1. “ The Pure in Heart Shall See!”
Matthew 5:1-8

3. Like a man at an auction. Bidding was being taken for a parrot
Like a man at an auction. Bidding was being taken for a parrot. The bidding was brisk and high, but this man…

4. Christianity is an “inside-out faith”…

5. to look intently upon our heart vision/sight
Purpose:
to look intently upon our heart vision/sight

6. I The SIGNIFICANCE of This Sight
A. It Speaks of Man’s Superiority

7. Compared to all other creatures… man’s status is special…

8. I The SIGNIFICANCE of This Sight
A. It Speaks of Man’s Superiority
B. It Speaks of Man’s Deepest Longing

9. “Lord, show us the Father, and it will be enough.”
John 14:8
“Lord, show us the Father, and it will be enough.”

10. I The SIGNIFICANCE of This Sight
A. It Speaks of Man’s Superiority
B. It Speaks of Man’s Deepest Longing
C. It Speaks of Man’s Supreme Need

11. To see God, therefore is to be sure of Him amidst the victories/joys AND the disappointments and heartaches…

12. II The BLESSINGS of This Sight
A. To See God is to See One’s Self

13. Job lost everything BUT his wife and three “friends”!

14. Isaiah 6:1
“In the year of King Uzziah’s death, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple.”

15. Isaiah 6:5
“Then I said, ‘Woe is me, for I am ruined! Because I am a man of unclean lips and I live among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.’”

16. II The BLESSINGS of This Sight
A. To See God is to See One’s Self
B. To See God is to be Trans- formed

17. Africans never realized they were black until they saw the white face of David Livingstone…

18. “I have seen God face to face.”
Genesis 32:30
“I have seen God face to face.”

19. II The BLESSINGS of This Sight
A. To See God is to See One’s Self
B. To See God is to be Trans- formed
C. To See God is to Become Use- ful

20. Isaiah 6:8
“Here am I, send me!”

21. III The ROADWAY to This Sight
A. Purity Begins With Our Minds

22. What we feed our minds controls our actions…

23. III The ROADWAY to This Sight
A. Purity Begins With Our Minds
B. Purity is Expressed in Our Behavior
C. Purity Results in Proper Feelings

24. Feelings are so deceptive…; yet, they are so real… Feelings are not everything but they are a vital something…

25. There is a company selling 1-800 numbers for a dollar a month…

26. The religious leaders in Jesus’ day claimed they served people
The religious leaders in Jesus’ day claimed they served people. They were anything but “pure in heart”…

27. Conclusion and Summary:
…Our Lord promised that those who are faithful servants… these, the pure in heart shall see God!