1. BEATITUDES – BLESSED ARE THEY THAT MOURN MATTHEW 5:4 TEXT

2. BLESSED ARE THEY THAT MOURN IMMORALITY –1 COR. 5:1-11 – REBUKE OF CORINTHIANS –JONAH 1:1-3 – EXAMPLE OF JONAH –PHIL. 3:17-19 – ENEMIES OF THE CROSS –ROM. 1:21-28 – SEXUAL IMMORALITY

3. BLESSED ARE THEY THAT MOURN PERSONAL SIN –ISA. 6:5 – EXAMINE OUR LIFE –PSA. 51:1-4, 7-14 – EXAMPLE OF DAVID –MATT. 26:69-75 – EXAMPLE OF PETER

4. BLESSED ARE THEY THAT MOURN MATERIALISM –EZK. 7:17-19 – SILVER AND GOLD WILL NOT SAVE –JER. 6:10-13 – ISRAEL WAS CORRUPT –1 TIM. 6:7-12 – TRUST GOD NOT RICHES

5. BLESSED ARE THEY THAT MOURN TROUBLED SPIRIT –PSA. 38:1-8 – TROUBLED BY SIN –PSA. 38:17-18 – WE CANNOT BE AT PEACE UNTIL WE REPENT –JOEL 2:12-14 – REND OUR HEARTS

6. BLESSED ARE THEY THAT MOURN REPENTANCE IMMANENT –MAL. 2:11-13 – MUST PRODUCE CHANGE –2 COR. 7:10 – MANIFEST GODLY SORROW –EZRA 10:1-6, 10-19 – IF WE MOURN WE WILL REPENT

7. BLESSED ARE THEY THAT MOURN NEARER TO GOD –JAMES 4:6-10 - HUMILITY –1 PET. 5:8-9 – RESIST THE DEVIL –TITUS 2:11-14 – DENY UNGODLINESS AND LIVE SOBERLY

8. BLESSED ARE THEY THAT MOURN CONCLUSION –Do you want to receive comfort? –Comfort can only come from God and his holy word!!! –If we are mourning over sin in our life we need to come to Jesus. –Obey the Savior today!!!