Finding true happiness. Many search for it. Many don’t find it. The good news is that Jesus gave us the spiritual roadmap to happiness in the Beatitudes. The Beatitudes describe spiritual qualities that operate within the Kingdom of Heaven, where we find true happiness. The Kingdom of Heaven is not just a future promise, but it is a promise for
What is True Happiness? What is true happiness? Philosophers, scholars, and psychologists have pondered this question throughout the years and have offered us definition after definition. However, because they base their ideas of happiness on human wisdom, they only provide a fleeting type of happiness: happiness that relies on self-gratification and external factors instead of internal peace. Jesus, on the
Jesus tells us in the third Beatitude that those who are meek are happy, and they will inherit the earth. The world associates meekness with weakness and thinks that only the strong can be happy and inherit the earth. Once again, Jesus’ teaching turns the world’s views upside down. In Welcome to the Upside Down, we talked about the blueprint
Last time we talked about the pursuit of true happiness and discovered that the blueprint for happiness set out by Jesus in the Beatitudes is very different than the world’s. According to Jesus, to find true happiness, we must forget what the world tells us and instead look to Him. We learned that the first step to finding true happiness
Jesus is our great high priest—fully human yet without sin. Unlike earthly priests, His once-for-all sacrifice opened the way to God’s throne of grace. He understands our weakness, intercedes for us, and gives mercy and grace in every trial.
Test your knowledge of the Jewish culture by engaging in this fun trivia game! As we study the teachings of Jesus, having a basic understanding of Jesus’ Jewish background helps us understand the context of His words and actions. Understanding where He was from, what environment he was in, and what opposition He faced helps us get one step closer
To understand the prophetic passages of the Bible and have a clearer picture of Israel’s future and our future, we must have a good understanding of God’s covenant promises with the people of Israel.
God sovereignly set apart Israel as a nation to enter into covenant with so that all the families of the earth would be blessed (Genesis 12:1). God gave Israel the Word of God to guard, protect, and deliver to the world, not only through the Prophets but through the promised
Whatever that is, is what we should desire. But how often do we crave, desire, plea for or dare I say try and demand what we want? There is no finger pointing here. This is a personal conviction. To share a level of transparency, I’ve had the following emotions/reactions when
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