So what does it actually mean to be blessed, though? That's like a pretty important question. And I think if we were to ask like 100 people in your school, we would get a whole lot of answers that sound something like, "Blessed are those [...]

We are talking about a series about (legit) true happiness. God wants us to be truly happy. It's just that we are looking for happiness in the wrong places. Let me quickly share with you the background of this series that we have been talking [...]

You know, since its inception, this church has always been on the side of the persecuted. We stood by the persecuted, we supported the persecuted, we encouraged the persecuted, and we prayed regularly for the persecuted. I had the joy, prior to the [...]

Peace. Peace, peace is the cry of millions. It's a longing of untold numbers around the world. It's that delusion that is pursued by all of humanity; and yet, the reason why this longing for peace is not attained by so many who seek it is [...]

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God". I want you to know, right at the outset, this sixth beatitude caused me an enormous heartache as a young Christian. It really did, because I took pure in heart to mean sinlessness. I [...]

Mercy is not natural. Mercy is not natural. In fact, I can tell you the absolute truth from personal experience, firsthand experience, it is not natural. And that is why Jesus did not begin the Beatitudes by, "Blessed are the merciful, for they [...]

This fourth beatitude is literally smacked in the middle of the series of messages. The beatitudes that Jesus gives on the Sermon on the Mounts are a superstructure. They were not a bunch of blessed are you, blessed are you, that Jesus threw out [...]

We have been looking at the superstructure which we call the Beatitudes. Jesus did not call them that, we call them the Beatitudes. Jesus, when he said, "Blessed are you, blessed are you, blessed are you," he didn't just pluck some [...]

We have begun this new series last message entitled "Happiness is in You". It's not something you just strive for it, Jesus said it's in you, you've gotta figure out where it is and how you get it. Happiness is in you. Turn [...]

Happiness, who wants it? Who is not pursuing it? Who is not craving it? And who has found it? Just about all surveys have indicated that lots of people are pursuing happiness, but they're pursuing it in all sorts of things and all sorts of [...]

The preacher explores the Beatitude "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God," defining purity as sincerity and cleanness without defilement, urging mental, mouth, and motive control through God's Word and Holy Spirit, [...]

The preacher shares the story of David's mercy toward Saul in the cave at En Gedi as the backdrop for Psalm 57, highlighting God's tender mercy that covers sin through Christ's blood, spares judgment, and calls believers to [...]

The preacher explains the third Beatitude, "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth," defining meekness as gentle submission to God's authority and kindness toward others, not weakness, contrasting it with [...]

The preacher introduces the Sermon on the Mount's Beatitudes as the constitution for the New Testament church, beginning with "Blessed are the poor in spirit" and "Blessed are those who mourn," emphasizing humility before [...]

In the beatitudes we've been looking for, I just wanted to reemphasize this was not a smattering of ideas and teachings but it is a progress. First step, of course, is you come to the place where you're poor in spirit, you realize that [...]

We're going through a series, if you are here for the first time, just to give you some background, we're talking about the Beatitudes that you find there in the Sermon on the Mount, and it's in the Gospel of Matthew chapter 5, the [...]

I read that a few years ago, the magazine "Psychology Today" did a survey and they asked 52,000 Americans, "What will it take to make you happy?" And most of the answers that were varied basically said their happiness would [...]

This is It Is Written. I'm John Bradshaw. Thanks for joining me. Few transformations in American history have been quite as dramatic, and like so many great changes in people's lives, this one was brought about by tragedy, by the brutal [...]

In this episode of Enjoying Everyday Life, Joyce Meyer focuses on the Beatitude "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God." She stresses that true maturity in Christ means actively pursuing and maintaining peace, [...]

In this message from the Beatitudes series, Joyce Meyer explores "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy," explaining that showing mercy to others opens the door for us to receive God's mercy in return. Through stories [...]

Joyce Meyer continues her Beatitudes series with "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled." She explains that true satisfaction comes from craving to do what's right—not earning [...]

In today's message from the Beatitudes, Joyce Meyer teaches on "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth," defining meekness as strength under control—not weakness, but humble power like Jesus displayed. She encourages [...]

Joyce Meyer teaches on the Beatitude "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted," explaining that mourning doesn't bring the blessing—God's amazing comfort does during hard times. She stresses staying hopeful, [...]

In this sermon, Jesus opens the Kingdom of God by pronouncing eight prophetic blessings from the Sermon on the Mount, beginning with the first three in Matthew 5:3-6, teaching that true blessedness—life's highest ideal—comes from living from [...]

Joyce Meyer teaches from Matthew 5:1-16 on the Beatitudes, reframing them as "be-attitudes" – essential heart attitudes that bring true blessing and happiness. She emphasizes developing humility, hunger for righteousness, mercy, purity, [...]