Transformative Truth:
To enter God's kingdom you must be poor in spirit.
Two realities about God's people:
1) Their posture
2) Their position
Introduction & Context
The Setting
The Purpose of the Sermon on the Mount
What is a Beatitude?
Matthew 5:1-3 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Two realities about God's people:
Their posture - who are the poor in spirit?
Their position in the Kingdom - When, What, Where, How
