Blessed are…Matthew 5:1-12Length: Standard

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • Who does Jesus call blessed, and what does he promise to each?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • Which beatitude is hardest for you to believe is really a blessing?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • Pick one beatitude and live it toward a specific person this week — show mercy to someone who wronged you, or make peace where there is a quarrel.

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who around you is mourning or worn down and needs to hear that God's blessing reaches them?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).