Blessed are the Poor in Spirit INTRODUCTION 1. Mahew 5:1-3 2. In the world’s view, any kind of poverty seems _______________________________________ DISCUSSION I. What Does it Mean to be “Poor in Spirit”? A. Some types of “poverty” that Jesus is not praising! 1. He is not praising ____________________________ poverty. ___________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. He is not praising poverty of _______________________________________________________ a. Like the ___________________________________________ (Numbers 13) b. Like the ___________________________________________ (Mahew 25) 3. He is not praising the _________________________ poor. ______________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ B. The New Century version puts it this way: “They are blessed who realize their spiritual poverty.” C. But -- what does that mean? II. What Poverty, Then, is Jesus Congratulang? A. Those that have a deep sense of ______________________________________________________ 1. Peter: “_______________________________________________________________________” 2. The Publican: “_________________________________________________________________” 3. Paul: “________________________________________________________________________” 4. The prodigal son: “______________________________________________________________” B. Those who realize their deep need for __________________________________________________ 1. The lepers: “Have _________________________ on us, ________________________ us” a. We all suﬀer from the leprosy of ___________________________________________ b. Many refuse to _____________________________ and be ______________________________ 2. The “poor in spirit” recognize the truth of “_________________________ from Me you can do ____________________________” 3. The “poor in spirit” possess three vital qualies a. They are _______________________________________________________________ b. They are _______________________________________________________________ c. They are _______________________________________________________________ III. Why These Folks are Happy is Obvious... A. “Theirs is the ___________________________________________” B. Why do such people possess the wonders of the kingdom of heaven? 1. They have the proper atude for ___________________________________________________ 2. Poverty of spirit will help them to ___________________________________________________ 3. Their atude will enable them to ___________________________________________________ 4. All this will add up to an “abundant entrance into the ___________________________ kingdom” (2 Peter 1:11) C. Small wonder then that Jesus placed this beatude ______________________________________! 1. It is a trait ______________________________ by all! 2. It is the key that opens the “door” to the __________________________________! (1 Peter 3:3-4) CONCLUSION 1. Isaiah 57:15 This evening’s Scripture Reading: Mahew 18:1-4

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Blessed are the Poor in Spirit

INTRODUCTION 1. Matthew 5:1-3 2. In the world’s view, any kind of poverty seems _______________________________________

DISCUSSION I. What Does it Mean to be “Poor in Spirit”? A. Some types of “poverty” that Jesus is not praising! 1. He is not praising ____________________________ poverty. ___________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. He is not praising poverty of _______________________________________________________ a. Like the ___________________________________________ (Numbers 13) b. Like the ___________________________________________ (Matthew 25) 3. He is not praising the _________________________ poor. ______________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ B. The New Century version puts it this way: “They are blessed who realize their spiritual poverty.” C. But -- what does that mean?

II. What Poverty, Then, is Jesus Congratulating? A. Those that have a deep sense of ______________________________________________________ 1. Peter: “_______________________________________________________________________” 2. The Publican: “_________________________________________________________________” 3. Paul: “________________________________________________________________________” 4. The prodigal son: “______________________________________________________________” B. Those who realize their deep need for __________________________________________________ 1. The lepers: “Have _________________________ on us, ________________________ us” a. We all suffer from the leprosy of ___________________________________________ b. Many refuse to _____________________________ and be ______________________________ 2. The “poor in spirit” recognize the truth of “_________________________ from Me you can do ____________________________” 3. The “poor in spirit” possess three vital qualities a. They are _______________________________________________________________ b. They are _______________________________________________________________ c. They are _______________________________________________________________

III. Why These Folks are Happy is Obvious... A. “Theirs is the ___________________________________________” B. Why do such people possess the wonders of the kingdom of heaven? 1. They have the proper attitude for ___________________________________________________ 2. Poverty of spirit will help them to ___________________________________________________ 3. Their attitude will enable them to ___________________________________________________ 4. All this will add up to an “abundant entrance into the ___________________________ kingdom” (2 Peter 1:11) C. Small wonder then that Jesus placed this beatitude ______________________________________! 1. It is a trait ______________________________ by all! 2. It is the key that opens the “door” to the __________________________________! (1 Peter 3:3-4)

CONCLUSION 1. Isaiah 57:15

This evening’s Scripture Reading:

Matthew 18:1-4