Blessed Are The
Meek – Some
Practical
Applications
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Introduction
• Albert Barnes says, "Meekness is
patience in the reception of
injuries. It is neither meanness nor
a surrender of our rights, nor
cowardice; but it is the opposite of
sudden anger, of malice, of longharbored vengeance."
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Introduction
• “Those who are meek are
gentle, kind, humble,
composed, and slow to anger”
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I. Meekness Is Required In Our
Relationship With God
• 1. God consider this a precious
quality
• 1 Pet. 3:4
• “But let it be the hidden man of the
heart, in that which is not
corruptible, even the ornament of a
meek and quiet spirit, which is in
the sight of God of great price.”
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I. Meekness Is Required In Our
Relationship With God
• 2. It is necessary to receive
God’s word
• Js. 1:21
• Wherefore lay apart all filthiness
and superfluity of naughtiness,
and receive with meekness the
engrafted word, which is able to
save your souls.
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Js. 1:21 NKJV
• Therefore lay aside all
filthiness and overflow of
wickedness, and receive with
meekness the implanted word,
which is able to save your
souls.
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I. Meekness Is Required In Our
Relationship With God
• 3. The Christian walk or life
requires it
• Eph. 4:1-2
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Eph. 4:1-2
• I therefore, the prisoner of the
Lord, beseech you that ye walk
worthy of the vocation
wherewith ye are called,
[2] With all lowliness and
meekness, with longsuffering,
forbearing one another in love;
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I. Meekness Is Required In Our
Relationship With God
• Thus meekness is curbing the
"natural" desires to rebel, fight,
have our own way, push
ourselves forward, etc. We
submit to the Lord in obedience
to His will.
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II. Meekness Is Required When
We Teach Others The Gospel
• 1. When we give an answer to
those who ask
• 1 Pet. 3:15
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1 Pet. 3:15
• But sanctify the Lord God in
your hearts: and be ready
always to give an answer to
every man that asketh you a
reason of the hope that is in
you with meekness and fear:
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II. Meekness Is Required When
We Teach Others The Gospel
• 2. It is necessary when
restoring the erring
• Gal. 6:1
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Gal. 6:1
• Brethren, if a man be overtaken
in a fault, ye which are spiritual,
restore such an one in the
spirit of meekness; considering
thyself, lest thou also be
tempted.
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II. Meekness Is Required When
We Teach Others The Gospel
• 3. It is required in the gospel
preacher
• 1 Tim. 6:11
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1 Tim. 6:11
• But thou, O man of God, flee
these things; and follow after
righteousness, godliness, faith,
love, patience, meekness.
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III. Meekness Is Required In Our
Relationships With Others
• Titus 3:1-2
• Put them in mind to be subject to
principalities and powers, to obey
magistrates, to be ready to every
good work,
[2] To speak evil of no man, to be
no brawlers, but gentle, shewing
all meekness unto all men.
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III. Meekness Is Required In Our
Relationships With Others
• Phil. 2:3
• Let nothing be done through
strife or vainglory; but in
lowliness of mind let each
esteem other better than
themselves.
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IV. Meekness Is Required For
Our Own Personal Benefit
• Js. 3:13
• Who is a wise man and endued
with knowledge among you? let
him shew out of a good
conversation his works with
meekness of wisdom.
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IV. Meekness Is Required For
Our Own Personal Benefit
• Js. 3:13 NKJV
• 13 Who is wise and
understanding among you? Let
him show by good conduct that
his works are done in the
meekness of wisdom.
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IV. Meekness Is Required For
Our Own Personal Benefit
• Gal. 5:22-23
• But the fruit of the Spirit is
love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
gentleness, goodness, faith,
[23] Meekness, temperance:
against such there is no law.
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Conclusion
• “No man can lead others until
he has mastered himself; no
man can serve others until he
has subjected himself; no man
can be in control of others until
he has learned to control
himself.”—Wm. Barclay
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References
• Heart of lesson from sermon by Kevin Cauley,
Beatitudes --- The Meek
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