Discussion Questions

When you need a break from people where do you go?

What did you learn this week about how the Old Testament prophecy was fulfilled in Jesus?

If you heard somebody say, “I’m so blessed,” but didn’t know any other information, what would you assume they had recently experienced? The Beatitudes run counter to what we’d typically think of as “blessing.” Discuss how our culture defines “blessed” versus what Jesus taught.

As the first major address of Jesus’ public ministry, what makes His opening (the Beatitudes) so compelling to the poor?