LIVING THE LIFE OF THE BLESSED MAN (Pt. 3)

Pastor Rick Jackson

For several weeks we have been talking about the blessed man. We saw in Ps. 1 the blessed man gets a charge out of life. In Mt. 5 we saw the blessed man gets the most out of life. Here we find the basics to LIVING THE LIFE OF THE BLESSED MAN. We will find that the lessons are repetitive to some degree but the emphasis is slightly different.

To live the life of the blessed man you must be:

I. A SAVED, SECURE MAN

1. The blessed man has placed his trust in Christ [Ps. 2:12]

2. The blessed man has perpetual forgiveness [Ps. 32:1]

3. The blessed man has permanent righteousness [Ps. 32:2]

II. A SANCTIFIED, SETTLED MAN

1. The blessed man continues to trust Christ [Ps. 34:8-9]

2. The blessed man continues to follow Christ [Ps. 40:4-11]

Thomas A Kempis wrote a book called "The Imitation of Christ", the songwriter expressed it, "Oh to be like thee", Peter simply said, (1 Peter 2:21) For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

3. The blessed man continues to exhibit Christ [Ps. 40:1-4]

III. A SPIRITUAL, SURRENDERED MAN

1. The blessed man responds to God's call [Ps. 65:1-5]

2. The blessed man relies on God's care [Ps. 84]

3. The blessed man rejoices in God's character [Ps. 89:5-18]