The Beatitudes

Among the sermons recorded in the Bible, the Sermon on the Mount is perhaps the best known. Jesus’ hearers literally were astonished when they heard Jesus’ words for the first time. Gently, yet forcefully Jesus expounded the Old Testament with a New Testament focus. It is aptly called the Constitution of the Kingdom of God. In this series we will limit our study to the opening passage of the sermon, commonly known as the Beatitudes. No Scripture equals the description of the citizens of Jesus’ Kingdom than the elementary yet comprehensive sketch of His genuine subjects.

Lessons

Lesson Number Title Summary
1 General Introduction on the Sermon on the Mount We will first start with a bird’s-eye view of the context, the context of the Gospel of Matthew, and the context of the Sermon on the Mount in chapters 5 to 7.
2 General Introduction on the Beatitudes As we go through Jesus’ teachings in the Bible, you’ll notice that He loves to teach in surprising contrasts, He often puts white against black or good versus evil.
3 Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit Let us examine the first beatitude, “Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Matt 5:3).
4 Blessed are They That Mourn Let’s now take a closer look at the second Beatitude under the same two headings as we looked at the first.
5 Blessed are the Meek So let’s consider this third Beatitude as we did the first two, by merely asking two questions.
6 Blessed are They Which do Hunger and Thirst The second set of the three beatitudes, are the fruit bearing branches that come out of the trunk.
7 Blessed are the Merciful Today we will consider the fifth Beatitude, “Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.”
8 Blessed are the Pure in Heart I’m really delighted to present to you the sixth Beatitude in this part of our studies of Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:2–12.
9 Blessed are the Peacemakers This session is devoted to the exposition of the seventh Beatitude, “Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.”
10 Blessed are They Which are Persecuted for Righteousness’ Sake In this section today, we will focus our thoughts on verses 10, 11 and 12, which close the Beatitudes’ section.