Matthew: Sermon on the Mount (Page 4)

Each of these Beatitudes is pregnant with meaning and full of life and so rich for application, I trust that they will continue to be a blessing to you as they have been to me. How is a person to know whether they possess the life of God’s Spirit? We need this spiritual life offered to us by God in order to enter into Heaven and in order to have a relationship with the living God, for without this life…

The Beatitudes are eight attitudes that Jesus tells us that mark the path of life, the path of meaning, and the path of joy. These are attitudes that are the birthright of God’s people, those who have been changed by God’s grace. These are not attitudes that we can manufacture on our own, but they are attitudes that come to us as a result of our faith in Jesus and His dynamic work in our lives. Have you ever wondered…

This, perhaps, is Jesus’ most famous sermon and it begins with words that are some of His most famous words: The Beatitudes. I encourage you and challenge you, as we make our way through The Sermon on the Mount, to memorize The Sermon on the Mount. God will bless you as you memorize His Word. Hannah Whitall Smith authored a book entitled The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life. Someone once said to Hannah Smith, “You Christians seem to have…