Attitudes to help us become more like Father Patterns to Follow Matt 5 Beautiful Attitudes We’ve talked before about Jesus providing us with Patterns to Follow - In Matt 5 - Jesus gave us a list of “beautiful attitudes” - Attitudes that will help us Become more like Father. Attitudes to help us become more like Father

Matt 5:3-12 Bible Video - Sermon on the Mount - 2:06 min. Poor in Spirit: To feel humble, who are not filled with pride. (3 Ne 12:3 adds ‘who come unto me’) Those that Mourn: One must show a godly sorrow that leads to repentance. Meek: One who is not easily provoked or irritated and forbearing under injury or annoyance. Does not mean “weak”, but a meek person is strong and a person of complete self-mastery, has courage of moral convictions despite pressures of friends. Hunger & Thirst After Righteousness: Same as hungering after food and water after fast...must hunger for righteous things. (3 Ne 12:6 adds “they shall be filled with the Holy Ghost.”) Merciful - filled with compassion and forgiveness Pure in Heart: If you are to see God, you must be pure. Peacemakers: The troublemakers will be known as the children of Satan. Persecuted: If the youth stand up to jeers of the crowd, they shall be crowned with blessings of eternal joy. (Pres. Lee Poor in Spirit: To feel humble, who are not filled with pride. (3 Ne 12:3 adds ‘who come unto me’) Persecuted: If the youth stand up to jeers of the crowd, they shall be crowned with blessings of eternal joy. (Pres. Lee Bible Video - Sermon on the Mount - 2:06 min.

The Higher Law - Matt 5:13-44 - discuss briefly or in depth depending upon the time you have left & Show the Bible Video V13- Ye are the Salt of the earth V14-16 LIght of the World V21-22 Don’t be Angry V23-26 Quickly make have kind thoughts for your adversary V27-28 Purity of thoughts V29-30 Remove anything from your life that causes you to stumble V31-32 Value Sacred Covenant of Marriage V38-42 Do not Seek Revenge or let wrath overcome you V43-44 Love enemies, bless & pray for them Bible Video on Higher Law - 2:19 min - As you watch the Video - look for ways that Christ lived, what he taught. Matt 5:13-44 The Higher Law

So, you wanna be a disciple… True Disciples Do things for the Right Reasons You can’t receive the blessings of the Spirit that comes from performing those righteous acts unless you are doing them for the right reason.

Judge not, that ye be not Judged In Matt 7 the Savior taught us about the principle of Judging. How would you have liked it if those stickers I put on you as you arrived, had actually meant something? Some sort of judgment on my part? As it was they were purely random. Read Matt 7:1-2 Is that an absolute statement? Aren’t we to use good judgement in who we associate with or where we go? What’s the difference? Matt 7:1-2 Judge not, that ye be not Judged JST - Judge not unrighteously

Choose to be Wise Matt 7:24-27 - This was his conclusion to the entire Sermon. (if possible bring a medium/large rock to class and have it sitting as a visual aid throughout the lesson) May we be Wise & visit with Our maker a little each day & care more about He thinks of us than what the World thinks of us. Optional: Have class sing Wise Man - Primary song to close lesson. Visit with Our Maker a little each day & care more about what He thinks of us than what the world thinks of us!

Do things for the Right Reasons Behaving as a true Disciple of Christ Let’s Apply it: Beautiful Attitudes The Higher Law Show segment 1 - 3:06 min https://lds.org/religious-freedom?cid=HP_SU_11-9-2016_dPAD_fMLIB_xLIDyL2-1_ Do things for the Right Reasons Judge Righteously Behaving as a true Disciple of Christ

Everyday Example: When Beliefs Are Questioned Watch first 3:06 min https://lds.org/religious-freedom?cid=HP_SU_11-9-2016_dPAD_fMLIB_xLIDyL2-1_ Show segment 1 - 3:06 min Everyday Example: When Beliefs Are Questioned

How did she do? What could she have done better? How might some Doctrinal Mastery have helped her? Show segment 2 - 3:58 min What could she have done better?

Everyday Example: When Beliefs Are Questioned Watch from min 3:08 to 7:04 https://lds.org/religious-freedom?cid=HP_SU_11-9-2016_dPAD_fMLIB_xLIDyL2-1_ Show segment 3 - 5:42 min (from min 7:04 - 12:36) Everyday Example: When Beliefs Are Questioned

What would be your reaction? What would you do? Show segment 3 - 5:42 min What would be your reaction?

Everyday Example: When Beliefs Are Questioned Watch from 7:04 to 12:36 min https://lds.org/religious-freedom?cid=HP_SU_11-9-2016_dPAD_fMLIB_xLIDyL2-1_ Show segment 2 - 3:58 min (from min 3:08 - 7:04) Everyday Example: When Beliefs Are Questioned

Behave as a true Disciple of Christ Applying the Sermon: Beautiful Attitudes The Higher Law Do things for the Right Reasons Judge Righteously Behave as a true Disciple of Christ

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