Sermon on the Mount series message 3

Text: Matthew 5:6-7

In Jesus' first recorded discourse, He drops tremendous Kingdom principles which were entirely counter cultural both then and now. A hunger and thirst after righteousness is a powerful confirmation of the Spirit's gracious work in our hearts - we don't naturally possess that disposition! His call to show mercy parallels Paul's similar call in Ephesians to forgive as God in Christ forgave you.