THE SUNDAY SCHOOL OVERVIEW WILL FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE LESSON EACH WEEK. BIBLICAL TRANSLATIONS WILL VARY, BUT THE MAIN RESOURCE WILL BE THE TOWNSEND PRESS SUNDAY SCHOOL COMMENTARY, 91ST EDITION. THIS FEATURE IS DESIGNED TO BE OF HELP TO THOSE WHO CANNOT ATTEND THEIR LOCAL CHURCH AND/OR SUNDAY SCHOOL.

Lesson Title: LIVING AS GOD’S PEOPLE
Printed Text: Matthew 5:1-12

Key Verse: Matthew 5:6
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Source: Townsend Press Sunday School Commentary 2011

UNIFYING LESSON PRINCIPLE:
People seek happiness in their lives. Is there a way to satisfy the search? In the Beatitudes, Jesus lists nine ways that God blesses those who seek first the kingdom of God.

BIBLE FACT:
The “Sermon on the Mount” would more aptly be named the “Teaching on the Kingdom.” Jesus mentioned the kingdom or the kingdom of heaven eight times in Matthew 5-7. Indeed, Jesus began here to lay out what it means to be a kingdom citizen, both in this life and the next.