CT058 - Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit
Apr 21, 2026 • Matthew Allen
The Sermon on the Mount opens not with commands but with blessings. In Matthew 5:1–4, Jesus sits down on the mountain with His disciples drawn close and begins teaching with the Beatitudes — declarations of what is already true of those who belong to His kingdom. In this episode of Cornerstone Today, we unpack the first two: blessed are the poor in spirit, and blessed are those who mourn. Together they form the foundation of everything else Jesus will say across the Sermon. The kingdom of heaven belongs to the empty-handed. God draws near to the broken, fills the empty, and comforts the mourner.