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When you have a conflict with someone, what is your natural reaction? Do you run toward the conflict to resolve it, or run away from it? (There are no right/wrong answers here!) Where do you think that tendency comes from? Read Matthew 5:23-26. What kind of situation is Jesus here

What famous person comes to mind when you think of ‘pure in heart’? What friend or family member? What do these people specifically do or say (or don’t do or say!) that you would think of them in this way? According to Matt. 15:19; Jer. 17:9; Rom. 1:21; Gen. 6:5-6,

How would you define mercy? Have you experienced another person showing you mercy? How did it make you feel? Read Hosea 6:6 and James 2:13. How important to God is it that we be merciful? Is this important to you? What challenges do you have showing mercy to someone else?

Consider a time when you were extremely thirsty. What emotions and desires did that stir within you? How did you alleviate that intense thirst? Why do you think Jesus uses the imagery of hungering and thirsting in this beatitude rather than, say, the imagery of seeking, pursuing, or acquiring? What

The definition of meekness was ‘patient humility characterized by submission to God’s sovereignty and an abdication of personal rights’. Do you know anyone who exemplifies this? What part of this definition appeals to you? What part is a struggle? When we are attacked or criticized, responding in meekness will disarm

Read Romans 12:5, 10, 12 & 15. Think about how these verses emphasize the importance of relationships. Share a memorable celebration, who it was with, and how including others added to that experience? How does sharing a time of sorrow with others change that experience for the better? Read 1

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”  Matthew 5:3 The first word Jesus spoke in the Sermon on the Mount was the word HAPPY! The Greek word for bless is “makarios,” or happy. And we are happy, Jesus said, when we are poor in

 JUNE 11 There are two stories going on in your life – the Upper Story and the Lower Story. We all live in and see life from the perspective of the lower story. No matter how hard we try, we can only see so far down the road because humanity’s viewpoint

There are two stories going on in your life – the Upper Story and the Lower Story. We all live in and see life from the perspective of the lower story. No matter how hard we try, we can only see so far down the road because humanity’s viewpoint is linear,

There are two stories going on in your life – the Upper Story and the Lower Story. We all live in and see life from the perspective of the lower story. No matter how hard we try, we can only see so far down the road because humanity’s viewpoint is

There are two stories going on in your life – the Upper Story and the Lower Story. We all live in and see life from the perspective of the lower story. No matter how hard we try, we can only see so far down the road because humanity’s viewpoint is

There are two stories going on in your life – the Upper Story and the Lower Story. We all live in and see life from the perspective of the lower story. No matter how hard we try, we can only see so far down the road because humanity’s viewpoint is