Blessed Are the Poor In Spirit
Matthew 5:1–12 (NLT) — 1 One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him, 2 and he began to teach them. 3 “God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs. 4 God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5 God blesses those who are humble, for they will inherit the whole earth. 6 God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied. 7 God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy. 8 God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God. 9 God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God. 10 God blesses those who are persecuted for doing right, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs. 11 “God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers. 12 Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way.
These statements ____________ where ______ __________ can be found.
These statements show the ____________ of ________________________.
Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
Matthew 5:3 (NLT) — 3 “God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.
“Blessed is the person who realizes they are _______________________, utterly helpless, one who realizes their ___________________________________.”
Matthew 5:3 (NIV) — 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:3 (GW) “Blessed are those who recognize they are spiritually helpless. The kingdom of heaven belongs to them.”
Matthew 5:3 (CEV) — 3 God blesses those people who depend only on him. They belong to the kingdom of heaven!
We will never ____________ on something we don’t think we ___________.
Revelation 3:15–17 (NLT) — 15 “I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish that you were one or the other! 16 But since you are like lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth! 17 You say, ‘I am rich. I have everything I want. I don’t need a thing!’ And you don’t realize that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.
What God Provides for Us
Without Jesus, I __________________________________________.
Romans 3:23 (NLT) — 23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.
Romans 6:23 (NLT) — 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Because of Jesus, I have the free gift of ______________, _____________, and ____________________________.
Ephesians 2:1–5 (NLT) — 1 Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins. 2 You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil—the commander of the powers in the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God. 3 All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God’s anger, just like everyone else. 4 But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, 5 that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!)
Without Jesus, I can only ____________________________________ and ______________________________.
Jeremiah 6:14 (NLT) — 14 They offer superficial treatments for my people’s mortal wound. They give assurances of peace when there is no peace.
Because of Jesus, I have the ______________ to be _____________ and __________________.
1 Peter 2:24–25 (NLT) — 24 He personally carried our sins in his body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you are healed. 25 Once you were like sheep who wandered away. But now you have turned to your Shepherd, the Guardian of your souls.
Galatians 5:22–23 (NLT) — 22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!
Without Jesus, I’m trying to _________________________________________________.
Jeremiah 29:11 (NLT) — 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
Because of Jesus, I have the _________ to know ___________________ and ____________ ___________________.
Acts 17:26–28 (NLT) — 26 From one man he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall, and he determined their boundaries. 27 “His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him—though he is not far from any one of us. 28 For in him we live and move and exist. As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’
Without Jesus, I am living my life for __________________________________.
1 Peter 1:3–4 (NLT) — 3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, 4 and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay.
Because of Jesus, I can have the joy of living a life that _____________________ and __________________________________________.
John 15:8–11 (NLT) — 8 When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father. 9 “I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love. 10 When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. 11 I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow!
“Jesus, I ________________________________.”