Stories Jesus Told
The Beatitudes
Luke 6:20–26 (NLT)
Isaiah 55:8–9 (NLT)
1. Poor or Rich
- Poor means bankrupt
- Matthew 5:3 (NLT)
- Poor realize their need for
- Psalm 70:5 (NLT)
- Poor understand that they can be rich in
- James 2:5 (NLT)
- Rich don’t see their need for
2. Hungry or Satisfied
- Man was created with a hunger for
- Man seeks to fill this hunger with things of the
- 1 John 2:15–17 (NLT)
- Matthew 5:6 (NLT)
- Blessed are those who are hungry for
- The ungodly are fat on the things of the world because their god is their
- Philippians 3:19 (NLT)
3. Weeping or Laughing
- When we are broken, Christ comes and
- Matthew 5:4 (NLT)
- Sorrow has a
- Ecclesiastes 7:2–4 (NLT)
- The ungodly seem happy now but their happiness will be turned into
4. Hated or Praised
- A truly surrendered Christian will never fit in the
- If you truly live your life for Jesus, you will be
- 2 Timothy 3:12 (NLT)
- The ungodly live for the praise of people, but the godly live for the praise of their