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What If Everything We've Been Told About Success Is Upside Down? · Daily Bible Refresh

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  Matthew,
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  chapter
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  5,
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  verses
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  1
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  through
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  12
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  from
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  the
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  Message
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  you're
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  blessed
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  When
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  Jesus
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  saw
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  his
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  ministry
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  drawing
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  huge
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  crowds,
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  he
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  climbed
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  hillside.
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  Those
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  who
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  were
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  apprenticed
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  to
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  him,
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  the
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  committed
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  climbed
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  with
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  him.
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  Arriving
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  at
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  a
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  quiet
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  place,
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  he
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  sat
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  down
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  and
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  taught
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  his
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  climbing
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  companions.
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  This
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  is
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  what
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  he
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  you're
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  blessed
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  when
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  you're
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  at
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  the
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  end
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  of
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  your
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  rope
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  with
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  less
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  of
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  you,
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  there
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  is
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  more
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  of
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  God
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  and
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  His
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  rule.
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  You're
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  blessed
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  when
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  you
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  feel
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  you've
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  lost
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  what
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  is
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  most
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  dear
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  to
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  you.
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  Only
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  then
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  can
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  you
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  be
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  embraced
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  by
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  the
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  one
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  most
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  dear
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  to
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  you.
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  You're
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  blessed
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  when
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  you're
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  content
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  with
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  just
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  who
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  you
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  are,
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  no
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  more,
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  no
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  less.
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  That's
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  the
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  moment
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  you
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  find
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  yourselves
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  proud
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  owners
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  of
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  everything
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  that
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  can't
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  be
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  bought.
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  You're
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  blessed
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  when
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  you've
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  worked
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  up
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  a
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  good
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  appetite
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  for
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  God.
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  He's
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  food
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  and
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  drink
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  and
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  the
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  best
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  meal
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  you'll
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  ever
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  eat.
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  You're
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  blessed
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  when
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  you
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  care
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  at
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  the
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  moment
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  of
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  being
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  careful,
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  you
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  find
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  yourselves
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  cared
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  for.
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  You're
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  blessed
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  when
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  you
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  get
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  your
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  inside
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  world,
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  your
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  mind
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  and
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  your
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  heart
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  put
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  right.
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  Then
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  you
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  can
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  see
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  God
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  in
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  the
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  outside
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  world.
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  You're
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  blessed
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  when
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  you
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  can
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  show
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  people
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  how
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  to
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  cooperate
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  instead
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  of
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  how
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  to
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  compete
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  and
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  fight.
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  That's
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  when
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  you
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  discover
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  who
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  you
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  really
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  are
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  and
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  your
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  place
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  in
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  God's
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  family.
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  You're
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  blessed
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  when
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  your
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  commitment
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  to
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  God
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  provokes
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  persecution,
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  the
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  persecution
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  drives
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  you
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  even
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  deeper
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  into
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  God's
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  kingdom.
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  Not
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  only
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  that,
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  count
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  yourselves
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  blessed.
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  Every
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  time
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  people
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  put
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  you
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  down
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  or
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  throw
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  you
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  out
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  or
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  speak
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  lies
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  about
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  you
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  to
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  discredit
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  me,
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  what
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  it
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  means
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  is
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  that
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  the
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  truth
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  is
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  too
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  close
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  for
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  comfort
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  and
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  they
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  are
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  uncomfortable.
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  You
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  can
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  be
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  glad
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  when
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  that
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  happens.
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  Give
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  A
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  cheer
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  even
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  for
• 2:58
  though
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  they
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  don't
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  like
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  it.
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  I
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  do.
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  And
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  all
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  heaven
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  applause.
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  I
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  know
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  that
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  you
• 3:03
  are
• 3:03
  in
• 3:03
  good
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  company.
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  My
• 3:05
  prophets
• 3:05
  and
• 3:06
  witnesses
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  have
• 3:06
  always
• 3:07
  gotten
• 3:07
  into
• 3:07
  this
• 3:08
  kind
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  of
• 3:08
  trouble.
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  Well,
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  that
• 3:12
  ends
• 3:12
  this
• 3:13
  reading.
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  So
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  let's
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  get
• 3:14
  into
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  it
• 3:14
  here
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  a
• 3:14
  little
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  bit
• 3:15
  where
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  kind
• 3:16
  of
• 3:16
  Jesus
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  flips
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  the
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  script
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  on
• 3:18
  happiness.
