One of the main barriers to understanding the Beatitudes is the tendency to view each one individually rather than seeing them as a whole. Although each Beatitude contains truth and can lead to much blessing as well open its treasures, there is an inter-relatedness and unity that can lead us to even greater blessings. This …
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Before we get too far into this next message there are a few things that I need to point out in regards to this Gospel, the Gospel of Matthew. First off this is just one of four Gospels of Jesus or as I like to say: Four Portraits, One Jesus. Think of it like this …
Last week we discussed the first beatitude: Blessed are the poor in spirit. With this knowledge we can gauge if we have a healthy sense of being poor in spirit in relation to others and our own walk with God. The following two questions may be a guide. Question 1: What do you feel like …
When I was young in the faith, I had a deep hunger to find the truth of God because it was deeply satisfying. I was unsettled by the feeling I sometimes had that the Bible teaching I was hearing seemed only loosely linked with the biblical text, and it was peculiar, out of sync, and …
