The Beatitudes

Sermon Series: The Beatitudes.
Bible Study
Don't just take our word for it . . . take His! We would encourage you to spend time examining the following Scriptures that shaped this sermon: Matthew 5.1-12
Sermon Outline
The Sermon on the Mount is probably the best known and most loved teaching of Jesus - and probably the least obeyed.  Matthew 5 - 7 records for us the closest thing to a Christian Manifesto that we (Christians) have - and in it we read of what Jesus wanted His followers to be and to do.  Today, we begin an extended look at The Beatitudes which open the Sermon on the Mount. Speaking of The Beatitudes John Stott wrote, "Their simplicity of word and profundity of thought have attracted each fresh generation of Christians, and many others besides. The more we explore their implications, the more seems to remain unexplored. Their wealth is inexhaustible."
Conditions or virtues?
Who can be blessed?
Who is blessed?
Sermon Application
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