Reading: Matthew 5:1-3
As Jesus traveled all through out Galilee, crowds of people were drawn to Him. They were seeking hope, much like us, like me today. He taught the crowds and He healed them of all kinds of sickness. Do you ever wish you could have been there to see Him... this young winsome, compassionate man; who was teaching and healing. He brought hope to sick and discouraged people. When He saw the crowds, He went up on a mountain, sat down to teach them beginning with:
"Blessed are...."
Today we begin a new series in the Beatitudes that Jesus taught to the crowds in His famous Sermon on the Mount.
What are the Beatitudes?
The Beatitudes are blessings that Jesus proclaimed on the Sermon on the Mount. My dictionary describes them as supreme happiness, bliss and blessing.
The Beatitudes are blessings that Jesus proclaimed on the Sermon on the Mount. My dictionary describes them as supreme happiness, bliss and blessing.
Why are they important to us?
In them we see a path to blessing, salvation and transformation both now and forever, through the redemption of Jesus Christ.
In them we see a path to blessing, salvation and transformation both now and forever, through the redemption of Jesus Christ.
