Pastor Marty Sloan | Aug. 15 & 16, 2020

Blessed are the Poor in Spirit

The kingdoms of men are not just in contrast to the kingdom of God—they are in

!

The Sermon on the mount

us where we stand in relation to the kingdom and eternal life.

The Sermon on the mount gives us the

of the true children of God.

We may have “accepted Christ,” but many continue life as they always have.

Blessed is a positive

by God on an individual.

Poverty of Spirit is the personal acknowledgment of

bankruptcy.

Blessed (approved of God) are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Poverty of spirit is the posture of

.

No one can enter the kingdom without poverty of spirit.