Watch our second visual commentary on the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew chapter 5 and learn the meaning of the Beatitudes in the Bible, like “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.”

In this video, we cover…

* Jesus’ surprising good news for the powerless, grieving, and unimportant
* The character of those who will be most at home in God’s Kingdom
* The difficult path ahead for those who choose to follow Jesus and enter into God’s Kingdom
* Why Jesus calls his followers the “salt of the land” and “light of the world”

Watch the Sermon on the Mount video series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH0Szn1yYNefD9pHcnyRivKRGpYGc2yfB

00:00 Introduction
00:36 Blessed are the poor in spirit
01:59 Blessed are those who mourn
02:14 Blessed are the meek
03:09 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness
03:59 Blessed are the merciful
04:20 Blessed are the pure in heart
05:20 Blessed are the peacemakers
05:47 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness
06:12 Blessed are you when people insult you
06:55 You are the salt of the land
08:20 You are the light of the world

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