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  So
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  it's
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  kind
• 3:21
  of
• 3:21
  like,
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  what
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  if
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  everything
• 3:22
  you've
• 3:22
  been
• 3:22
  told
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  about
• 3:23
  success
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  is
• 3:24
  upside
• 3:25
  down.
• 3:26
  So,
• 3:27
  my
• 3:27
  friends,
• 3:27
  I
• 3:28
  just
• 3:28
  thank
• 3:28
  you
• 3:28
  for
• 3:28
  joining
• 3:28
  me
• 3:29
  today.
• 3:30
  So
• 3:31
  let's
• 3:31
  settle
• 3:31
  in
• 3:31
  for
• 3:31
  a
• 3:32
  few
• 3:32
  minutes.
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  Find
• 3:33
  a
• 3:33
  spot,
• 3:33
  Find,
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  get
• 3:34
  your
• 3:34
  cup
• 3:34
  of
• 3:34
  coffee.
• 3:35
  Let's
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  spend
• 3:36
  a
• 3:36
  few
• 3:36
  minutes
• 3:36
  together
• 3:36
  with
• 3:37
  the
• 3:37
  passage
• 3:37
  that
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  still
• 3:39
  kind
• 3:39
  of
• 3:39
  messes
• 3:39
  with
• 3:39
  my
• 3:39
  head
• 3:40
  a
• 3:40
  little
• 3:40
  bit
• 3:40
  every
• 3:40
  time
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  I
• 3:40
  read
• 3:41
  it.
• 3:41
  It's
• 3:42
  often
• 3:42
  called
• 3:42
  the
• 3:42
  Beatitudes
• 3:43
  and
• 3:44
  it's
• 3:44
  from
• 3:44
  Matthew,
• 3:45
  chapter
• 3:45
  five.
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  So
• 3:49
  as
• 3:49
  we
• 3:49
  get
• 3:49
  into
• 3:49
  this,
• 3:50
  as
• 3:50
  we
• 3:51
  dig
• 3:51
  into
• 3:51
  this
• 3:51
  passage,
• 3:52
  I've
• 3:53
  got
• 3:53
  three
• 3:53
  points
• 3:53
  for
• 3:54
  us
• 3:54
  to
• 3:54
  ponder
• 3:54
  today.
• 3:56
  I
• 3:56
  think
• 3:56
  they
• 3:56
  might
• 3:57
  challenge
• 3:57
  some
• 3:57
  of
• 3:57
  the
• 3:57
  ways
• 3:58
  we've
• 3:58
  been
• 3:58
  taught
• 3:59
  to
• 3:59
  think
• 3:59
  about
• 4:00
  faith
• 4:00
  and
• 4:00
  success
• 4:01
  and
• 4:02
  what
• 4:02
  it
• 4:02
  means
• 4:02
  to
• 4:02
  live
• 4:02
  a
• 4:02
  good
• 4:03
  life.
• 4:04
  Point
• 4:04
  to
• 4:05
  ponder
• 4:05
  number
• 4:05
  one.
• 4:07
  Jesus
• 4:07
  is
• 4:08
  describing
• 4:08
  community,
• 4:10
  not
• 4:10
  a
• 4:10
  checklist.
• 4:12
  Here's
• 4:12
  something
• 4:13
  I
• 4:13
  didn't
• 4:13
  understand
• 4:14
  for
• 4:14
  a
• 4:14
  long
• 4:14
  time.
• 4:15
  I
• 4:16
  used
• 4:16
  to
• 4:16
  read
• 4:16
  the
• 4:16
  Beatitudes,
• 4:17
  kind
• 4:17
  of
• 4:17
  like
• 4:17
  a
• 4:17
  self
• 4:18
  improvement
• 4:18
  guide,
• 4:19
  you
• 4:19
  know,
• 4:19
  like
• 4:20
  a
• 4:20
  self
• 4:20
  improvement
• 4:20
  list
• 4:21
  or
• 4:21
  books.
• 4:21
  Do
• 4:21
  this,
• 4:22
  do
• 4:22
  this.
• 4:22
  Be
• 4:22
  humble,
• 4:24
  check.
• 4:24
  Be
• 4:24
  merciful,
• 4:25
  check.
• 4:26
  I'm
• 4:26
  working
• 4:27
  on
• 4:27
  it.
• 4:27
  You
• 4:27
  know,
• 4:28
  make
• 4:28
  peace.
