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CrossWay Church
March 15, 2026 Matthew 5:5
Locations & Times
CrossWay Church Battle Ground
311 N Parkway Ave, Battle Ground, WA 98604, USA
Sunday 10:00 AM
Matthew 5:4: Blessed are the brokenhearted
I) What does it mean to be blessed?
A) Many Christians mistakenly limit “blessed” to receiving ___________ things from God.
B) Others equate being blessed with simply ____________ happy.
C) The Greek word makarios points to something deeper — blessed is _________ flourishing in all circumstances.
D) This flourishing is often _________________ and may differ greatly from our expectations of the “blessed life.”
II) What does it mean to mourn?
A) “To mourn” refers to deep sorrow — being genuinely _________________.
B) The grammar in the Greek text indicates _____________ mourning; God blesses people in the midst of their grief, not after it is over.
C) What do God’s people mourn?
1) Their own ________ — sorrow that leads to repentance.
2) The painful _________________ of sin in the world (loss, injustice, suffering, death).
III) What comfort does God give?
A) Jesus’s own grief and sacrifice brought us _______________.
B) God promises His _____________ in our pain, not simply the removal of pain.
C) God _______________, shapes, and matures us through grief.
D) God provides a _________ that surpasses our understanding.
IV) What can we learn about grief and comfort?
A) Following Jesus includes ____________ of grief; sorrow is part of Christian discipleship.
B) Grief is not a sign of spiritual ___________ or weakness.
C) Allowing ourselves to grieve honestly is part of spiritual __________ and healing.
D) God uses our experiences of grief to equip us to comfort __________.
Nicholas Wolterstorff, Lament for a Son: The mourners are those who have caught a glimpse of God’s new day, who ache with all their being for that day’s coming, and who break out into tears when confronted with its absence. They are the ones who realize that in God’s realm of peace there is no one blind, and who ache whenever they see someone unseeing. They are the ones who realize that in God’s realm there is no one hungry and who ache whenever they see someone starving. They are the ones who realize that in God’s realm there is no one falsely accused and who ache whenever they see someone imprisoned unjustly. They are the ones who realize that in God’s realm there is no one who fails to see God and who ache whenever they see someone unbelieving. They are the ones who realize that in God’s realm there is no one who suffers oppression and who ache whenever they see someone beat down. They are the ones who realize that in God’s realm there is no one without dignity and who ache whenever they see someone treated with indignity. They are the ones who realize that in God’s realm of peace there is neither death nor tears and who ache whenever they see someone crying tears over death. The mourners are aching visionaries.
I) What does it mean to be blessed?
A) Many Christians mistakenly limit “blessed” to receiving ___________ things from God.
B) Others equate being blessed with simply ____________ happy.
C) The Greek word makarios points to something deeper — blessed is _________ flourishing in all circumstances.
D) This flourishing is often _________________ and may differ greatly from our expectations of the “blessed life.”
II) What does it mean to mourn?
A) “To mourn” refers to deep sorrow — being genuinely _________________.
B) The grammar in the Greek text indicates _____________ mourning; God blesses people in the midst of their grief, not after it is over.
C) What do God’s people mourn?
1) Their own ________ — sorrow that leads to repentance.
2) The painful _________________ of sin in the world (loss, injustice, suffering, death).
III) What comfort does God give?
A) Jesus’s own grief and sacrifice brought us _______________.
B) God promises His _____________ in our pain, not simply the removal of pain.
C) God _______________, shapes, and matures us through grief.
D) God provides a _________ that surpasses our understanding.
IV) What can we learn about grief and comfort?
A) Following Jesus includes ____________ of grief; sorrow is part of Christian discipleship.
B) Grief is not a sign of spiritual ___________ or weakness.
C) Allowing ourselves to grieve honestly is part of spiritual __________ and healing.
D) God uses our experiences of grief to equip us to comfort __________.
Nicholas Wolterstorff, Lament for a Son: The mourners are those who have caught a glimpse of God’s new day, who ache with all their being for that day’s coming, and who break out into tears when confronted with its absence. They are the ones who realize that in God’s realm of peace there is no one blind, and who ache whenever they see someone unseeing. They are the ones who realize that in God’s realm there is no one hungry and who ache whenever they see someone starving. They are the ones who realize that in God’s realm there is no one falsely accused and who ache whenever they see someone imprisoned unjustly. They are the ones who realize that in God’s realm there is no one who fails to see God and who ache whenever they see someone unbelieving. They are the ones who realize that in God’s realm there is no one who suffers oppression and who ache whenever they see someone beat down. They are the ones who realize that in God’s realm there is no one without dignity and who ache whenever they see someone treated with indignity. They are the ones who realize that in God’s realm of peace there is neither death nor tears and who ache whenever they see someone crying tears over death. The mourners are aching visionaries.