Rock Solid Success

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The
BE Healthy ATTITUDES
Rock Solid Success
Life Lessons from the Sermon on the Mount
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• This is my Bible, Gods inspired Word.
• It tells me who God is
• and who He says I am.
• It has transforming power
• to teach me, heal me and guide me.
• I will read it and believe it,
• confess it and follow it.
• All the days of my life!

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Matthew 51-10

• 1 Now when He saw the crowds, He went up
  on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples
  came to Him, 2 and He began to teach
  them, saying 3 "Blessed are . . . .

The Sermon on the Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Rock Solid SUCCESS

• Blessed happy, well-off, fortunate
• Jesus Teaching Emphasis is on the Transformation
  of the Heart!
• Story of the Prodigal Son Luke 1511-32
• A Transformed Prayer Life
  Give me prayers become
  Make me prayers

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If you want to BE Blessed . . .You need to BE
who God is Blessing
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The Upside Down Kingdom
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Humility

• The ability to accept your shortcomings and
  imperfections and acknowledge that openly while
  looking to God as the source of every need, both
  spiritual and natural in your life

Blessed Poor in Spirit
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Charles Finney

• Being poor in spirit implies that we see in its
  true light the tendency in us to every thing
  evil--that we understand that the habitudes of
  our minds, that our appetites and propensities,
  that nearly the whole power of the sensibility
  continually tends to selfishness.

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I have come to a place where I recognize my
tendencies toward sinfulness and selfishness and
acknowledge my helplessness apart from Christ and
my utter dependence upon Him.

1. True of Myself
2. Mostly True of Myself
3. Somewhat True of Myself
4. Not at All True of Myself

Blessed Poor in Spirit
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Empathy

• The ability to feel what others feel to laugh
  and cry with others.

Blessed those who Mourn
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I have come to the place where I can really feel
the empty places in my life. I can let others
know when I am hurting and also share the grief
of others without embarrassment. I can weep like
Jesus did.

1. True of Myself
2. Mostly True of Myself
3. Somewhat True of Myself
4. Not at All True of Myself

Blessed those who Mourn
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Gentleness

• The ability to be tender because you are inwardly
  strong and to lead without overpowering others.

Blessed the Meek
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I have come to the place where I dont have to be
the strong one all the time. I can be tender and
gentle with people. Ive given the control of my
life to God and I dont have to win all the
time.

1. True of Myself
2. Mostly True of Myself
3. Somewhat True of Myself
4. Not at All True of Myself

Blessed the Meek
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Spirituality

• Ability to maintain spiritual priorities and to
  cause others to seek a deeper walk with Christ

Blessed Spiritual Hunger
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I have come to the place where I want to know God
and His will for my life more than anything. I
am more excited about Gods will for me than my
own financial gain, success in my career, or
acceptance by my peers.

1. True of Myself
2. Mostly True of Myself
3. Somewhat True of Myself
4. Not at All True of Myself

Blessed Spiritual Hunger
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Sensitivity

• The ability to pick up on the discomfort, hurt
  and pain of others and be present without being
  pushy or nosey.

Blessed the Merciful
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I have come to the place where I can enter into
the feelings of someone who is hurting, lonely,
or distressed and feel alongside them in their
pain. God has given me a sensitivity to the
suffering of others.

1. True of Myself
2. Mostly True of Myself
3. Somewhat True of Myself
4. Not at All True of Myself

Blessed the Merciful
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Transparency

• The ability to be yourself without any pretenses
  and allow the presence of Christ to radiate
  through you

Blessed the Pure in Heart
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I have come to the place where I can be
completely open and honest with God and others
transparent because I have nothing to hide. I
dont have to put on airs or pretend to be what
Im not.

1. True of Myself
2. Mostly True of Myself
3. Somewhat True of Myself
4. Not at All True of Myself

Blessed Pure in Heart
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Peacemaking

• The ability to harmonize differences between
  others without causing either person to lose

Blessed the Peacemakers
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I have come to the place where I work at keeping
the channels of communication open between me and
those around me. I deal with anger and
disagreements immediately and dont allow them to
fester. I encourage those around me to work out
their differences without hurting one another.

1. True of Myself
2. Mostly True of Myself
3. Somewhat True of Myself
4. Not at All True of Myself

Blessed the Peacemakers
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Boldness

• The ability to stand up for what you believe
  without getting defensive or compromising your
  principles

Blessed the Persecuted
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I have come to a place where I know what I am
living for, and for this cause I am not afraid to
suffer and if need be die. I am willing to take
the heat and stand alone for what is right. I
can take criticism without feeling self-pity or
self-righteous.

1. True of Myself
2. Mostly True of Myself
3. Somewhat True of Myself
4. Not at All True of Myself

Blessed the Persecuted
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Pick your top three STRENGTHS from the Be
Attitudes below. (Choose 3)

1. Humility (Poor in Spirit)
2. Empathy (Mourn)
3. Gentleness (Meekness)
4. Spirituality (Hunger Thirst)
5. Sensitivity (Merciful)
6. Transparency (Pure in Heart)
7. Peacemaking (Peacemakers)
8. Boldness (Persecution)