Life of Messiah 46 Sermon on the Mount Part 2
Ezra Foundation / Theology & Apologetics
teaching
July 11, 2026
Sermon on the Mount: The Beatitudes & True Happiness — Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit (Matthew 5:1–3)
Thomas Fretwell returns to the Sermon on the Mount after a Resurrection focus, framing it as Jesus’ correct interpretation of the law against Pharisaic righteousness and a call to heart-level righteousness for those who enter the kingdom by faith. He sets the scene at the Mount of Beatitudes and highlights Jesus as the prophet like Moses. Reading the Beatitudes, he focuses on the first: “Blessed are the poor in spirit,”
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Scripture
MatthewMatthew 5Matthew 5:1Matthew 5:1-3
