"BLESSED ARE THE

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"BLESSED ARE THE POOR IN SPIRIT"
(Matthew 53)
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"BLESSED ARE THE POOR IN SPIRIT"
I. "POOR IN SPIRIT"
A. Background of "Poor" B. Examples of "Poor"
in N.T., 1Tim. 69 Prov.308-9
Examples of "Poor" in the N.T. Lk. 1413, "But
when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the
maimed, the lame, the blind." Mk. 1242-43, "And
there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in
two mites, which make a farthing. And he called
unto him his disciples, and saith unto them,
Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath
cast more in, than all they which have cast into
the treasury." Lk. 1620, "And there was a
certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at
his gate, full of sores."
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"BLESSED ARE THE POOR IN SPIRIT"
I. "POOR IN SPIRIT"
A. Background of "Poor" B. Examples of "Poor"
in N.T., 1Tim. 69 Prov.308-9 C. "In Spirit,"
Matt. 313-14 2Chron. 25-6 Lk.189-14
II. WHAT CAUSES ONE TO BE "POOR IN SPIRIT?" Jno.
424 155 Isa. 61-5 Lk. 2260-62 Matt. 1826
III. "THEIRS IS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN," Matt. 610