Sermons on Ministry To The Poor:

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit Series

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Apr 12, 2016

Today's message is on the first beatitude and how those who are poor in spirit. We'll be looking at what the word "beatitude" means and what it means biblically to be happy. We'll also explore how being poor in spirit increases our happiness.

Sermon On The Mount “Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit” Matthew 5:3 Last week we looked at the meaning of the word “beatitude.” The word “beatitude” comes from the Latin meaning happy or blessed. Walter Bauer in his Greek-English Lexicon defines this word as the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3

Denomination: Foursquare

Are You Poor? (Hix)

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Sep 8, 2013

It is being able to say, “I can do nothing without Christ!” and in the same breath, you can say, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!”

Matthew 5:3-“Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Attitude-There was a football team one time, that had a lot of good players, they had a lot of talent, they had a good coach, and they were expected to go all the way to the playoffs maybe even the super bowl, but ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Last Judgement And The Poor

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Oct 23, 2017

Divinity hides beneath the offensive demeanor of a poor man or woman.

The poor Divinity hides beneath the offensive demeanor of a poor man....The poor are the last to suspect it. They grow accustomed to their want and isolation...For God it is better that way. They can assume their disguise secretly, in a concealment unknown to them. .....A desire for lasting ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Denomination: Catholic

Poor Naomi And Ruth

Contributed by Greg Nance on Jun 14, 2015

Destitute and broken people are those God seeks to save. Who but the poor in spirit are prepared to receive the King of kings and enter the kingdom of heaven?

Last week we began a study of the book of Ruth. We went through chapter one where Naomi is the chief character. Naomi is married and has two sons. They live in the bread basket of Israel, Bethlehem, but a famine hits and Naomi’s husband moves his family to Moab where he and both his sons ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 2:1-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Poor Widow's Offering Series

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 3, 2015

Today we’ll learn a significant lesson from a seemingly insignificant person. If not for Jesus pointing her out, the act of the poor widow would’ve escaped everyone’s notice and the opportunity to learn a valuable lesson would’ve been lost.

THE POOR WIDOW’S OFFERING (Mark 12:41-44) Today we’ll learn a significant lesson from a seemingly insignificant person. If not for Jesus pointing her out, the act of the poor widow would’ve escaped everyone’s notice and the opportunity to learn a valuable lesson ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:41-44

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Blessed Are The Poor Widows

Contributed by Craig Condon on Aug 10, 2015

God measures giving not by what we give, but by what we keep for ourselves. He measures the gift by the sacrifice involved. That is why Jesus valued the widow’s gift. She sacrificed her well-being in order to show her love for God.

When I was preparing my message for today, I came across a story about a little boy who went to church one Sunday morning to get out of the cold. He had been trying to sell newspapers, but no one had passed by. He entered the church, hoping to pass an hour unnoticed in the back row. The minister ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:35-44

Denomination: Anglican

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit Series

Contributed by W. Alderman on Feb 23, 2016

This the first of a series on the Sermon on the Mount

BLESSED ARE THE POOR IN SPIRIT Text: Matthew 5:3 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit Series

Contributed by David Smith on Feb 4, 2011

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they wil

We have as our Gospel reading this morning what is certainly one of the best known and best loved portions of the Bible. Along with 'The Lord is my Shepherd' and 'For God so love the world ...', these verses from the beginning of Matthew Chapter 5 must be amongst the most frequently quoted words ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit

Contributed by Gary Holt on May 25, 2019

week 1 of the sermon on the mount series: poor in spirit

Beatitudes #1 “Blessed are the poor in spirit” Matthew 5:3 Have you ever been poor? Giving plasma for gas money poor Evicted poor because you can’t pay the rent poor Duck tape on the broken car window poor Electricity got turned off poor Poor is defined: Having little or few possessions or ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3, Luke 18:13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Correct Treatment Of The Poor.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 27, 2021

Jesus said, You have the poor always with you. Matthew 26:11.

THE CORRECT TREATMENT OF THE POOR. Proverbs 22:1-2, Proverbs 22:8-9, Proverbs 22:22-23. We have here three pairs of poetic couplets about attitudes to the poor. It is not that the Bible is against wealth itself, or even wealthy people. King Solomon, the writer of some of these Proverbs, was ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 22:1-2, Proverbs 22:8-9, Proverbs 22:22-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Instruments Of Liberation Of The Poor Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 11, 2016

it means working to eliminate the structural causes of poverty and to promote the integral development of the poor, as well as small daily acts of solidarity in meeting the real needs which we encounter.

Thursday of the 32nd Week in Course 2016 Joy of the Gospel As we move into the last Sunday and last week of the liturgical year, we continue to be challenged by Jesus to follow Him all the way to death. We know not what that end shall be, except that He has promised to be with us. We live for the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:36-37

Denomination: Catholic

Christmas Is For Helping The Poor Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 17, 2016

After all, what is important about Christmas?

Thursday of Fourth Week in Advent 2016 Joy of the Gospel The prayer we just heard in the Gospel is one of the most beloved in Catholic history. It is likely that it was part of the public and private prayer of Christians from the very beginning of the Church. We still pray it every day at Vespers. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:46-56, Luke 1:46-49

Denomination: Catholic

Being Close To The Poor Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 5, 2015

'No one must say that they cannot be close to the poor because their own lifestyle demands more attention to other areas.'

Thursday of 2nd week in Advent 2015 Joy of the Gospel The passage from Isaiah we just heard is from what is often called “Second” Isaiah, probably a disciple of the original Isaiah who wrote during and immediately following the Babylonian exile. It is full of hope; from this we find ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 41:13-20

Denomination: Catholic

Poor-Ly Done Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 24, 2018

The people of Sodom cared nothing for the poor and needy, and this is one of the reasons Sodom was destroyed. Do you know why this lack of concern for the helpless angered God?

OPEN: A woman wrote in Reader's Digest about the time when she 10 ten years old and she found a wallet. There wasn’t any money in it, just a paper with a phone number and address on it. But she knew how these things worked. She’d return the wallet to its owner and THEN she’d get a reward! She ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 16:48-50

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Challenge To Be Poor In Spirit Series

Contributed by Dr. Dave Hartson on Jan 25, 2020

We know the type of life that God blesses because Jesus tells us point-blank in the Beatitudes; this is the type of life that God is going to bless. Nine times in the ten verses that we have read each week for the past four weeks, He tells us if you live this way, then you will be blessed.

Introduction: We know the type of life that God blesses because Jesus tells us point-blank in the Beatitudes; this is the type of life that God is going to bless. Nine times in the ten verses that we have read each week for the past four weeks, He tells us if you live this way, then you will be ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:2-11

Denomination: Baptist