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Broken to be Whole                      Matthew 5:3              June 7th, 2026

1. What would be a difficult repair job that turned out well for you? What would be one you attempted that did not go so well?

2. Why is it that people feel a need to hide their brokenness from others? From God?

3. Read Matthew 5:3-10 to find the eight Beatitudes. Which one is most interesting to you? Are any of them surprising or odd to you?

4. What is the difference between the terms “happy” and “blessed” as found in the Beatitudes?

5. What does it mean to be “poor is spirit”? Why would this person be especially able to possess God’s kingdom in their life?

6. Why do you think this is listed first among the Beatitudes? Why is the eighth one is the last position (see verse 10)

7. Look now at Luke 18:18-27. What examples of the man’s self-sufficiency can you see in the story?

8. Why did Jesus say it was nearly impossible for the wealthy people to get into the kingdom of heaven? For what other people would the kingdom of Heaven be nearly impossible?

9. How would you help someone give the broken pieces of their life to God?

10. What would it look like for you to give God the broken pieces of your life? What holds you back? PRAYER: God, I am at the end of me. Take the broken pieces of my life and remold them into something beautiful, that seems best to you.