2005-10-02 All About Attitude - 1

What's the difference between looking for happiness in the world versus in God's kingdom? How is Christianity a life rather than just a status? This message launches a series on the Beatitudes by examining Jesus's Sermon on the Mount as the ultimate Christian manifesto describing what happens when God is truly first. Discover why Psychology Today readers' top sources of happiness—friends, job satisfaction, being in love, recognition—mirror Solomon's empty pursuits in Ecclesiastes, and why people in Jesus's day were forcing their way into His new kingdom because living under law's burden was unbearable. Learn how the first Beatitude—blessed are the poor in spirit—reveals that humility isn't low self-esteem but acknowledging dependence on God for everything needed: truth, love, forgiveness, value, meaning, and eternal hope that the world cannot provide.