Sermons by Haribabu Talasila (Page 4)

SERMON ON THE MOUNT 14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. 2 Cor 4: 4-6, we see…

SERMON ON THE MOUNT 13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. Elisha converted barren land into fruitful land by casting the salt into spring. 2 King 2: 19 2 Cor 2: 15-17 Paul explains how his life has became savor of death unto those who rejected gospel and savor of…

SERMON ON THE MOUNT 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. The passage explains the difference between verse 6 and verse 10, here…

SERMON ON THE MOUNT 9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. This requires great deal of maturity to work as peace makers between two warring people.  They are called sons of God, more mature in understanding  and their position as a son not as a child.  Col 1:20-21; Our Lord is peace maker as per this verse through his sacrifice and brought peace between God and us when we were enemies, unholy and…

SERMON ON THE MOUNT 8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. The Lord explained the condition of heart of natural man in Mark 7: 20-22. Purity in heart is opposite of the condition explained in mark 7:20-22. How washing to be done in our daily life to maintain the purity of heart,  Lord explained how the word and Spirit helps John 13: 5-10. John 6:63. David explains in Psalm 15 what is the heart condition…

SERMON ON THE MOUNT 7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Explained grace and Mercy what they are. Mercy is God’s character shown towards man  when men going through the consequences and miseries  of sins committed by them. When a person receives and tastes mercy from God will be able to show to others who need mercy and they will be blessed. Titus 3:5, Heb 4:16. In David’s life the consequences of committing adultery and murder were…

SERMON ON THE MOUNT 6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Righteousness Greek work DIKAIOSYONE or divine approval or doing right things in the sight of God. There is none righteous Rom 3:20, Deuteronomy 6:21-25  as per the old testament but man failed to attain this by strength of man. Old testament could only give what is man and how he fails to do what is of God. God is just and…

SERMON ON THE MOUNT 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth What meekness is explained, exercising the strength of God in man is called Meekness. Besides our Lord, we have a very good example in(Numbers 12: 1-16) about Moses in the scriptures.   Learning to be living in the presence of the Living God, and exercising patience and godliness will lead into inherit the earth in the coming dispensation in the ruling. In the case of…

SERMON ON THE MOUNT 4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Those who suffer for the sake of the Lord and His testimony, shall be comforted. The comfort Greek word is Paraclete, the meaning is called to one’s aid or help, (1 John 2:1). In sorrows, griefs, and tribulations the promise of the Lord is He will comfort as seen in these references   explained (Isaiah 61:2-3, 2 Cor 2:4-7, 2 Thess 2:15-17,  Luke 16: 25,  Rev…

Sermon on the mount 1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: 2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:1-3 Introduction of the Kingdom of Heaven and explain what it is. Calling disciples as in John chapter 1 after His baptism. The difference explained between Old Testament law and…

SERMON ON THE MOUNT 20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven. Righteousness of Pharisees is mentioned in Luke 18 and Matthew 23 which are outwardly shown rather than inward work. Righteousness means in Greek word is DIKAIOSYONE means Divine approval. In the word of God , one Righteousness is imputed by God as mentioned in Rom 3.25. There…