Beatitudes
Happiness Is
Loving God
Doing what pleases God
Helping others
Suffering for what is
right
Forgiving others
Bringing peace
Accepting sorrows
Being satisfied
1. Beatitudes- are a code for happiness, given
to us by Jesus.
Code- are rules governing behavior.
2. Jesus taught us to live in hope and
love.
3. If we live in hope and love we will be
happy with God in heaven forever.
4. Jesus was happy on earth because he
loved God, and always did what
pleased his father.
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5. Happiness is found doing two things:
a. Loving God
b. Doing what pleases God.
6. Jesus was happy in loving others.
a. Jesus was glad to:
forgave others
healing or curing others
helped others
gave them peace
7. We should be willing to do the
following for others:
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Forgive others
Help others
Give them peace
The 8 Beatitudes
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4.
Happy are the poor in spirit, for theirs is
the kingdom of God.
Happy are they who mourn, for they will
be comforted.
Happy are the meek, for they will be
inherit land.
Happy are they who hunger and thirst for
righteousness, for they will be satisfied.
5. Happy are the merciful, for they will be
shown mercy.
6. Happy are the clean of heart, for they will
see God.
7. Happy are the peacemakers, for they will be
called children of God.
8. Happy are they who are persecuted for the
sake of righteousness, for their is the
kingdom of heaven.
1st Beatitude- Happy are the poor in spirit, for
theirs is the kingdom of God.
Poor in spirit: people are poor in
spirit when they:
a. Satisfied with what they have.
b. Are grateful for it.
c. Share it with others.
2. Being poor in spirit is different from
actually being poor.
1.
- we are poor in spirit when we realize that we
are all poor before God.
only God can make us truly happy.
- the poor in spirit think of God as their
treasure.
3. People who are poor in spirit remember
that everything they have comes from God.
4. People who are poor in spirit are not selfish.
5. If we try to be poor in spirit, we will receive
the reward Jesus promised.
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the kingdom of God.
the poor in spirit will be rich with God’s
life and happiness forever in heaven.
St. Francis (God’s poor
man).
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2.
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St. Francis belonged to a rich family.
St. Francis gave his clothes to a poor
man he saw.
He exchanged his clothes because he
felt sorry for the poor man.
St. Francis felt happy when he
exchanged clothes because he felt
more like Jesus.
3. He became more like Jesus by giving
us his riches.
4. He did not miss his riches because:
a. He loved God above all things.
b. He saw God’s love and care in
everything around him.
5. He shared with the hungry, poor, and
sad people.