“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” — Matthew 5:3  Read More

“To be poor in spirit is to be more concerned about being fed (provision) than what has fallen (preference).”  Read More

“Poor in spirit doesn’t lift its eyes in entitlement. It beats its chest in humility.”  Read More

“The closer you get to God, the more you realize your spiritual poverty—not your spiritual polish.”  Read More

“The kingdom doesn’t belong to the strong, but to the surrendered. It begins where your striving ends.”  Read More

Treat your spouse as more significant than yourself.The goal of this lesson is to help participants see that too often their focus in marriage is more on what they can get for themselves rather than how they can serve their spouse. A selfless, spouse-centered focus should be the natural result from truly embracing God’s grace as described in the previous lesson. Putting your spouse’s needs before ...  Read More

“You won’t mourn over a condition you haven’t confessed. And you won’t grieve over a loss you haven’t noticed.”  Read More

“Not all mourning leads to comfort. But those who mourn the sin that made them poor will be comforted.”  Read More

“Bitterness disguises itself as mourning when you care more about being right than being repentant.”  Read More

“Isaiah didn’t rank sin—he related to it. That’s what moved him from accusation to intercession.”  Read More

“The comfort Jesus offers doesn’t ignore your sorrow—it enters it, redeems it, and transforms it.”  Read More

Receive God’s grace in order to extend God’s grace.The goal of this lesson is to help participants see that the only way they can have the marriage that God wants for them is to receive God’s grace. Once you have tasted and seen that the Lord is good, his love compels you to extend that grace to your spouse. Too many couples have a warped view of God’s love, that they must somehow earn his favor, ...  Read More