Sermon on the Mount - Beatitudes Week 1

To assess, first we must look at what it means to be “blessed”Favored, approved by God                       God blesses those who know their need for Him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is given to them.                                                                                          Receiving divine favorHealing, a balm from God                        is the God-given capacity to enjoy his goodness in your life and to extend that goodness to othersFlourishing                                                              Receiving the blessing of God                                                                                          Blessing God (Praising God)Blessed (Moses)                                                See Deut. 33:29, “Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD?”                                                                                          A People saved by the Lord