Living Upside Down: Be

Houston's First Baptist Church

The Beatitudes from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount present a radical, upside-down approach to life in God's kingdom. These eight statements of blessing attach joy and flourishing to conditions that seem opposite to worldly success. The first four Beatitudes focus on our relationship with God: being poor in spirit, mourning, meekness, and hungering for righteousness. The next four transform our relationships with others through mercy, purity of heart, peacemaking, and standing firm despite persecuti…