The Beatitudes: Life-Changing Essentials

When Jesus sat down on the mountain and began to teach, His first word was "Blessed." What followed turned the crowd's ideas about happiness upside down.

The Beatitudes: Life-Changing Essentials is a 12-lesson Courageous Living workbook by Wilson Adams on the eight blessings that open the Sermon on the Mount.

How This Study Helps

Our culture says happiness comes from being strong, satisfied, and self-sufficient. Jesus said the blessed are the poor in spirit, those who mourn, the meek, and the persecuted. Many believers know the words by heart without having studied what they ask of us.

This study takes each Beatitude in turn and shows the kind of heart it describes, from spiritual poverty and godly sorrow to hunger for righteousness, mercy, purity, and peacemaking. It closes with a lesson on why attitude is everything in the Christian life.

What's Inside

• The Great Dynamic of the Gospel Message
• The Bliss of the Spiritually Poor
• The Bliss of the Broken Heart
• The Bliss of the God-Led Life
• The Bliss of the Starving Spirit
• The Bliss of Perfect Sympathy
• The Bliss of a Clean Heart
• The Bliss of Making Peace
• The Bliss of Making Peace (2)
• The Bliss of the Blood-Stained Way
• The Bliss of the Blood-Stained Way (2)
• Attitude is Everything!

Format & Features

Twelve chapters in a paperback workbook, with teaching and discussion material in each lesson.

Who It's For

Adult and teen Bible classes, small groups, and anyone who wants to understand the heart of Jesus' teaching.

Common Questions

Can I use it to teach a class?
Yes. Its 12 chapters fit a quarter of weekly classes. Order a copy for each student.

Does it cover the whole Sermon on the Mount?
No. It focuses on the Beatitudes. Wilson Adams covers the rest of the sermon in The Sermon on the Mount 1 and 2.

About the Author

Wilson Adams has a gift for making the complex simple, and he believes teaching isn't finished until it reaches application. That's why every book in the Courageous Living series offers both. He is also the author of Turning Point and co-author of A Life Lost and Found: A Journey of Hope and Healing. He and his wife, Julie, live near Nashville, Tennessee.

About the Series

The Beatitudes: Life-Changing Essentials is part of Courageous Living, Wilson Adams' series of 12-lesson workbooks that pair clear Bible teaching with practical application for classes and personal study.

Product Details

• Author: Wilson Adams
• Publisher: Spiritbuilding Publishers
• Series: Courageous Living
• Chapters: 12
• Covers: Matthew 5:1–12
• Format: Paperback workbook