Women of Grace 2007/2008

The Sermon on the Mount: Being Women of the Kingdom
Homework for Lesson Five
The Beatitudes: Peacemakers and Persecuted

Read and memorize Matthew 5:9-12

1. What kind of peace did Jesus bring according to the following verses?
John 14:27

John 16:33

Romans 5:1, 10

Ephesians 2:14-18

2. (a) How are we to be peacemakers according to the following verses?
Romans 10:15

II Corinthians 5:20

Ephesians 6:15

(b) How does this differ from what the world calls peace?

3. Read Matthew 10:34-36 and Luke 2:11-14. How do these two verses fit together?

4. (a) What kind of persecution did Jesus warn His disciples of in these verses?
Matthew 10:16-25

John 15:18-21

(b) What are the three forms of persecution Jesus spoke of in Matthew 5:11? How are these seen in our today's culture?

5. (a) What should be our response to persecution according to Matthew 5:12?

(b) Have you ever been persecuted for the sake of righteousness? What was your response to the persecution?

6. (a) Read Romans 12:14-21. How should we try to keep peace?

(b) Read II Timothy 3:10-12. When should we expect persecution (and rejoice in it)?

7. (a) How is the characteristic of being a peacemaker seen outwardly in a woman's life?

(b) How can a woman glorify God in the midst of persecution?

8. What has God taught you through this lesson that you want to obey and apply to your life this week? Write your answer in the form of a prayer request so that your partner can pray with you about this.