• 4:29
  Okay,
• 4:29
  I'll
• 4:29
  give
• 4:29
  it
• 4:29
  a
• 4:30
  try.
• 4:30
  But
• 4:31
  that
• 4:31
  completely
• 4:31
  misses
• 4:32
  the
• 4:32
  mark
• 4:32
  of
• 4:32
  what
• 4:32
  Jesus
• 4:33
  is
• 4:34
  looking
• 4:34
  to
• 4:34
  do
• 4:34
  here.
• 4:36
  Jesus
• 4:36
  isn't
• 4:37
  standing
• 4:37
  up
• 4:37
  on
• 4:37
  the
• 4:37
  hillside
• 4:38
  saying,
• 4:38
  here
• 4:39
  are
• 4:39
  eight
• 4:39
  personality
• 4:40
  traits
• 4:40
  you
• 4:41
  need
• 4:41
  to
• 4:41
  develop.
• 4:42
  He's
• 4:42
  looking
• 4:42
  out
• 4:42
  of
• 4:43
  a
• 4:43
  crowd
• 4:43
  of
• 4:43
  real
• 4:43
  people,
• 4:44
  genuine,
• 4:45
  authentic
• 4:45
  people.
• 4:46
  Poor
• 4:47
  people,
• 4:47
  sick
• 4:48
  people.
• 4:48
  People
• 4:48
  have
• 4:49
  been
• 4:49
  told
• 4:49
  their
• 4:49
  whole
• 4:49
  lives
• 4:50
  that
• 4:50
  they
• 4:50
  didn't
• 4:50
  measure
• 4:51
  up
• 4:51
  to
• 4:52
  the
• 4:52
  standards,
• 4:53
  the
• 4:53
  religious
• 4:53
  standards
• 4:54
  of
• 4:54
  the
• 4:54
  day.
• 4:54
  And
• 4:55
  he's
• 4:55
  saying,
• 4:55
  you,
• 4:57
  you,
• 4:57
  I
• 4:57
  mean
• 4:57
  you
• 4:58
  right
• 4:58
  there,
• 4:59
  you
• 4:59
  already
• 4:59
  belong
• 5:00
  to
• 5:00
  the
• 5:00
  kingdom
• 5:00
  of
• 5:00
  God.
• 5:02
  You
• 5:02
  see,
• 5:02
  in
• 5:02
  Jesus's
• 5:03
  day,
• 5:03
  there
• 5:03
  was
• 5:04
  a
• 5:04
  very
• 5:04
  clear
• 5:05
  religious
• 5:05
  hierarchy.
• 5:07
  The
• 5:07
  people
• 5:07
  who
• 5:07
  had
• 5:07
  it
• 5:08
  together,
• 5:08
  who
• 5:08
  followed
• 5:08
  all
• 5:09
  the
• 5:09
  rules,
• 5:10
  they
• 5:10
  had
• 5:10
  wealth
• 5:10
  and
• 5:11
  status.
• 5:12
  They
• 5:12
  were
• 5:12
  considered
• 5:13
  blessed
• 5:14
  by
• 5:14
  God
• 5:16
  and
• 5:16
  everyone
• 5:16
  else,
• 5:17
  well,
• 5:17
  they
• 5:17
  must
• 5:17
  have
• 5:17
  done
• 5:17
  something
• 5:18
  wrong.
• 5:19
  It
• 5:19
  kind
• 5:19
  of
• 5:20
  sounds
• 5:20
  familiar,
• 5:20
  doesn't
• 5:21
  it?
• 5:21
  We
• 5:22
  still
• 5:22
  do
• 5:22
  this
• 5:22
  today,
• 5:24
  don't
• 5:24
  we?
• 5:24
  We
• 5:25
  still
• 5:25
  assume,
• 5:25
  some
• 5:26
  of
• 5:26
  us
• 5:26
  assume
• 5:27
  that
• 5:27
  success
• 5:27
  and
• 5:28
  comforts
• 5:28
  are
• 5:28
  signs
• 5:30
  of
• 5:30
  God's
• 5:31
  favor
• 5:32
  and
• 5:32
  struggle
• 5:33
  is
• 5:33
  a
• 5:33
  sign
• 5:33
  of
• 5:33
  God's
• 5:34
  absence.
• 5:35
  But
• 5:35
  Jesus
• 5:35
  flips
• 5:36
  the
• 5:36
  script
• 5:36
  completely.
