Sermon on the Mount I: Beatitudes

We begin our sermon series on the "Sermon on the Mount" (Matthew 5-7) with "the Beatitudes" or "blessings." Jesus begins his teaching with nine blessings, many of which are suprising: "Blessed are the poor in spirit" in fact, is how he begins. Following a great Biblical pattern, Pastor Rob suggests that the Beatitudes are the job description of God and not a formula for our lives.