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Sermon on the Mount: Poor in Spirit

Sermon on the Mount: Poor in Spirit

Matthew 5:3–12 is known as the Beatitudes. In each statement, Jesus describes who is “blessed.” A word that does not simply mean “happy,” which is subjective. Instead, its a, congratulations, for those who are rightly aligned with God—walking in His ways and receiving His favor. Jesus begins with: “Blessed are the poor in spirit.” To be poor in spirit means recognizing that we have nothing in ourselves to offer God. Our own strength, goodness, or righteousness cannot earn us a place in His kingdom. What Jesus teaches is that those who admit their spiritual need—acknowledging they are dependent on God’s grace—are the very ones who receive the kingdom of heaven.

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New Hope Fellowship

5919 Antire Rd, High Ridge, MO 63049, USA

Sunday 5:00 AM

Beati (Latin: beatitudo) – a term meaning “happy” or “fortunate persons,” often understood as “supremely blessed.”
μακάριος, makarios, (mak-ar'-ee-os): Blessed, happy, favor
1. What is the purpose of the king?
“He comes to make His blessings flow, Far as the curse is found.” Joy to the world! The Lord is come!
2. What Poor in spirit
πτωχός, ptōchos, (pto-khos’), reduced to begging, destitute of wealth, helpless, powerless and lacking in anything
πενής, penés, (pen'-ace): Poor, needy, working poor
“Nothing in my hand I bring, simply to the cross I cling; naked, come to thee for dress; helpless, look to thee for grace; foul, I to the fountain fly; wash me, Savior, or I die.” Rock of ages.
ἀναγεννάω, anagennaó, (an-ag-en-nah'-o): to regenerate, to be born again from above.
“There is no one in the kingdom of God who is not poor in spirit. It is the fundamental characteristic of the non Christian and of the citizen of the kingdom of heaven. And all the other characteristics are, in a sense, the result of this one.” Martyn Lloyd Jones
3. The promise of the kingdom