2498 Blessed are the Peacemakers FULL SERVICE

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Ephesians 2:11-22 • • Jew and Gentile Reconciled Through Christ • 11 Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (which is done in the body by human hands)— • 12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. • 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ. • 14 For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, • 15 by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, • 16 and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility. • 17 He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. • 18 For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. • 19 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, • 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. • 21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. • 22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit. • Matthew 5:1-12 • • Introduction to the Sermon on the Mount • 1 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, • and he began to teach them. • The Beatitudes • 2 He said: • 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. • 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. • 5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. • 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. • 7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. • 8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. • 9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. • 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. • 11 “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. • 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

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