SERIES: SUMMER on the MT MESSAGE: GOD BLESS YOU!
‘BE’-Attitudes — Attitudes that I should BE
Matt 5:1-5 ESV Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him.2 …He opened his mouth and taught them, saying:
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
5 “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
1. Blessed are the SPIRITUALLY
Ptóchos: Usage: poor, destitute, spiritually poor, (humbly devout persons)
The outcast, the absolutely impoverished
Literally Translated (biblehub.com)- one who Crouches or Cowers
Rev 3:15-17 15 “‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! 16 So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. 17 For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.
Those WHO REALIZE they have NO Chance without JESUS!
Matt 5:3 New Living Translation 3 “God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.
2 Blessed are those who
How do we MOVE from MOURNING to COMFORT?
Rev 21:3 3 I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them.[a] 4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.”
5 And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!” And then he said to me, “Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true.”