What way of being in the world leads to flourishing? How do we respond to the challenges and obstacles presented in life? How is the kingdom of God different from what we see around us?

The Beatitudes are a series of eight mission statements from Matthew 5 for true flourishing in an upside down world; how to live in sync with the reign of God. Jesus used the Beatitudes as a framework from which to begin his most famous set of teachings, the Sermon on the Mount, and we are going to use them to guide us this summer and cast for us a vision for a new humanity.