• 5:37
  He
• 5:38
  looks
• 5:38
  at
• 5:38
  the
• 5:38
  humble,
• 5:39
  the
• 5:39
  grieving,
• 5:39
  the
• 5:39
  meek,
• 5:40
  the
• 5:40
  hungry,
• 5:41
  and
• 5:41
  says,
• 5:41
  the
• 5:41
  kingdom
• 5:42
  isn't
• 5:42
  something
• 5:42
  you
• 5:43
  earn.
• 5:43
  It's
• 5:44
  something
• 5:44
  you're
• 5:44
  invited
• 5:45
  to
• 5:45
  into.
• 5:46
  And
• 5:47
  the
• 5:47
  invitation
• 5:48
  goes
• 5:48
  first
• 5:48
  to
• 5:48
  the
• 5:49
  people
• 5:49
  the
• 5:50
  world
• 5:50
  has
• 5:51
  pushed
• 5:51
  to
• 5:51
  the
• 5:51
  margins.
• 5:53
  This
• 5:53
  matters
• 5:53
  for
• 5:54
  us
• 5:54
  today
• 5:54
  because
• 5:54
  it
• 5:54
  means
• 5:55
  our
• 5:55
  faith
• 5:55
  communities
• 5:56
  should
• 5:56
  look
• 5:57
  like
• 5:57
  the
• 5:58
  hillside
• 5:58
  crowd.
• 5:59
  Diverse,
• 6:01
  messy,
• 6:02
  full
• 6:03
  of
• 6:03
  people
• 6:03
  trying
• 6:03
  to
• 6:04
  figure
• 6:04
  it
• 6:04
  out.
• 6:05
  And
• 6:06
  if
• 6:06
  our
• 6:06
  churches
• 6:07
  only
• 6:08
  have
• 6:08
  room
• 6:08
  for
• 6:08
  people
• 6:08
  who've
• 6:09
  kind
• 6:09
  of,
• 6:09
  quote,
• 6:10
  got
• 6:10
  it
• 6:10
  all
• 6:10
  together,
• 6:12
  then
• 6:12
  we
• 6:12
  missed
• 6:12
  the
• 6:12
  mark.
• 6:12
  We've
• 6:13
  missed
• 6:13
  the
• 6:13
  point.
• 6:15
  Here's
• 6:15
  the
• 6:15
  second
• 6:15
  point
• 6:16
  to
• 6:16
  ponder.
• 6:18
  Happiness
• 6:18
  isn't
• 6:19
  a
• 6:19
  feeling,
• 6:20
  it's
• 6:20
  posture
• 6:21
  towards
• 6:21
  life.
• 6:23
  Now,
• 6:23
  I'm
• 6:23
  going
• 6:24
  to
• 6:24
  be
• 6:24
  a
• 6:24
  little
• 6:24
  bit
• 6:24
  careful
• 6:24
  here
• 6:25
  because
• 6:25
  I
• 6:25
  don't
• 6:25
  want
• 6:25
  to
• 6:25
  be
• 6:25
  dismissive
• 6:27
  of
• 6:27
  real
• 6:27
  emotions.
• 6:29
  When
• 6:29
  my
• 6:29
  wife
• 6:30
  and
• 6:30
  I
• 6:30
  are
• 6:30
  out
• 6:30
  taking
• 6:31
  a
• 6:31
  hike
• 6:31
  somewhere
• 6:31
  and
• 6:32
  one
• 6:32
  of
• 6:33
  the
• 6:33
  beautiful
• 6:33
  wooded
• 6:34
  parks
• 6:34
  we
• 6:34
  like
• 6:34
  to
• 6:34
  go,
• 6:35
  Brown
• 6:35
  County
• 6:35
  State
• 6:36
  park
• 6:36
  here
• 6:36
  in
• 6:37
  Indiana
• 6:37
  is
• 6:37
  one.
• 6:38
  Or
• 6:38
  maybe
• 6:39
  in
• 6:39
  the
• 6:39
  Smokies
• 6:39
  or
• 6:39
  the
• 6:40
  Rockies
• 6:40
  or
• 6:40
  the
• 6:41
  Cascades.
• 6:42
  We've
• 6:43
  been
• 6:43
  to
• 6:43
  all
• 6:43
  those
• 6:43
  places.
• 6:44
  There's
• 6:45
  a
• 6:45
  feeling
• 6:45
  of
• 6:45
  peace
• 6:46
  that
• 6:46
  washes
• 6:46
  over
• 6:46
  me.
