This week, we begin a new series in the Beatitudes, which we’re calling “The King’s Speech.” The Beatitudes are pronouncements of blessing on Jesus’ disciples; but the reason we are blessed might seem counter-intuitive in a culture that celebrates strength, expertise, and accomplishment. For instance, when Jesus blesses those who are poor in spirit, he identifies their great need as a reason for their great happiness. That’s not the way we normally think about our need! Join us this week for the beginning of a new and important sermon series that grounds in the new creation realities Jesus inaugurated by his resurrection from the dead.