Where’s the Joy in Poverty?
Matthew 5:1-3 | Pastor Terry Wilcox
Satan offered Jesus fake sources of happiness:
Matthew 4:1–11
- The
- The
- The
3 Parts to each beatitude:
- Promise
- The
- The result
Hebrew word ashere is a word of and congratulation.
Greek word makarios described happiness of the .
Poor in spirit = on God
C.S. Lewis: “Pride leads to every other vice: it is the complete anti-God state of mind. Pride is spiritual cancer: it eats up the very possibility of love, or contentment or even common sense.”
Isaiah 66:2
From “Resilience: The Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life” by Eric Greitens
I begin with humility, I act with humility, I end with humility. Humility leads to clarity. Humility leads to an open mind and a forgiving heart. With an open mind and a forgiving heart, I see every person as superior to me in some way; With every person as my teacher, I grow in wisdom. As I grow in wisdom, humility becomes ever more my guide. I begin with humility, I act with humility, I end with humility.
How does this attitude help us?
It teaches us two life-changing confessions:
- I
- I am
Honesty is the first step to
Psalm 51:16–17 (NKJV)
For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it;
You do not delight in burnt offering.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,
A broken and a contrite heart—
These, O God, You will not despise.
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