When Jesus delivered the Beatitudes, he wasn't listing checkmarks for personal holiness or promising a fluffy reward in the clouds after we die. He was issuing a thesis statement for a new world—the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth.

In this message, we explore how the Beatitudes stand in direct opposition to the "Kingdom of Empire" that creates winners and losers, wounds the vulnerable, and colonizes the spirit. The Church’s true purpose isn't just to read these words, but to inhabit them. If the world creates distance, we create proximity. If the world creates winners, we create family.

Scripture Reading: Matthew 5:1-12

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