In the Beginning Was the WORD! - Audio

For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved. (John 3:17)

John says in 2:11, “This was the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana, in Galilee & manifested (made visible) his glory. And his disciples believed in him.”

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Blessed are those who HAVE BEEN persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs IS the kingdom of heaven. WOW! PRESENT & FUTURE BLESSINGS!

Jesus is describing the pathway to heaven & this sermon is a message from God to urge you to get on that pathway & stay on that pathway so that you can be called sons/daughters of God at the last judgment.

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. (Matthew 5:8, NASB)

This is a call to all those who are meek: FOR THEY WILL INHERIT THE EARTH.

Blessed are the people who feel their inadequacies & their guilt & their failures & their helplessness & their unworthiness & their emptiness—who don’t try to hide these things under self-sufficiency, but who are honest about them & grieved & driven to the grace of God.

Today we begin a new teaching series on the Beatitudes! We will devote a week on each one, but today our focus will on be on the group as a whole within the greater context of Jesus’ public ministry.

Psalm 150 answers 4 basic questions about praising God: , when & how!who, what, where, why