1	"REPENTING OF OUR SINS" REPENTING OF OUR SINS MATTHEW 5:4 3-28-10
2	"Matthew 5:4" Matthew 5:4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” - Sorrow for sin is a key principle in having a heart for God. 2 Corinthians 7:10 “Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.”
3	"1" 1. MOURNING DEMONSTRATES PERSONAL RESPONSIBILTY
4	"1" 1. MOURNING DEMONSTRATES PERSONAL RESPONSIBILTY 1) I Blame No One But Myself
5	"1" 1. MOURNING DEMONSTRATES PERSONAL RESPONSIBILTY 1) I Blame No One But Myself Romans 7:24 “What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?” James 1:14 “…but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed.”
6	"1" 1. MOURNING DEMONSTRATES PERSONAL RESPONSIBILTY 2) I Have Fallen Short of God’s Standard
7	"1" 1. MOURNING DEMONSTRATES PERSONAL RESPONSIBILTY 2) I Have Fallen Short of God’s Standard Psalms 51:4 “Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you are proved right when you speak and justified when you judge.” Romans 3:23 “…for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God…”
8	"1" 1. MOURNING DEMONSTRATES PERSONAL RESPONSIBILTY 3) I Am Willing to Change
9	"1" 1. MOURNING DEMONSTRATES PERSONAL RESPONSIBILTY 3) I Am Willing to Change Acts 3:19 “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord…”
10	"2" 2. MOURNING DEMONSTRATES SPIRITUAL MATURITY
11	"2" 2. MOURNING DEMONSTRATES SPIRITUAL MATURITY 1) God’s Word Becomes My Guidebook Psalms 119:11 “I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.”
12	"2" 2. MOURNING DEMONSTRATES SPIRITUAL MATURITY 2) The Mind of Christ Becomes My Conscience
13	"2" 2. MOURNING DEMONSTRATES SPIRITUAL MATURITY 2) The Mind of Christ Becomes My Conscience 1 Corinthians 2:14-16 “The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. [15] The spiritual man makes judgments about all things, but he himself is not subject to any man's judgment:16 "For who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ
14	"3" 3. MOURNING DEMONSTRATES FELLOWSHIP - When we mourn over sin, we are not alone.
15	"3" 3. MOURNING DEMONSTRATES FELLOWSHIP 1) With God Ephesians 4:30 “And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.”
16	"3" 3. MOURNING DEMONSTRATES FELLOWSHIP 1) With God 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.”
17	"3" 3. MOURNING DEMONSTRATES FELLOWSHIP 2) With Other Christians
18	"3" 3. MOURNING DEMONSTRATES FELLOWSHIP 2) With Other Christians Psalms 119:136 “Streams of tears flow from my eyes, for your law is not obeyed.” Philippians 3:18 “For, as I have often told you before and now say again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.” - We grieve together over the souls of men.
19	"3" 3. MOURNING DEMONSTRATES OUR FELLOWSHIP 3) In Our Common Hope of Eternity Revelation 21:3-4 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. [4] He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."