Happiness

AMEN PODCAST

Alex and Lokelani Wilson

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

5.0 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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How being poor in spirit is the first key to happiness. amenpodcast.com

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0:00.0	And Matthew 5-3, when Jesus says,
0:01.9	blessed are the poor in spirit.
0:03.4	What does that mean?
0:04.6	Well, just like a poor person knows they need money
0:08.3	because of their poverty.
0:09.8	A spiritually poor person knows they need God.
0:14.4	A picture of this is the thief on the cross.
0:17.5	Here's a person who didn't know much scripture.
0:20.7	Definitely wasn't going to church.
0:22.6	Probably wasn't spending his days praying
0:25.1	when he was out thieving or stealing.
0:28.9	And Jesus says,
0:29.6	dim on his last day on earth,
0:31.8	you're going to go to heaven.
0:34.0	How does that happen?
0:35.4	He was spiritually poor.
0:37.2	He is looking over at Jesus saying,
0:39.2	Jesus, I need you.
0:40.4	I know I'm a mess.
0:41.4	I know I'm a criminal.
0:43.2	I need you.
0:44.4	Now take a person who's grown up in church
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