Grace Bible Church - Tulsa, OK
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Your homework will help sharpen your understanding of the Bible and is a ministry to others as you share your answers in your small group. Prayerfully think through each answer with the expectation of sharing with others what God has taught you.
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The Sermon on the Mount: Being Women of the Kingdom
Homework for Lesson Four
The Beatitudes: Merciful and Pure in Heart
Read and memorize Matthew 5:7-8
1. Read Psalm 103:8-14. How has God shown mercy to you?
2. (a) What do the following verses teach you about showing mercy to others?
Matthew 5:44
Matthew 25:34-40
Ephesians 4:32
James 2:13
(b) Is God's forgiveness of our sins based on our forgiveness of others,
according to Matthew 5:7? Why or why not? (Use additional Scriptures, if
needed, to help you with your answer.)
3. (a) What do the following verses reveal about man's heart?
I Samuel 16:7
Psalm 24:3-4
Psalm 86:11
Jeremiah 17:9-10
(b) How is it possible to have a pure, undivided heart according to Ezekiel 11:19-21?
4. Read Matthew 23:25-28 and Luke 18:9-14.
(a) Why is merely outward purity so dangerous?
(b) In what ways does being merciful toward others relate to being pure in heart?
5. How is the promise that "they shall see God" fulfilled in our lives now and also in the future? (See I Corinthians 13:9-12 and I John 3:1-3.)
6. How does a woman exemplify to others that she has received God's mercy?
7. How is a pure heart seen outwardly in a woman's life?
8. (a) How have you been convicted this week as you have studied the characteristics
of mercy and purity?
(b) How will you begin to apply this lesson this week to your life? Write a prayer request here and also on a 3 x 5 card that you can give to your prayer partner.