The Beatitudes

By Rose Publishing

Packed with charts, simple summaries, and personal reflection questions, this easy-to-understand pamphlet provides an overview of each beatitude and shows how God’s blessings differs from the world’s.

Most people have a desire to be happy. But, what does true happiness look like? It’s easy to fall for a counterfeit or temporary version of happiness offered by the world. Find out what Jesus says about true happiness and blessedness in the Beatitudes.

For each Beatitude, this pamphlet covers:

• What does it mean?
• Related Scripture
• Life application

The beatitudes aren’t commands on how to live— they are illustrations of what living for God looks like. From meekness to purity, enjoy digging deeper into the meaning and practical application of each beatitude as you go line-by-line through Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount.

Key Features of the Beatitudes Bible Study Pamphlet

Features 10 quick-reference charts! For each beatitude, it includes:

• Simple summaries of its meaning (Find out what it means to be poor in spirit, meek, righteous, pure in heart, and more.)
• Comparison chart showing “What the World Says” to “What Jesus Says” about each beatitude.
• Personal reflection questions on each beatitude. These thought-provoking questions will challenge and encourage your walk with God. For example: In what areas of your life are you trying to make it on your own, instead of asking God for help?

Get a Clear Understanding of All 9 Beatitudes

Jesus’ beloved teachings on finding hope and joy offer a true picture of God’s blessings for believers. Understanding the Beatitudes will help Christians learn how to live the “Kingdom” life. Those who follow Jesus will be inspired and challenged to live out these attributes in contrast to worldly values:

• Poor in spirit
• Mourning
• Meekness
• Righteousness
• Mercy
• Purity in heart
• Peacemaking
• Persecution

Perfect to use as a handout/Bible study for individual study, 1-on-1 discipleship, small groups, devotions, New Believers’ class or adult Sunday school class.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
• Release date: Aug 31, 2013
• ISBN: 9781628620177

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WHAT ARE THE BEATITUDES?

The word beatitude comes from a Latin word (beatus) that means happy or blessed. So the word beatitude is about some happiness or blessedness. What does it mean to be happy or blessed? The answer to this question is found in the context of the Beatitudes in Matthew 5.

The Beatitudes are the first part of Jesus’ teachings called the Sermon on the Mount, (Matthew 5:1–7:29). In Matthew 4:17 Jesus began his ministry by announcing the coming of the kingdom of heaven: Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near. In Matthew 4:23–25, Jesus healed the sick throughout Galilee. This healing was a demonstration of the coming kingdom of heaven, of the fulfillment of God’s promises through his prophets in the Old Testament. The teachings in the Sermon on the Mount, then, are descriptions and instructions for those living in the kingdom of heaven.

The Beatitudes are not imperatives; they are not commands the believer must fulfill to enter the kingdom of God. Rather, they are results of the coming of this kingdom. They are part of the Gospel, the good news that Jesus, the Messiah, has come. The good news is that God was about to intervene decisively in history and produce people like the ones described in the Sermon on the Mount.

Kingdom of God/Heaven

The expression kingdom of heaven only occurs in the Gospel according to