Kingdom Come – Blessed are the Poor in Spirit // Pastor Daron Adkison

“

” in 5:1 means to “perceive, understand, know”. He knew every heart and understood them. And He knows and understands

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!

“

” = an inner

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and sufficiency that does not come from

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circumstances

To be “poor in spirit” is to recognize one’s powerless and

apart from Christ.

Our idea of happiness is a

version of the joy implied by the term Jesus uses – it is

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on circumstances.

Most of us rely on “

” and “

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” thinking. “When {{

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}}, then I will be happy.”

The beginning of

is the recognition of spiritual bankruptcy – the inability to become

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on your own and acknowledging a source of salvation

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yourself.

1. You cannot
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   yourself.
2. Our joy does not depend on what happens
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   me, but what happens
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   me.
3. Jesus never condemns owning
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   – He does warn against possessions
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   us.
4. Being poor in spirit brings
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   to us and improves our
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   with others.
5. Being poor in spirit means we don’t have to
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   or strive for
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   any longer. It reduces
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   .