Preaching the Beatitude of Matthew 5:3 — ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of God’

About this episode

Dr. David Allen discusses how to plan a sermon on the first half of Matthew 5:3, focusing on 'Blessed are the poor in spirit.'

In today’s episode, Dr. David Allen discusses how to plan a sermon on the first half of Matthew 5:3, “Blessed are the poor in spirit,” which is part 1 of a 2-part podcast episode. Part 2, examining the phrase, “for theirs is the kingdom of God,” will follow soon. Learn more about Preaching Coach and find resources to help you prepare sermons and deliver them well at PreachingCoach.com.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. David Allen

Topics covered

• sermon planning
• Beatitudes
• Christian teachings
• spirituality
• Matthew 5

Keywords

• sermon
• Beatitude
• poor in spirit
• Kingdom of God
• Matthew 5:3
• Christianity
• spirituality

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Matthew 5:3

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