https://www.rickbergen.net Help Plant 1,000 Churches Fri, 07 Nov 2025 23:01:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 169531157 https://www.rickbergen.net/?p=513 https://www.rickbergen.net/?p=513#respond Fri, 17 Dec 2010 09:03:00 +0000 Rick Bergen http://www.rickbergen.net/2010/12/17/something-to-think-about/ I want in. I want the kingdom of heaven. I’m going for it. But where am I going? How do I get there?


“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Mt 5.3)


What do you think of when you hear the phrase “poor in spirit”?


How do others think you are doing with this?


What actions have you done yesterday or today to help you position yourself in the “poor in spirit” camp? What attitudes do your family and close friends see in you?


I heard John Wimber say, “I am just one beggar showing other beggars where to find bread”. He said this as he told the story about the four lepers who found the abundance in the vacant Aramean camp. (2 Kings 7:1-9) They went to tell the rest of the starving Israelites. I think this captures the “poor in spirit” idea. So does Jesus, choosing to be born in a stable.


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