• 6:47
  And
• 6:47
  that's
• 6:47
  real,
• 6:49
  that
• 6:50
  matters.
• 6:52
  But
• 6:52
  I
• 6:52
  don't
• 6:52
  think
• 6:52
  Jesus
• 6:53
  is
• 6:53
  talking
• 6:53
  here
• 6:54
  about
• 6:54
  mere
• 6:54
  feelings.
• 6:55
  Only
• 6:55
  when
• 6:55
  he
• 6:56
  says
• 6:56
  happy.
• 6:58
  I
• 6:58
  don't
• 6:58
  think
• 6:59
  even
• 7:00
  though
• 7:00
  he
• 7:00
  uses
• 7:01
  that
• 7:01
  word,
• 7:03
  what
• 7:03
  Jesus
• 7:03
  is
• 7:04
  describing
• 7:04
  is
• 7:04
  more
• 7:05
  like
• 7:05
  we
• 7:05
  might
• 7:06
  call
• 7:06
  a
• 7:06
  fundamental
• 7:07
  orientation
• 7:09
  towards
• 7:09
  life,
• 7:10
  a
• 7:10
  way
• 7:10
  of
• 7:10
  being
• 7:11
  in
• 7:11
  the
• 7:11
  world
• 7:12
  that
• 7:12
  isn't
• 7:12
  dependent
• 7:13
  on
• 7:13
  circumstances.
• 7:15
  Think
• 7:15
  about
• 7:16
  it.
• 7:16
  How
• 7:16
  can
• 7:16
  you
• 7:16
  be
• 7:16
  happy
• 7:17
  and
• 7:17
  in
• 7:17
  mourning
• 7:17
  at
• 7:18
  the
• 7:18
  same
• 7:18
  time?
• 7:19
  How
• 7:19
  can
• 7:19
  you
• 7:19
  be
• 7:20
  happy
• 7:20
  while
• 7:20
  you're
• 7:20
  being
• 7:20
  persecuted?
• 7:22
  That
• 7:22
  doesn't
• 7:22
  make
• 7:23
  emotional
• 7:23
  sense,
• 7:23
  but
• 7:24
  it
• 7:24
  makes
• 7:25
  deep
• 7:25
  spiritual
• 7:26
  sense
• 7:27
  if
• 7:27
  we
• 7:27
  understand
• 7:28
  happiness
• 7:29
  here
• 7:29
  as
• 7:29
  a
• 7:29
  kind
• 7:29
  of
• 7:29
  resilient
• 7:30
  trust
• 7:31
  that
• 7:32
  God
• 7:32
  is
• 7:32
  at
• 7:32
  work
• 7:33
  even
• 7:33
  when
• 7:33
  everything
• 7:34
  around
• 7:34
  us
• 7:35
  go
• 7:35
  south
• 7:36
  says
• 7:36
  otherwise.
• 7:38
  You
• 7:39
  know,
• 7:39
  I
• 7:39
  have
• 7:39
  another
• 7:39
  podcast
• 7:40
  I
• 7:40
  do.
• 7:40
  It's
• 7:40
  called.
• 7:40
  It's
• 7:41
  called
• 7:41
  Cancer
• 7:41
  and
• 7:42
  Comedy,
• 7:43
  where
• 7:43
  I
• 7:43
  talk
• 7:43
  with
• 7:43
  folks
• 7:44
  impacted
• 7:44
  by
• 7:44
  cancer
• 7:45
  and
• 7:46
  I
• 7:46
  meet
• 7:46
  people
• 7:46
  all
• 7:47
  the
• 7:47
  time
• 7:47
  who
• 7:47
  embody
• 7:48
  this,
• 7:48
  and
• 7:48
  they're
• 7:49
  going
• 7:49
  through
• 7:49
  absolute
• 7:50
  hell
• 7:50
  in
• 7:50
  their
• 7:50
  lives.
• 7:51
  But
• 7:52
  nothing
• 7:52
  about
• 7:52
  their
• 7:53
  circumstance
• 7:53
  and
• 7:53
  nothing
• 7:54
  about
• 7:54
  their
• 7:54
  circumstances
• 7:55
  is
• 7:55
  often
• 7:56
  good.
