{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"FA Church","title":"The Blessed Life - Ben Johnson | First Assembly Church","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2293,"description":"This past Sunday, our Lead Pastor, Ben Johnson, preached a message entitled “The Blessed Life.” Pastor Ben taught from Matthew 4:23–25 and Matthew 5:1–10, showing how Jesus redefines what it truly means to be blessed. We saw that blessing flows from our posture toward God, our response to sin, our relationships with others, and how we endure suffering. Jesus invites us into a life marked by humility, mercy, purity of heart, and peace, a life shaped by the Kingdom of Heaven. Through Christ, we are brought near to God and called to live out His peace in the world.✍️ Notes Title: The Blessed Life – Ben Johnson Matthew 4:23-25Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed; and he healed them. Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and the region across the Jordan followed him.Matthew 5:1-10Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. He said: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.⭑ “I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it’s not the answer.”Jim Carrey1. Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit“ Blessed are the...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/2rS6CncygjSrU4_eAytDXGn13c_aC8wKWWeu0LjCRnQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81OTgy/MDQxMzg5MTZiY2M3/MzMxYjY2OWU4N2U0/ZTA0Ni5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}