1 The Beatitudes and the Gospel of the Kingdom Today we begin with a new study that will take us eight weeks a couple of weeks into the New year . It was for me the natural follow-on after the Parables that Jesus told to teach His listeners. …Though it took place before the teachings […]

8 Blessed Are the Persecuted The first verse of this beatitude says that the disciples of Jesus can expect to be persecuted for doing good – pursuing holiness or righteousness. Matt. 5:10-12…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 […]

7 Blessed Are the Peacemakers Matthew 5:9 “What does ÔÇÿblessed are the peacemakers' mean?” Matthew 5:9 is part of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount in which He says, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.”…The Greek word translated “peacemaker” is used in only one other place in the New […]

God wants us to know the truth about blessings Is the Teaching Stupid!…I can still remember the first time I was actually in church as a matter of choice. Sure, I'd been attending church nearly all my life as a young boy raised in the Catholic Church. But I can still remember that first day […]