Blessed Are Those Who Mourn

Matthew 5:4

1. The Nature Of Mourning
.        A. What Does It Mean? Soul gripping deep grief over our sinfulness.  A godly sorrow for sin.
.        .        1.  Personal Sin – Genuine, real repentance
.        .        .        Psalm 51:3-4 (resulting in 51:2, 6-9, 16-17), 2 Corinthians 7:10, James 4:9
.        .        2.  The Sin of Others
.        .        .        Psalm 119:36, Jeremiah 9:1-9, Daniel 9, Luke 19:41, Genesis 1:27
.      .  B.  What are the hindrances to it?
.        .        1.  A love of sin
.        .        2.  A desensitization to it
.        .   .    3.  An abuse of grace – Romans 6:1-2
.        .        4.  Procrastination
.        .        5.  False repentance – 2 Corinthians 7:10
2.  The Blessedness of Mourning – How in the world is this a comfort to us?
.        .        Mourning drives you to: God, the cross, mercy – Psalm 32:3-5
.        .        There is a future joy and comfort – Isaiah 42, 61, Revelation 21:14