People often mistake Jesus for some mild-mannered teacher who gave benign messages about being good to one another.  That could not be further from the truth.  In the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7), Jesus challenged His listeners to follow Him with all their heart, soul, mind and strength, and He showed them how God expected them to go well beyond the religiosity of their day.  This is the first of fourteen messages on the Sermon on the Mount, and we will begin with Jesus' opening remarks, often called The Beatitudes.  These are a collection of 9 blessings that God develops in every believer, and we will cluster them under three overarching  "attitudes:"  Being emptied of yourself, Being filled with the Holy Spirit, and Being ready for hard work. 

 

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