Beatitudes: Lucky Are the Unlucky
Audio: [audio:http://www.dodgevilleumc.org/pastor/sermonbrowser/?download&file_name=01-24-2010-BeatitudesLuckyaretheUnlucky.mp3|width=90%] Today, we move from ‘who’ Jesus was to the more specific ‘why’ of Jesus’ coming to be part of our history… And, we’re going to do that through the study of Jesus’ own words—his own teaching from the Sermon on the Mount. We’re going to look at those “Blessed are” sayings called “The Beatitudes”… Listen now to our scripture lesson for today, from the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 5 [remember, Chapters 5-7 are the Sermon on the Mount], beginning with the first verse … from The Message… “When...