Lesson 2 – Obey Immediately (Genesis 12:1-9) Introduction From the pages of Scripture Abram gives us advice on being successful with God. In the notes that follow I attempt to convey his counsel to us in three areas: (1) obedience, (2) learning, and (3) worship. Brevity, although I strive for it, has often eluded me...
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What Does it Mean to Be Blessed?
What Does it Mean to Be Blessed? (Matthew 5:1-12; Romans 4:7-8; 1 Peter 3:13-14) A proper understanding of the beatitudes requires a right view of what it means to be blessed (μακάριοι). Before Jesus used it in the opening of the sermon on the mount it was used by King David. After the Lord the...