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Who Jesus Calls Blessed

  1. 01
    Empty hands receive a kingdom
  2. 02
    God keeps the tears
  3. 03
    The meek inherit what the strong seize
Matthew 5:1

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him.

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Who Jesus Calls Blessed

Matthew 5:1–12 · 3 points
  1. 01
    Empty hands receive a kingdomMatthew 5:3 · 2 subpointsPoor in spirit means bankrupt, not modest.Blessed is not the same as happy.
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    God keeps the tearsMatthew 5:4 · 1 subpointThe comfort is passive. God is the one who comforts.
  3. 03
    The meek inherit what the strong seizeMatthew 5:5
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Empty hands receive a kingdomMatthew 5:3

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I have always heard that makarios means a settled blessedness the world cannot touch, deeper than happiness. Is that the Greek doing the work, or is that preachers doing it?

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Mostly preachers, and one preacher in particular. BDAG glosses makarios as blessed, fortunate, happy, usually in the sense of a privileged recipient of divine favour. You will not find settled, unshakeable or untouchable in the lexicons.

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Empty hands receive a kingdomMatthew 5:3

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Who Jesus Calls Blessed

Primary · ages 6 to 9 · 30 minutes
Big idea

Jesus gives his kingdom to people who come to him with empty hands.

Lesson aim

Children hear that Jesus welcomes people who know they need him, and practise asking him for help.

Materials checklist
  • A basket of building blocks
  • A paper crown for each child
  • The memory verse, printed
Introduction

Fill one hand with blocks and hold the other out, empty. Ask which hand could take a gift. Only the empty one can.

Memory verse
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Matthew 5:3
Youth leader guide

Who Jesus Calls Blessed

Youth · ages 13 to 17 · 60 minutes
Lesson overview
  • Big idea: the people Jesus calls blessed are the ones a highlight reel leaves out.
  • Aim: students see that his blessing rests on need, not performance.
Run of show
Open + the text13 minVolunteer reads
Teaching18 minWhole room
Discussion18 minSmall groups
Respond11 minWhole room
Opening question

Name something you would never put on a highlight reel.

Read plan
  • Matthew 5:1–12: Volunteer reads
Bible Study leader guide

Who Jesus Calls Blessed

Midweek group · about 90 minutes
The main issue

Jesus is describing the people his kingdom comes to, not handing out a list of attitudes to achieve.

Trap to avoid

Turning the beatitudes into nine things to try harder at.

How to run it
  1. Read Matthew 5:1–12 aloud, twice, with two readers.
  2. Notice who is listening, and where Jesus sits.
  3. Take verses 3 to 6 slowly, one at a time.
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He sat down to teach. What does that posture say about what follows?

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Empty hands receive a kingdom

Matthew 5:3

Stop trying to earn what only grace can give, and come to Jesus with empty hands to receive His kingdom.

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