Sometimes all we need is a little direction, a roadmap, to get to where we want to be. If where you want to be is in the middle of a life that God is blessing, Jesus lays out a roadmap in the opening of his Sermon on the Mount. He doesn't start with a joke or even a story, though he tells some good stories later in the sermon. He begins with eight simple statements about being blessed.
We are midway through our study of living a blessed life. We have discovered that in these opening remarks, Jesus mines the Hebrew scriptures for great truths and arranges them in a way that lay out the roadmap for a blessed life. It is simple--the truly happy life is one lived increasingly focused on God. Each step of the beatitudes takes us deeper into relationship with our maker. Jesus shows us how to re-focus, re-center, our lives to be in alignment with God's plans for us. Our attention cannot be on the things of this world--success, money, possessions. The blessed life is lived with God first.
Now that the Beatitudes have shown us that God must be the primary focus of a blessed life, the remaining verses begin to turn our attention to those around us. I hope you will join us as we delve deeper into God's word to better understand the kind of life God wants us to live, the kind of life God wants to bless. If you want to live a happy, blessed life, the Beatitudes point you in the right direction. It is simple, but not easy.
See you in worship!
Shamaine
We are midway through our study of living a blessed life. We have discovered that in these opening remarks, Jesus mines the Hebrew scriptures for great truths and arranges them in a way that lay out the roadmap for a blessed life. It is simple--the truly happy life is one lived increasingly focused on God. Each step of the beatitudes takes us deeper into relationship with our maker. Jesus shows us how to re-focus, re-center, our lives to be in alignment with God's plans for us. Our attention cannot be on the things of this world--success, money, possessions. The blessed life is lived with God first.
Now that the Beatitudes have shown us that God must be the primary focus of a blessed life, the remaining verses begin to turn our attention to those around us. I hope you will join us as we delve deeper into God's word to better understand the kind of life God wants us to live, the kind of life God wants to bless. If you want to live a happy, blessed life, the Beatitudes point you in the right direction. It is simple, but not easy.
See you in worship!
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