Series Integration — Practical Roadmap

• Flow: Begin with dependence (v.3) → honest lament (v.4) → character formation (v.5–8) → public witness & endurance (v.9–12).

TEXT: Matthew 5:6 

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” (LSB)

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” (BSB)

God doesn’t fill the full; He fills the famished.
The posture that receives the kingdom isn’t pride—it’s hunger.

The Sermon on the Mount isn’t Jesus’ checklist for the “good life”; it’s His portrait of the renewed heart.
By the time you reach verse 6, the crowd’s realizing something—Jesus isn’t after behavior modification; He’s describing spiritual metabolism.

Hunger is the universal language of the human condition. You can’t fake hunger. You can’t intellectualize it. You either feel it or you don’t.

Illustration:
Ever notice how nothing in your pantry looks good when you’ve already been snacking? That’s the modern soul—stuffed with junk and starving for Jesus.

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