On May 10, 2026, the Kuala Lumpur Immanuel Church held its second Sunday service of the month.

The service, led by Brother Patrick Samuel, featured intercessory prayer by Missionary Sharon Zhang and a prayer of offering by Brother Paul Tan.

Pastor Samuel Chang delivered a message on the second Beatitude from the Sermon on the Mount: “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted” based on Matthew 5:4.

Drawing from passages in the Gospel of Matthew, Gospel of Luke, and Epistle of James, Pastor Chang explained that the mourning Jesus described is not ordinary sadness or pessimism, but a spiritual sorrow rooted in repentance and compassion.

“The world tells people to pursue happiness and avoid sorrow,” Pastor Chang said. “But Jesus teaches something completely different. He teaches us to mourn over sin, evil, and the brokenness of humanity.”

The sermon introduced two forms of mourning. The first was described as “public mourning”—a grief over the corruption and suffering present in society. Pastor Chang explained that believers should not ignore the moral decline and pain around them, but instead carry a compassionate burden for the world, much like Jesus Christ Himself did.

According to the sermon, Jesus looked upon humanity with deep sorrow and love, bearing the sins of the world like a sacrificial lamb. Pastor Chang compared this to the heart of a loving parent grieved by the wrongdoing of a child. “To truly long for the Kingdom of God,” he said, “is to mourn over the condition of the world.”

The second type of mourning discussed was personal repentance. Referencing the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector in Luke 18, Pastor Chang contrasted outward religious pride with humble confession. While the Pharisee boasted of his righteousness, the tax collector beat his chest and cried, “God, have mercy on me, a sinner.”

Jesus declared that the repentant tax collector, not the proud Pharisee, went home justified before God.

Pastor Chang emphasized that this broken and contrite spirit is deeply connected to the first Beatitude, “Blessed are the poor in spirit.” Humility, repentance, and mourning over sin are all part of the heart that God honors and comforts.

The sermon concluded with a call for believers to maintain both kinds of mourning: sorrow for a sinful world and sincere repentance for personal sin. Pastor Chang encouraged the congregation to carry compassionate hearts for the lost while continually examining themselves before God.

Ultimately, the message presents mourning not as hopeless despair, but as a pathway to divine comfort, spiritual renewal, and deeper fellowship with God.