{"id":5025,"date":"2024-12-06T17:46:15","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T17:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/?p=5025"},"modified":"2024-12-23T17:08:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T17:08:26","slug":"blessed-of-the-father-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/blessed-of-the-father-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Blessed Of The Father."},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5025-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BLESSED-OF-THE-FATHER.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BLESSED-OF-THE-FATHER.mp3\">https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BLESSED-OF-THE-FATHER.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>Those Who Are Blessed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Blessed<\/strong> are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. <strong>Blessed<\/strong> are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blessed<\/strong> are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. <strong>Blessed<\/strong> are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blessed<\/strong> are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.\u00a0<strong>Blessed<\/strong> are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blessed<\/strong> are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.\u00a0<strong>Blessed<\/strong> are they which are persecuted for righteousness sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blessed<\/strong> are you, when men shall revile you, persecute you, and falsely say all evil against you, for My sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. <strong>Matthew 5:3-12.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Whosoever Shall Not Be Offended In Me.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding His twelve disciples, Jesus departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.\u00a0 When John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,\u00a0 And said unto Jesus, Are You\u00a0 He that should come, or do we look for another? \u00a0Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things you hear and see. The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.\u00a0 <strong>And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in Me. Matthew 11:1-6.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Those Who Does The Lord’s Work.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whose lord has made ruler over His household, to give them meat in due season?\u00a0 <strong>Blessed<\/strong> <strong>is that servant, whom His lord when He comes shall find so doing.<\/strong>\u00a0 Verily I say unto you, That He shall make him ruler over all his goods. <strong>Matthew 24:45-47.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Blessed Are Those Who Live By Faith.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.\u00a0 The other disciples, therefore, said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into His side, I will not believe. \u00a0And after eight days again His disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. \u00a0Then Jesus said to Thomas, Reach thy finger hither, and behold My hands; and reach thy hand hither, and thrust it into My side: and be not faithless, but believing. \u00a0And Thomas answered and said unto Jesus, My Lord and my God. \u00a0Jesus said unto him, Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed:<strong> blessed<\/strong> <strong>are they that have not seen, and yet have believed<\/strong>. <strong>John 20:24-29.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Those Who Are Blessed. Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Blessed Of The Father. - Disciples of Christ","description":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BLESSED-OF-THE-FATHER.mp3 Those Who Are Blessed. 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