Kingdom Announcements

Matthew 5:6-10

Mike Maglish

Part of Matthew: Everyone Willing to Go

October 1, 2026

The Beatitudes are a PORTRAIT of Kingdom People.

    —Matthew 5:6

Righteousness (dikaiosynē — δικαιοσύνη)
“Life aligned with the will and ways of God.”

    —Matthew 6:33

πεινάω (peinaō) — A very real hunger. I’ll die without this food.

    — Psalm 42:1

    — Psalm 63:1

“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters…” (Isaiah 55:1)

HUNGER organizes BEHAVIOR.

    —Matthew 5:7

    —Exodus 34:6

    —Micah 6:8

    —Hosea 6:6

RECEIVED mercy should be REFLECTED mercy.

    —Matthew 5:8

καθαροὶ τῇ καρδίᾳ (katharoi tē kardia)
“Ritually Clean Or Pure”

    —Psalm 24:3–4

    —James 4:8

God is not after IMAGE, He’s after HEART.

    —Matthew 5:9

εἰρηνοποιοί (eirēnopoioi) — peace-makers
Shalom backdrop - peace as a wholeness, well-being, right ordering, restoration.

Psalm 34 does not say, “Appreciate peace.” It says: “Seek peace and pursue it.” — Psalm 34:14

Isaiah 32:17 says: “The fruit of that righteousness will be peace…”

James 3:18 says: “Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.”

Peacekeeper - avoids tension.
Peacemaker - moves toward the brokenness.

Shalom is mending wholeness in peace.

    —Matthew 23-24

Children of GOD pursue PEACE.

    —Matthew 5:10

    —Matthew 5:11-12

Verse 10: because of righteousness.
Verse 11: because of Me.

    — Acts 5:41

    — 1 Peter 3:14

Be sure our OPPOSITION is from FAITHFULNESS.

THE BOOKENDS (INCLUSIO)

The first Beatitude:
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for THEIRS IS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.” — Matthew 5:3

The final Beatitude:
“Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for THEIRS IS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.” — Matthew 5:10

PRESENT TENSE

They WILL be comforted.
They WILL inherit the earth.
They WILL be filled.
They WILL be shown mercy.
They WILL see God.
They WILL be called sons of God.

FUTURE TENSE

The kingdom is SHAPING who I BECOME.

Takeaway: Stop chasing the life the world calls LUCKY. LIve the life the KING calls blessed.