A. HOW DID JESUS COMPASSIONATELY DEMOSTRATE WISDOM?
1. (Luke 6:20-26) Jesus wisely (creatively) describes what it means to be BLESSED.
▪ Key Word(s): “The Beatitudes”: It has a Latin Root: The word beatus, meaning "happy," "blessed," or "fortunate"; In
the Latin Vulgate Bible, each saying begins with beati sunt meaning: "blessed are"; poor: destitute of wealth, influence,
position, honor; rich: wealthy, abounding in material resources. hunger: to suffer want; to be needed; well-fed: to take
one's fill of, glut one's desire for, satisfy, overindulge; weep: weeping as the sign of pain and grief for the thing; hate:
pursue with hatred, detest; ostracize: to mark off from others by boundaries, to limit, to separate; to exclude; insult: to
reproach, revile; scorn: to cast out, drive out; to expel a person from a society: to banish from a family; speak well: speak
rightly, so that there shall be no room for blame; excellently, nobly, commendably.
▪ Key Verse(s): James 2:5; Luke 12:31; Matthew 6:25-27; 1 Peter 1:3-6; 1 Peter 1:7-9.
2. (Luke 6:27-34) Jesus wisely addresses RELATIONAL CONFLICT
▪ Key Word(s): mercy: Greek definition: actively compassion; to pity; general definition: as compassion, kindness, or
forgiveness shown to someone in your power, often withholding punishment, but it also refers to fortunate circumstances or
divine favor; Being completely vulnerable and without defense against another's power; Greek antonym: hard; harsh.
▪ Key Verse(s): Luke 6:35-36; James 5:9-1