Blessed and happy are not the same thing. In this message we look at the verses that are a written record of the first public sermon and teaching of Jesus. Believed to be the greatest sermon ever preached knows as the Sermon on the Mount. The introduction of this message is called the Beatitudes which translate as meaning the Blessings or supreme blessedness. Deeper than just happy, it means deeply satisfied, spiritually prosperous, approved by God, living in divine favor, experiencing soul=level wholeness. Don't you want to be blessed?

Being salt and light in the world is not a compliment, it's a responsibility. They are not optional, but rather obligations for the believer. It's important to be salt and light because it helps us spread the Gospel not only with the way we talk, but more importantly in the way we live.

Every relationship is either pushing you toward the Kingdom of God or pulling you away from it and Jesus, and we want you to do relationships the Kingdom way! We don't want you to know how to cheat, but give you cheat codes in how to succeed in your relationships so that you won't prematurely commit to vows and a covenant that you're not ready to keep or have no intention of honoring.

There has to be a point in our walk with the Lord where there is no turning back. Where our prayer is, "More of You and less of me God, where I am nothing without You." We can't hold on so tightly to our will, our dreams, our plans, or our lives that we completely shut out God. If we never accomplish another thing in this life but we have God... We have everything.

The Kingdom of God is the culture of heaven expressed through the character and the life of the believer. The Kingdom is what life looks like when God has His way and will. It's the rule of God, exercised through the Spirit of God in the people of God for the glory of God. That's what it's like.

First Things First simply means having proper priorities... Ensuring that your life is in order. Order gives us the freedom to respond to God quickly. Order is putting God first and everything else in its proper place.

There is nothing more consequential to your life than choices. There is nothing more detrimental t your life than decisions. Decisions can develop you or destroy you. Either way it's your choice: Decisions, decisions.

Forgiveness is the first and greatest act of generosity. It is the purest form of giving because it gives without return. God modeled this with Jesus. In other words, forgiveness gives freedom to people who deserve it and that's the Gospel! That's what being generous means and we can't talk about being generous without talking about Jesus!