• 7:56
  And
• 7:57
  yet
• 7:57
  there's
• 7:57
  something
• 7:57
  about
• 7:58
  a
• 7:58
  lot
• 7:58
  of
• 7:58
  these
• 7:58
  folks
• 7:59
  and
• 8:00
  them
• 8:00
  that
• 8:00
  the
• 8:00
  diagnosis
• 8:01
  can't
• 8:01
  touch.
• 8:02
  And
• 8:02
  that
• 8:02
  is
• 8:02
  a
• 8:03
  groundedness,
• 8:04
  a
• 8:04
  peace
• 8:04
  that,
• 8:05
  as
• 8:05
  Paul
• 8:06
  says,
• 8:06
  passes
• 8:07
  all
• 8:07
  understanding.
• 8:09
  That's
• 8:09
  what
• 8:09
  I
• 8:09
  think
• 8:09
  Jesus
• 8:10
  is
• 8:10
  pointing
• 8:10
  out
• 8:10
  to
• 8:11
  here.
• 8:11
  It's
• 8:12
  not
• 8:12
  toxic
• 8:13
  positivity
• 8:13
  that
• 8:14
  denies
• 8:15
  pain,
• 8:16
  but
• 8:16
  a
• 8:16
  deep
• 8:16
  rooted
• 8:17
  assurance
• 8:18
  that
• 8:18
  pain
• 8:18
  isn't
• 8:19
  the
• 8:20
  final
• 8:20
  word.
• 8:22
  One
• 8:22
  more
• 8:23
  point
• 8:23
  to
• 8:23
  ponder.
• 8:24
  The
• 8:24
  Beatitudes
• 8:25
  are
• 8:26
  an
• 8:26
  invitation
• 8:26
  to
• 8:27
  participate
• 8:28
  and
• 8:28
  what
• 8:28
  God
• 8:28
  is
• 8:28
  already
• 8:29
  doing.
• 8:30
  Here's
• 8:30
  where
• 8:30
  this
• 8:31
  gets
• 8:31
  a
• 8:31
  little
• 8:31
  practical
• 8:32
  and
• 8:33
  maybe
• 8:33
  a
• 8:33
  little
• 8:34
  uncomfortable.
• 8:36
  Notice
• 8:36
  that
• 8:36
  Jesus
• 8:37
  isn't
• 8:37
  just
• 8:37
  describing
• 8:38
  conditions.
• 8:39
  He
• 8:39
  describes
• 8:40
  actions.
• 8:41
  The
• 8:41
  merciful
• 8:42
  show
• 8:42
  mercy.
• 8:42
  The
• 8:43
  peacemakers
• 8:43
  make
• 8:44
  peace.
• 8:44
  The
• 8:45
  hungry
• 8:45
  and
• 8:45
  thirsty
• 8:46
  pursue
• 8:47
  goodness
• 8:47
  actively.
• 8:48
  And
• 8:49
  a
• 8:49
  progressive
• 8:49
  reading
• 8:50
  of
• 8:50
  this
• 8:50
  passage
• 8:51
  insists
• 8:51
  that
• 8:51
  faith
• 8:52
  is
• 8:52
  never
• 8:52
  just
• 8:52
  about
• 8:53
  personal
• 8:54
  salvation
• 8:55
  or
• 8:55
  private
• 8:55
  spirituality.
• 8:57
  It's
• 8:57
  about
• 8:57
  joining
• 8:58
  God
• 8:58
  in
• 8:58
  the
• 8:58
  work
• 8:59
  of
• 8:59
  healing
• 8:59
  the
• 8:59
  world.
• 9:00
  When
• 9:01
  Jesus
• 9:01
  says
• 9:01
  happy
• 9:02
  are
• 9:02
  the
• 9:02
  peacemakers,
• 9:03
  he's
• 9:03
  not
• 9:04
  talking
• 9:04
  about
• 9:04
  people
• 9:04
  who
• 9:04
  avoid
• 9:05
  conflict
• 9:05
  or
• 9:06
  keep
• 9:06
  the
• 9:06
  peace
• 9:07
  by
• 9:07
  staying
• 9:07
  quiet.
• 9:08
  He's
• 9:08
  talking
• 9:08
  about
• 9:09
  people
• 9:09
  who
• 9:09
  actively
• 9:09
  work
• 9:10
  to
• 9:10
  create
• 9:10
  conditions
• 9:12
  where
• 9:12
  peace
• 9:12
  can
• 9:12
  flourish.
