BEATITUDES- Blessed are the Poor in Spirit

Jesus' most famous sermon, The Sermon on the Mount, begins with 8 Beatitudes or blessings. The Vine is beginning an 8-week series studying the beatitudes, one at a time. The first beatitude is "blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. www.thevineaustin.org Discussion Questions: • What was a take-away or a question from the sermon? • When you think of the idea of “blessed”, what comes to mind? • Discuss the meaning of being “poor in spirit”. How would you describe it? • Read Matthew 19:16-30. How does this interaction depict the problem of wealth (both material and spiritual wealth)? • Luke 18:10-14 gives us two extremes. What can we learn from this story? • Where do you feel poor today?