This week, Dave Blow continues our teaching on the Sermon on the Mount with a dive into the first Beatitude, "Blessed are the poor in spirit." What does this mean, exactly? And how should it affect the way that we live?Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here.Home Church Questions:1. What stood out to you from this week's teaching?2. When you hear the phrase "poor in spirit", what feelings or images come to mind?3. Read Matthew 5:3, Luke 18:13-14, Isaiah 57:15, and Psalms 34:18 (preferably in multiple translations). What stands out to you from these passages? Can you identify a common theme or message being communicated here?4, Why do you think Jesus begins the Beatitudes with poverty of spirit rather thanaction or morality?5. The sermon suggested that being poor in spirit is about dependence, not self-hatred. How does that distinction matter? Where do people often confuse the two?6. Jesus says, “theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” What does that tell us about who the Kingdom is for?7. How does self-sufficiency show up in our culture—and in the church?8. Anabaptist communities have emphasized mutual aid, confession, and shared discernment. How do these practices help form a people who are poor in spirit?8. What makes it difficult to admit need or weakness in Christian community?9. This week’s practice is dependence. What is one way you personally resist dependence on God or others? What might letting go look like this week?10. How can Home Church become a safer place for asking for help, naming doubt, sharing struggle?11. Pray with and for one another, our church community, and our world.Be in touch. Send us a text here.Instagram: @theharbournewmarketWebsite: theharbournewmarket.caEmail: [email protected]

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