Welcome back to the finale (more info at the end) of our “Behind the Beatitudes” series! This series takes a deeper look at what the Beatitudes mean and how they apply to us today. Today’s beatitude comes from Matthew 5:10-11 and says this: Matthew 5:10-11 – Great blessings belong to those who suffer persecution forContinueContinue reading “Positively Harassed || Behind the Beatitudes || Week 8 (FINALE)”
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Peacemakers || Behind the Beatitudes || Week 7
Welcome back to “Behind the Beatitudes.” This series looks at Jesus’ teachings in the Sermon on the Mount and how it applies to us. Today we are focusing on Matthew 5:9, which says: Matthew 5:9 – Great blessings belong to those who work to bring peace. God will call them his sons and daughters. FunContinueContinue reading “Peacemakers || Behind the Beatitudes || Week 7”
Pure as God || Behind the Beatitudes || Week 6
Welcome back to another blog of our series, “Behind the Beatitudes.” This series takes a deeper look at Jesus’ teaching at the Sermon of the Mount. Let’s look at our Beatitude today! It’s Matthew 5:8, and it says this: Matthew 5:8 – Great blessings belong to those whose thoughts are pure. They will be withContinueContinue reading “Pure as God || Behind the Beatitudes || Week 6”
Merciful You! || Behind the Beatitudes || Week 5
Welcome back to Part 5 of “Behind the Beatitudes.” This series takes a deeper look at what Jesus taught about during his Sermon on the Mount. This week’s beatitude is Matthew 5:7 and says this. Matthew 5:7 – Great blessings belong to those who show mercy to others. Mercy will be given to them. ThisContinueContinue reading “Merciful You! || Behind the Beatitudes || Week 5”
Hungry People || Behind the Beatitudes || Week 4
Welcome back to “Behind the Beatitudes!” This week, we are looking at the 4th beatitude found in Matthew 5:6. This beatitude talks about hungry people. Whether it’s hungry for food or hungry for God is up for debate (possibly?), and it’s up for us to decide what Jesus was talking about. Actually, we’re just discussingContinueContinue reading “Hungry People || Behind the Beatitudes || Week 4”
Jesus’ Partner in Grace || Who Am I? || Week 4
Welcome back to another installment of “Who Am I?”, a series that looks at different names that God calls us his children. Today’s focus, albeit a stretch, so stay with me, are titles that help act alongside Jesus. Today, we focus on being an overcomer, a partaker, an ambassador, and a part of a chosenContinueContinue reading “Jesus’ Partner in Grace || Who Am I? || Week 4”
Benjamin || Jacob’s Family Tree || Week 8 (FINALE)
Welcome back to the finale of the series we’ve been calling “Jacob’s Family Tree.” In this series, we’ve taken a deeper dive into Jacob’s blessings to each of his children. This week, we are talking about the last child, Benjamin. I know you’ve repeatedly heard me say this throughout this series, but I hope you’veContinueContinue reading “Benjamin || Jacob’s Family Tree || Week 8 (FINALE)”
Joseph || Jacob’s Family Tree || Week 7
Welcome back to yet another week of “Jacob’s Family Tree.” We’ve talked about the different blessings Jacob gave to his children for the past six weeks. This week, we cover the favored child. We’re talking about the one who received a coat of many colors. That’s right! We talk about Joseph…and his two sons asContinueContinue reading “Joseph || Jacob’s Family Tree || Week 7”
Gad, Asher, and Naphtali || Jacob’s Family Tree || Week 6
Welcome back to a series called “Jacob’s Family Tree.” This series has taken a deep look into Jacob’s blessings to his twelve sons. We’re almost to the end of the family tree now, and I want to thank you for joining me in this series. I’ve mentioned before that this isn’t my usual motivational stuff.ContinueContinue reading “Gad, Asher, and Naphtali || Jacob’s Family Tree || Week 6”
Dan || Jacob’s Family Tree || Week 5
Welcome back to the halfway point of our series that we’re calling “Jacob’s Family Tree.” Over the past four weeks, we’ve discussed the blessings Jacob gave his sons. We’ve discussed the blessings given to Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Zebulun, and Issachar so far. Today, we discuss the blessing given to Dan, which is found inContinueContinue reading “Dan || Jacob’s Family Tree || Week 5”