Message 13 & Message 14

Study Questions:

Describe the significance of the location and audience where the King decreed the kingdom’s constitution. What is the scriptural basis to say that the Kingdom’s constitution was decreed to all the New Testament believers (ie. not only the Jews, etc)?
What is the intrinsic significance of this first characteristic, why is it first, and what can we pray to ensure that we are in the reality of this aspect of the nature of the kingdom people?
The second half of verse 3 says, “for theirs in the kingdom of the heavens.” Distinguish the difference between the kingdom of God and the kingdom of the heavens. What are the three aspects of the kingdom of the heavens in the book of Matthew?

Study Questions:

Message 14 connects 4:17 with 5:3. Discuss the significance of connecting these two verses together. Please describe how the spirit in 5:3 is related to the kingdom of the heavens; include the definition of the kingdom of the heavens (according to this message).
The second half of message 14 covers the remaining eight blessings or aspects of the kingdom people’s nature. Briefly list all nine characteristics of the kingdom people and then discuss in detail the items mentioned in verses six through eight. Include who each item is related to (ie. we are Righteous towards ourselves, Merciful towards ________).

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