True happiness has nothing to do with external situations, but rather with God doing a work in our internal spirit. Jesus' first statement in the Sermon on the Mount, 'Blessed are the poor in spirit,' turns the traditional understanding of happiness on its head, revealing that those who recognize their spiritual bankruptcy and dependence on Christ are the ones who truly inherit the kingdom of heaven. [... more]

God promises to bless us with stuff, but stuff is supposed to be the bonus, not the essence of a blessed life. Dr. Tony Evans explains that being poor in spirit is essential to experiencing the kingdom of God, and that true blessing starts with recognizing one's insufficiency and spiritual bankruptcy, leading to a deeper dependence on God and a richer faith. [... more]

Jesus Christ is the light of the world, and spiritual blindness makes beggars of us all. Man's greatest need is to confess and admit his spiritual blindness, and only then can his eyes be opened to the gospel of Jesus Christ. [... more]

The speaker shares a personal story of how choosing to continue with his devotions and Christian Businessmen's Committee meetings helped him find God's hand of Providence in his life, leading to a beautiful and fulfilling life. [... more]

King David displays remarkable grace to the descendant of his former enemy, King Saul, by treating Saul's descendants with kindness and generosity, demonstrating the power of undeserved and unearned grace that moves us from being God's enemies to God's friends. [... more]

King David's demonstration of covenant kindness and grace towards Mephibosheth, a crippled son of Jonathan, parallels the grace God shows to humanity, undeserving and unworthy, yet chosen and loved. [... more]

Jesus Christ's first sermon, the Sermon on the Mount, identifies true abiding happiness and how to discover it. He teaches that happiness is not dependent on external situations, but rather on God doing a work in our internal spirit. The key to overcoming the obstacle of self-sufficiency is to recognize our spiritual poverty and dependence on Christ. [... more]

Jesus teaches that true happiness and blessedness come from recognizing one's spiritual bankruptcy and poverty of spirit, being a beggar before God, and ceasing to depend on earthly things. This is the key to entering the kingdom of heaven and receiving God's love and salvation. [... more]