Follow Jesus

The sermon on the Mount.

Blessed Are	Character Quality	Description	References
the poor in spirit	Humility	Stripped of pride and sensitive to God’s ministry on their behalf	Isaiah 61:1
those who mourn	Sensitivity	Responsive to personal sinfulness and tenderhearted toward one another	Isaiah 61:2
the meek	Meekness	Demonstrate of self-control and submission	Mt.6:33; 1 Peter3:1-7
those who hunger and thirst for righteousness	Obedience	Desire to hear and do the will of God	Luke 1:53
the merciful	Compassion	Outworking of faith to meet the needs of others	Luke 1:58
the pure in heart	Holiness	Lifestyle of set apartness including thoughts and actions	Psalm 24:4-6
the peacemaker	Reconciliation	Forbearance instead of retaliation; forgiveness of wrongs; restoration of fellowship	Romans 3:25; Eph. 4:32 1John 1:7
those who are persecuted because of righteousness	Commitment	Steadfast loyalty that cannot be broken	Luke 13:35; 2 Thes. 2:15-17; 2 Timothy 2:3
those who are insulted and persecuted	Patience	Willingness to endure suffering	1 Peter 2:19-21; 3:14 Rev. 12:11

The Beatitudes teach us how to treat other people. The Beatitudes teach us how to act.

Humility

Peace

Compassion

“My heart’s desire is to live the life that Jesus spoke about on the Sermon on the Mount. I know I cannot do it by myself. I know it is only done through the Holy Spirit and Christ alone. There are moments when I miss the mark. But thanks be to God that He picks me up and knock the dust from me. So that I can continue my journey with Him.”

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