Skip Navigation
Sunday Worship: 10AM

Check here each week for information to prepare your heart for the upcoming sermon and follow-up questions you can use after the sermon to dig deeper and disciple your family!

Back

Blessed are the Poor in Spirit/Those who Mourn

July 03, 2020
By Pastor Jathan

Blessed are the Poor in Spirit/Those who Mourn

– Matthew 5:3-4

 

Sermon Notes:

Introduction to Beatitudes:

v3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

v4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”

Digging Deeper:

  • What does blessed describe here in Matthew 5?
  • What does it mean to be poor in spirit?  What should recognizing our spiritual bankruptcy cause us to do?
  • How can believers cultivate an ongoing attitude of being poor in spirit?
  • What should cause us as Christians to mourn?  How does God bring comfort?

Other Passages to Consider:

Ps 1; 32:1-2; 51; Isa 6:1-7; 61:1-3; Matt 5:1-12; Luke 18:9-14; Phil 3:3-9