Matthew 5:8
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.”
Flourishing: The Merciful
Matthew 5:7
“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.”
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary by Jonathan Pennington; The Sermon on the Mount: Restoring Christ’s Message to the Modern Church by Charles Quarles; A Harmony of the Gospels by John Calvin
Flourishing: The Peacemakers
Flourishing: Those Who Hunger & Thirst For Righteousness
Matthew 5:6
Flourishing are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness because they will be satisfied
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary by Jonathan Pennington; Christian Counter Culture: The Message of the Sermon on the Mount by John Stott; Sermon on the Mount by Sinclair Ferguson
Flourishing: The Meek
Matthew 5:5
Flourishing are the meek because they will inherit the earth.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary by Jonathan Pennington; The Sermon on the Mount: Matthew 5-7 (Expositional Commentary) by James Montgomery Boice; Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism by Timothy Keller; Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church by N.T. Wright
Flourishing: Those Who Mourn
Matthew 5:4
Jesus invites his people to experience true flourishing through mourning.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary by Jonathan Pennington; Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism by Tim Keller; Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible: Matthew by Stanley Hauerwas
Flourishing: The Poor in Spirit
Matthew 5:3
Blessed are the poor in spirit because theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
SV Study Bible; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing by Jonathan Pennington; The Sermon on the Mount: Restoring Christ’s Message to the Modern Church by Charles Quarles; Studies in the Sermon on the Mount by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Flourishing: The Way of Jesus
Matthew 5:1-12
Jesus the Christ delivers his authoritative vision for human flourishing to his disciples.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; A Biblical Theology of Human Flourishing by Jonathan Pennington; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary by Jonathan Pennington; Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible: Matthew by Stanley Hauerwas; Authority and Flourishing by Josh Kouri
Parting Words for My Little Children
1 John 5:18-21
All born again believers have certainties and responsibilities.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible
The Assured People of God
1 John 5:13-17
The assured people of God are confident in prayer and help one another persevere.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible