November 6, 2022
Holy Eucharist - Renewed Ancient Text; 2019 BCP, p.123
Luke 6:20-26 Sermon Notes
Intro - All Saints Sunday
What Helps God’s Saving Grace flow?
The Blocks of God’s Saving Grace -
Beauty, Brains, Bucks, Braun and Beauty(2).
The Helps of God’s Saving Grace -
Homeless, Hunger, Hurt, Hated, Humble
Homeless (poor) -
“Blessed are you who are poor (homeless),
for yours is the kingdom of God.
Poor - ho ptochos - materially poor, needy, destitute.
Hungry -
“Blessed are you who are hungry now,
for you shall be satisfied.
Hungry - ho peinao - physically hungry, deprivation of food
Matt 25:35 - For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,
Hurt (weep) -
“Blessed are you who weep (hurt) now,
for you shall laugh.
Weep - ho klaio - to cry, wail, lament. Expression of grief and sorrow at loss.
Sin causes pain and pain causes tears to flow.
“Tears are like blood in the wounds of the soul.” Gregory of Nyssa (Prayer, Richard Foster, p.37)
Hated -
“Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man! 23 Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets.
Hate - miseo - hate, detest, love less.
Acts 7:54-56 — 54 Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground their teeth at Stephen.
Humble -
I Peter 5:5 - “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
Humble - tapeinos - humble, bow down, put others first
Philippians 2:5-11 - 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
The Gospel is the Good News of the Cross and Resurrection of Jesus Christ by which we become the Righteousness of God.