This Sunday wraps up the eight week sermon series on the Beatitudes: “A Good Life Amid Moral Chaos.” The beatitudes are the opening statement to Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, recapping major theological Old Testament themes and showing how they need to be applied to disciples living in this Church Age. The beatitudes are the most significant moral statements ever recorded and have profound impact on our lives today. The term “good life” is anotherway of saying “blessed” and points us to the kind of life God calls us to live. The “good life” is one that lives according to godly virtues as found in these verses.

If a person displays the first 7 beatitudes it’s a guarentee they will expereince the last one; persecution. It only makes sense. Living the Beatitudes means you are living counter to the fallen ways of the world and for that reason we will face pushback on our beliefs and our actions. While no one likes the idea of persecution the promise Christ gives is out of this world – the Kingdom of Heaven. The believer will face persecution the more we identify ourselves with Christ, but the more we identify ourseleves with Christ, the more of the Kingdom we will enjoy. Join us this Sunday for the final message in this series,  Persecuted and Happy About It!