From Self-Reliance to Jesus-Reliance Week 1: The Freedom of the Poor in Spirit
May 10, 2026 • Senior Pastor Ryan Perry
Pastor Ryan Perry
Good Hope Baptist Church
10 May 2026
Primary Text: Matthew 5–7 — The Sermon on the Mount
Supporting Texts: John 15:5; Romans 6:14; Romans 8:13–15; Galatians 5:16; Matthew 28:18–20; Acts 1:8; Mark 5:19
Big Idea
Jesus exposes the exhaustion of self-reliance and invites us into kingdom life as poor-in-spirit children who depend on the Father, abide in Christ, walk by the Spirit, and live on mission.