1. Poor In Spirit
Chapter 1
CORE Volume 3

2. Matthew 5 - 7
The Sermon on
the Mount

3. Imagine…
-no religion
-no after life
-peace?

4. Institute for Economics and Peace (2015) Global Peace Index
Most Violent Nations
Most Peaceful Nations
1. Syria
2. Iraq
3. Afghanistan
4. South Sudan
5. Central African Republic
6. Somalia
7. Sudan
8. DR Congo
9. Pakistan
10. North Korea
1. Iceland
2. Denmark
3. Austria
4. New Zealand
5. Switzerland
6. Finland
7. Canada
8. Japan
9. Australia
10. Czech Republic

5. Structure The ABC-CBA concept of instruction (Chaism)
Comparison of Moses’ Message FROM the Mount and Jesus’ message ON the mount.

6. Echoes Jeremiah 31:32-34 “echoes” of the old TOTALLY new!
Things that follow after are forever changed.

7. Example:

8. Is there room?

9. Jesus’ Words…
Wild?
Domesticated?

10. penes vs. ptochos Spiritual Beggars
The difference between being “a little short” and desperate.
penes vs. ptochos
We are not “a little short” spiritually.

11. Desperation Matthew 7:7-11
Desperation is a true gift…uncomfortable, but still a gift.
Without desperation the Sermon on the mount is frustrating at worst or poetry at best.
“The desperate’s only
choice
is to persist!”

12. Grasping The Kingdom
The Kingdom IS

13. D-Group Discussion What does it mean to be a spiritual beggar?
How can you pursue being a beggar consistently?
How does your grasp on The Kingdom of God affect the way you live?