{"id":1472,"date":"2026-11-01T13:29:53","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T13:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slipend.co.uk\/sermons\/?p=1472"},"modified":"2026-11-01T13:34:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T13:34:00","slug":"the-beatitudes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slipend.co.uk\/sermons\/2026\/11\/01\/the-beatitudes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beatitudes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sermon from St Andrews Church, Slip End, UK. Given by our reader Julie Taylor on all saints day on 1\/11\/26<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/embed\/011126\" width=\"500\" height=\"30\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Download Mp3&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/archive.org\/download\/011126\/011126.mp3\">HERE!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sermon starts at 2:06<\/p>\n\n\n\n<font color=\"red\">Matthew 5 v 1\u201312 \n<br><br>\nIntroduction to the Sermon on the Mount<\/font>\n<br><br>\n<font color=\"blue\"><b>1<\/b><\/font> Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him,\n<br><br>\n<font color=\"blue\"><b>2<\/b><\/font> and he began to teach them.\n<br><br>\nThe Beatitudes<br>\nHe said:\n<br><br>\n<font color=\"blue\"><b>3<\/b><\/font> \u201cBlessed are the poor in spirit,<br>\n   &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.<br>\n<font color=\"blue\"><b>4<\/b><\/font> Blessed are those who mourn,<br>\n   &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;    for they will be comforted.<br>\n<font color=\"blue\"><b>5<\/b><\/font> Blessed are the meek,<br>\n   &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;    for they will inherit the earth.<br>\n<font color=\"blue\"><b>6 <\/b><\/font>Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,<br>\n   &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;    for they will be filled.<br>\n<font color=\"blue\"><b>7<\/b><\/font> Blessed are the merciful,<br>\n   &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;    for they will be shown mercy.<br>\n<font color=\"blue\"><b>8<\/b><\/font> Blessed are the pure in heart,<br>\n    &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   for they will see God.<br>\n<font color=\"blue\"><b>9<\/b><\/font> Blessed are the peacemakers,<br>\n   &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;    for they will be called children of God.<br>\n<font color=\"blue\"><b>10<\/b><\/font> Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,<br>\n    &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.\n<br><br>\n<font color=\"blue\"><b>11<\/b><\/font> \u201cBlessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. \n<br><br>\n<font color=\"blue\"><b>12<\/b><\/font> Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.\n<br><br>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sermon from St Andrews Church, Slip End, UK. Given by our reader Julie Taylor on all saints day on 1\/11\/26 Download Mp3&nbsp;HERE! Sermon starts at 2:06 Matthew 5 v 1\u201312 Introduction to the Sermon on the Mount 1 Now when &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/slipend.co.uk\/sermons\/2026\/11\/01\/the-beatitudes\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[59,10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/slipend.co.uk\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1472"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/slipend.co.uk\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/slipend.co.uk\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slipend.co.uk\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slipend.co.uk\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1472"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/slipend.co.uk\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1475,"href":"https:\/\/slipend.co.uk\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1472\/revisions\/1475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/slipend.co.uk\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slipend.co.uk\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slipend.co.uk\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}