LET US PRAY; Dear heavenly Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, we ask that you open up our hearts, minds and souls to your holy words, so we may hear, understand and see what you want us to know, learn and apply to our daily lives, so that we may Glorify you among the believers and the non-believers in the hope that believers will be encouraged and strengthened in the FAITH and that non-believers may come to your son Jesus Christ in belief repentance, self denial, picking up their crosses, abide Jesus Christ..  Amen

Teaching

1. Matt 5:3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (LK 6:20)

   1. To Be Humble & Correct Estimate of Our Selves - This is the believers to which walks in humility realizing that they are not deserving of salvation, that they are wretched by all measures, and that they only deserve hell rather than heaven, and these are those that does receive the blessing of the new covenant (Salvation) and will see the glory of God revealed to them with his holy truths that they will learn and know.

2. Matt 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.

   1. To Mourn over our Sin - These are those who grieve over their sinful condition, over their lack of spiritual life because of their sins, their weak flesh that has separated them selves from the blessings of God, that holds back their relationship from him. As Jesus said; the flesh is weak, but the spirit is willing. But those believers who mourn God will bless them by comforting them, and reinsuring them of his grace & mercy, of their salvation.

3. Matt 5:5 Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth.

   1. Quietness & Mildness in Nature -  This is in no way means weak, as our Lord Jesus Christ was not weak , he was meek, and meek in the dictionary actually means a mildness, a quietness in nature as we all should be, and not be prideful or arrogant to which is the total opposite of "MEEK". So the believers that has a mildness and quietness of nature, they will inherit the earth to which actually means, our spiritual good, to be over comers of this wicked world, to not give into its lust and desires, or its temperament as many people have & do. So in a sense we have conquered this world, i.e. inherited it as far as not being of this world even though we are in this world.

4. Matt 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.

   1. Desire Righteous Living & Righteousness of God- These believers will strongly desire the things of God, the will of God and his Holy Ways. They will also desire to live pure, Holy and righteous lives in every way possible. They will also have a deep longing to be with God in Jesus Christ in his eternal dwelling. And those who desire such things shall be filled as being content in their spiritual lives, in their every day lives, they will not longer desire the things of this wicked world because of their desires of righteousness and Holiness, to where the affairs of this world will no longer be of importance to them.

5. Matt 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy.

   1. Show Mercy, Shall Receive Mercy - These believers here are those who shows mercy to others and there are many ways of showing mercy such as mercy to those who sins against us, does us wrong, or showing mercy to the poor, to the oppressed, to those who are hurting, grieving and so on. This is a condition of the heart, the heart towards others in their times of need, i.e. compassion. And those who shows mercy WILL receive Mercy from God, so IF we show mercy to others, God himself will show us mercy as well to which we do not deserve.

6. Matt 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.

   1. Keep Your Heart Form Wickedness - These believer must have a pure heart, a undefiled heart (after salvation), a heart that is not corrupt, vengeful or full of hate, but must be a heart of love, kindness, and seek the good of others more than that of their selves, they must not be oppressive towards others or a lack of compassion towards the poor, the widow, the orphans, or those who are in their times of need, such as sorrow, depression and so on. If they have a pure heart they will see God, in other words God will abide in them, since those with a pure heart abides in God, in Jesus Christ.

7. Matt 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God.

   1. Seek Peace with Others - These believers seek peace, and not debates, not strife or divisions but peace, in so that unity among their families, congregations, communities, companies and even the governments may be achieved. These are not those who acts out of rage nor anger without just cause, in their communications with others, even when others may not be interested in making peace, the believer seeks the good of the whole but only according to Gods Holy Words and his Holy Truths. They that are peace makers rather than causing strife are called the sons of God, the children of God, they are of God.

8. Matt 5:10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

   1. Blessed are They that are persecuted - Those that live for and serves Jesus Christ, those who try to live Godly lives, to share their faith with others will be persecuted in one form or another, they will be excluded, hated, and treated as they are the holier than thy at least, if not also called every dirty name in the book, kept from job opportunities, thrown in prison and so on. And they that are persecuted will achieve salvation, "The Kingdom of God" and God via Jesus Christ will abide in them and they in him.

9. Matt 5:11 "Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. 12 Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

        a    Rejoice and be glad! - These believers in Jesus Christ that are hated by all nations, even by your own relatives and family members just

                because they follow Jesus Christ and live Holy lives shall be blessed beyond imagination. For they persecuted the prophets, the disciples

                and the apostles and Jesus Christ that we before them as well. All those who follow Jesus Christ, the will and the ways of God shall be

                persecuted but great is their rewards so Jesus said be EXCEEDINGLY GLAD, rejoice in the Lord because they are counted worthy to

               suffer for the name sake of Jesus Christ. Peter was beaten and put in prison and yet he rejoiced because he was counted worthy to suffer

               for the name sake of Jesus Christ.