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1 'f ."CIrS XL-VRfe -i j-'-IT- BN ne saw the crowds of people he vent up on the mountain. There he seated himself, and when his disciples had come up to him, he opened his lips to teach them. And he said: '! ; ic Blessed ate those who feel their spiritual need, for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to , , them! Blessed are the mourners, for they will io-t.be consoledHBlessed are the humble-minded, ' ! . for they will possess the land! Blessed are those : :"!' who are hungry and thirsty for uprightness, for ! they will be satisfied! Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy! -Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God! Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called God's sons! Blessed are those who have endured per secution for their uprightness, for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to them! Blessed are you when people abuse you, and persecute you, and falselv sav evervthine bad of vou, on my ac- 1 m "a Mtifif Pa rAnA an A -vii1t nvr if for vrat vjtlt ne richly rewarded in heaven, for that is the way they persecuted the prophets who went before. . ; ' , - tIt You are the salt of the earth! But if salt loses r :, its strength, how can it be made salt again? It vj good for nothing but to be thrown awaj ihd trodden unaerioor. iou' are me ugirc w.w F t it i i 1 I. ill nnWa wonui v. city uiai is uuui uvu um vouuvt w hidden. People do not light a lamp and put it under a peck-measure; they put it on its. and it gives light to everyone in the house. Your light must burn in that way among men so that they will see the good you do, and praise your Tamer in heaven. '""- . , Do not suppose that I have come to do away with the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to do away with diem but to fulfill them. Tor I tell you, as long as heaven and earth endure, not one dotting of an i or crossing of a will be , v dropped trom tne ww untu it is au ooserveu,. slightest bf these commands, and teaches others li t j to do so, will be ranked lowest in the Kingdom fo, eyeanda tooth for a tooth' But 1 tell j of Heaven"; but anyone who observes them and not t0 tesst injury, Hut if anyone strikes , -. .t?aches others to do so will be tanked high in, your right cheek, turn the other to hiai . :-. . rv !- ! vt2:. . v . it r v h JknSTPtfr,;' W?W. theK&gdom oTHeaven. For I tell you that un less your uprightness is far superior to that of .', the scribes and Tharisees, you will never even enter the Kingdom of Heaven! ' ft You have heard that men were toId.Tou - !1 cot cor sit adultery." But I tell yon that ' A nyone who looks at A woman with desire has iready committed adultery with her in his :eart. But if your right eye makes you fall, tear it out and throw it away, for you might better lose one part of your body than have it all thrown into the pit! If your right hand makes you fall, cut 'it off and throw it away! For ycu might better lose one part of your body thm have it all go down to the pit! "k They were told, "Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce." But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wile on any ground, except unfaithfulness, makes her commit adultery, and anyone who marries htr after she is divorced commits adultery. Aeain. vou have heard that the men :j :11 it were told, "You shall not swear falsely, but c must fulfil your oaths to the Lord." But I t. you not to swear at all, either by heaven, fcr is God's throne, 6r by the earth, lor it is hi.-1 o. stool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city c' t great king. You must not swear by your c head, for you cannot make one sing'e hair wh or black.' But your way of speaking rr.vs: 'Tes" or "No." Anything that gees bcyor.fi ti comes from the evil one. "k You have heard that the men cf old v. :e told "You shall hot murder," and "Wnocver murders will have to answer to the court." Eat I tell you that anyone who gets angry with his brother will have to answer to the court, and anyone, who , speaks contemptuously to his brother will have to answer to the great council, d anyone who says to his brother Vu carsed ,. , ! , will. have to answer tor it in tne nery p .v. . ,So when you are .presenting jour gut at the U yar, remember that vour brother has any grievance against you, leave your gift right there before the altar and go and make up with J .youj bijother; then come back and present your gift Be quick and come to terms with your op-" ,. flt whileyoi . onthe way t0 court wjth Qf he may hand you over , jU(jge) anj may hand over t0 the officer, and mt0 pson, i ten you, you . t Qut awin you haVC paji last penny! l. y u ihat'they were told, "An j zt Wmm-m v turn, nnri tnr vniir snirr, lei rum nave yum ' forces you to go one mile, go two miies witn ! him. If anyone begs from you, give to him, and " when anyone wants to borrow from you, do not . : turn away. r You have heard that they were told, "You , "' must love vour neighbor and hate your enemy." But I tell you,, love your enemies and pray for your persecutors) so that you may show your- selves true sons of your Father in heaven, for he makes his sun rise on bad;and'good alike, j iand makes the rain fall on the upright and the- caii youi spare 9 vro! coers. For if you love only those who ou, what reward can you expect? Do not ;v tax-collectors do that? And if you are ; your brothers and no one else, what is -c:-rr;-ib'e in that? Do not the very do that? So you are to be perfect, as .-.:iv.cniv Father is. take cr re not to do your good deeds in p l:t Lc fcr people to see, fcr, if you do, you will -r r0 reward from your Father in heaven. So v '-.en you are fjoip.f? to give to charity, do not bW a trumpet before yourself, as the hypo cri e: do, in places cf worship and the streets, to m-Ve teopIc praise them. I tell you, that is all t '-: r: ward they will get! But when you give to c': r..y, your own left hand must not know vlrt your right hand is" doing, so that your ch;i '-'iv may be secret, and your Father who sees vhc: is secret will reward you. When you pray, you must not be like the hvDocriteS, for they like to pray standing in places of worship and in the corners of the squares, to let people see them. I tell you, that is the only reward they will get! But when you pray, go into your c.v. n room, and shut the door, ' and pray to your Father who is unseen, and your Father who sees what is secret will reward you. And when you pray, do not repeat empty phrases as the heathen do, for they imagine that their prayers will be heard if they use words enough. You must not be like them. For God, who is your Father, knows what you need be ; fore you ask him. This, therefore, is the way you are to pray: i 'Our -Father tn heaven, ' f Your ndme be revered! Your kingdom come! ; Your will be done on earth as it is done in heaven! " ; Give as today bread for the day, )i AnAJprqive us our debtSji "h -ai we have forgiven our, debtors. .And do not subject us to temptation, But save us from the evil one.' For if you forgive others when they offend you, ; your heavenly Father will forgive you too. But i. you do not forgive others when' they offend" : you, your heavenly Father Will not forgive you v for your offenses. ' . - ' Vr When you fast, do not, pur on a gloomy . look, like the hypocrites, foil they neglect their - personal appearance to let people see that diey i art fasting. I tell you, that is all the reward they Will gt But when you fast, perfume your hair ; A uracil uvmii farp ftn that nr nnc mav fee that A? you are fwtmg, excel youtF seen, and your Father who sees what is secret, will reward you. , ' T;.' 'y to read a message 29 centuries old?" The Sermon on ILL ic Do not store up your riches on earth, where moths and rust destroy them, and where thieves break in and steal them, but store up your riches in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy them, and where thieves cannot break in and steal them. For wherever your treasure is, your heart will be also. The eye is the lamp of the body. If then your eye is sound, your whole body will be light, but if your eye is unsound, your whole body will be dark. If, therefore, your very light is darkness, how deep the darkness will be! No slave can belong to two masters, for he will either hate one and love the other, or stand by one and make light of the other. You cannot serve God and money. Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about life, wondering what you will have to eat or drink, or about your body, won dering what you will have to wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body than clothes? Look at the wild birds. They do not sow or reap, or store their food in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more account than they? But which of you with all his worry can add a single hour to his I if - "7hy r'.iould you worry about clothing? fee how trie wild flowers grow. They do not :-:l or spin, and yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his spleador was never dressed like one of rhp-n. Rut if GOvIso so beautifully dresses tne wild gra3S) which is alive today and is thrown into the furnace tomorrow, will he not mucn more surely clothe you, you who have so little faith? So do not worry and say, "What shall we have to eat?" or "What shall we have to drink?" or "What shall we have to wear?" For these are all things the heathen are in pursuit of, and your heavenly Father knows well that you need all this. But you must make his kingdom, and uprightness before him, your greatest care, and you will have all these other things besides. So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have worries of its own. Let each day be content with its own ills. "k Pass no more judgments upon other people, so that you may not have judgment passed upon you. For you will be judged by the standard you judge by, and men will pay you back with the same measure you have used with. mem. Why do you keep looking at the speck in your brother's eye, and pay no attention to the beam that is in your own? How can you say to your , brother, "Just let me get that speck out of your eye," when all the time there is a beam in yetor owq? You hypocrite! First get the beam out of . vour own eve. and then vou can See to cet the speck out of your brother's eye. ' ' ' ' ' ' Do not give what is sacred to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, or thw7 will ; trample - them, under their feet and turn and tear you in pieces. Ask, and what you ask will be given you. Search, and you will find what you search for. Knock, and the door will open to you. For it is always the one who aaks wbo receives, and the one who scarcLa la cadf. the. door I , . opens. Which of you men vhta L!s ssaais I jforsoge3r:Uc?7tll3 K:-?.r;!?.l mm j iT i a kin i. ...: Waccamaw Bank & Trust Company . ' . Kenansville, Bewlaville, Fose Hill if ' minufe the Mount is for everyone. :7 Anyone who reads it will be happier during the next 24 hours. :&r&i Anyone who carries it in his heart will be happfefj forever. Read... re-read... and understand its wordsi No speech ever promised... or delivered...so muchJ -MSA he asks for a fish, t " if ycu, bad as you are, . -children what is good, ho. - . i -will your Father in heaven give . those who ask hLv. fcr ic! Thcrofon. always treat other people as ycu v-.-oi.il have them treat you, for this sums up .... : and the Prophets. k Go in at the narrow gate. For the rc: leads to destruction is broad and spaciov there are many who go in by it. But the narrow and the road is hard that kadi i and there are few that find it. Tr Beware of the false prophets, who Come to you disguised as sheep but are ravenous v.oh cs underneath. You can tell them by their fruit. Do people pick grapes off thorns, or figs of thistles? Just so any sound tree bears good fruit, but a poor tree bears bad fruit. No sound tree can bear bad fruit, and no poor tree can bear good fruit. Any tree that does not .bear good fruit is cut down and burned. So you can tell them by their fruit. It is not everyone who says to me "Lord! Lord!" who will get into the Kingdom of Heaven, but only those who do the will of my Father in heaven. Many will say to me on that Day, "Lord! Lord! Was it not in your name that we prophesied, and by your name that we drove out demons, and by your name that we did many mighty acts?" Then I will say to them plainly, "I never knew you! Go away from me, you who do wrong!" "r Everyone, therefore, who listens to rhii teaching of mine and acts upon it, will be lue a sensible man who built his house on reck. And the rain fell, and the rivers rose, and the winds blew, and beat about that house, and it did not go down, for its foundations were on rock.' And anyone who listens to this teaching of mine and does not act upon it, will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand. And the rain fell and the rivers rose, and the winds blew and beat about that house, and it went down, and its downfall was complete. it When Jesus had finished this discourse, the crowds were astounded at his reaching, for he taught them like one who had authority and not like , their scribes. Thii text is from The New Testament, ao American Translation" by Edgar J. OoodspMd. Copyright, the University of Chicago) 1923 and 1948. U-d by permis sion of Unireniry of Chicago Press. This Message Sponsored by Stores: Listed Belov-; Kramer's Dirl Vr Store t t 'I t if i Ilirclware Duplin Theatre Warsaw, N, C. r 'C. E. Quinn Co. KenannvUe, N. C j i
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