• 9:14
  Economic
• 9:14
  peace,
• 9:16
  racial
• 9:16
  peace,
• 9:17
  peace
• 9:17
  between
• 9:18
  communities
• 9:19
  that
• 9:19
  have
• 9:20
  been
• 9:20
  taught
• 9:21
  otherwise
• 9:22
  to
• 9:22
  fear
• 9:22
  each
• 9:22
  other.
• 9:23
  When
• 9:24
  Jesus
• 9:24
  says
• 9:24
  happy
• 9:24
  are
• 9:25
  the
• 9:25
  hungry
• 9:25
  for
• 9:25
  they
• 9:25
  will
• 9:25
  thirst
• 9:26
  for
• 9:26
  goodness.
• 9:27
  He's
• 9:28
  talking
• 9:28
  about
• 9:28
  people
• 9:28
  who
• 9:29
  aren't
• 9:29
  satisfied
• 9:29
  with
• 9:30
  the
• 9:30
  way
• 9:30
  things
• 9:30
  are.
• 9:31
  They
• 9:31
  want
• 9:32
  righteousness,
• 9:33
  they
• 9:33
  want
• 9:33
  justice,
• 9:34
  and
• 9:34
  they
• 9:34
  pursue
• 9:34
  it
• 9:34
  with
• 9:35
  the
• 9:35
  same
• 9:36
  desperation
• 9:36
  that
• 9:36
  a
• 9:37
  starving
• 9:37
  person
• 9:38
  pursues
• 9:39
  food.
• 9:41
  Let's
• 9:41
  talk
• 9:41
  about
• 9:41
  an
• 9:42
  action
• 9:42
  step
• 9:42
  that
• 9:43
  you
• 9:43
  can
• 9:43
  take
• 9:43
  here.
• 9:45
  So
• 9:46
  I
• 9:46
  want
• 9:46
  you
• 9:47
  to
• 9:47
  choose
• 9:47
  one
• 9:47
  of
• 9:47
  these
• 9:48
  Beatitudes,
• 9:48
  whichever
• 9:49
  one
• 9:49
  resonates
• 9:50
  most
• 9:50
  with
• 9:50
  you,
• 9:51
  where
• 9:51
  you
• 9:52
  are
• 9:52
  in
• 9:52
  your
• 9:52
  life
• 9:52
  right
• 9:52
  now,
• 9:52
  and
• 9:53
  look
• 9:53
  for
• 9:53
  one
• 9:53
  concrete
• 9:54
  way
• 9:54
  to
• 9:54
  live
• 9:54
  it
• 9:54
  out.
• 9:56
  For
• 9:56
  instance,
• 9:57
  if
• 9:57
  you
• 9:57
  choose
• 9:57
  happy
• 9:57
  and
• 9:57
  the
• 9:58
  merciful,
• 9:58
  maybe
• 9:59
  that
• 9:59
  means
• 9:59
  reaching
• 9:59
  out
• 10:00
  to
• 10:00
  someone
• 10:00
  who's
• 10:01
  hurt
• 10:01
  you
• 10:02
  or
• 10:03
  maybe
• 10:03
  has
• 10:03
  hurt
• 10:04
  somebody
• 10:04
  else
• 10:04
  and
• 10:04
  offer
• 10:04
  them
• 10:05
  some
• 10:05
  symbol
• 10:06
  of
• 10:06
  peace.
• 10:07
  If
• 10:07
  you
• 10:07
  choose
• 10:08
  happy
• 10:08
  or
• 10:08
  the
• 10:08
  peacemakers,
• 10:09
  maybe
• 10:10
  it
• 10:10
  means
• 10:10
  stepping
• 10:10
  into
• 10:11
  a
• 10:11
  conflict
• 10:11
  you've
• 10:11
  been
• 10:12
  avoiding,
• 10:13
  not
• 10:13
  to
• 10:13
  win
• 10:13
  it,
• 10:13
  but
• 10:14
  to
• 10:14
  reconcile
• 10:14
  it.
• 10:16
  If
• 10:16
  you
• 10:16
  choose
• 10:16
  happy,
• 10:17
  those
• 10:17
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• 10:27
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• 10:28
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• 10:28
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• 10:29
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• 10:29
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  us
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• 11:11
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• 11:15
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• 11:16
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• 11:16
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• 11:17
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• 11:17
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• 11:18
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• 11:18
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• 11:24
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• 11:37
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• 11:41
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• 11:41
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• 11:41
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• 11:43
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