Pastor Tim Richards continues his series on The Beatitudes. This week he examines the meaning of mercy.

Discussion and Reflection Questions:

1.What is mercy?

2.Why is mercy even more necessary in intimate relationships, i.e., family, friends, small groups?

3.How can we show mercy in our local communities?

4. Talk about the way Jesus showed mercy when on earth and how we can learn from his example.

Pastor Tim Richards continues his series on The Beatitudes. This week he examines what it means to thirst & hunger for righteousness.

Discussion and Reflection Questions:

1. What are the characteristics of someone who is righteous?

2. How can seeking righteousness protect us from becoming “of this world”?

3. How does seeking righteousness and “letting your light shine” work hand in hand?

4. How can seeking righteousness get us into trouble if we are not meek and humble?

Pastor Tim Richards continues his series on The Beatitudes. This week he examines what it means to be meek.

Discussion and Reflection Questions:

1. What is meekness?

2. Why does God desire the meek?

3. What key qualities did Jesus and Moses have that demonstrate there is nothing weak in being meek?

4. Describe a person you know who is meek and why you are drawn to them.

Pastor Tim Richards continues his series on The Beatitudes. This week he examines what it means to mourn.

Discussion and Reflection Questions:

1. How have you recognized your own spiritual poverty and mourned your own sin?

2. How can we “mourn the sin that engulfs the world”?

3. In what ways will those who mourn be comforted?

Pastor Tim Richards begins his series on the Beatitudes.

1. What does it mean to be “poor in spirit”?

2. Discuss when you first realized your “spiritual poverty”.

3. How is God fulfilling your spiritual needs today?

4. How do we enjoy the blessings of the “kingdom of heaven” while on earth? “There must be emptiness before there can be fullness, and so poverty of spirit precedes riches and grace in the kingdom of God.” -Christianity Today, McGarvey and Pendleton