The Beatitudes is a growth chart for disciples (those who earnestly seek & follow Jesus), not a list of 8 different groups of people who will be rewarded in 8 different ways. The first Beatitude is the doorway into discipleship through humble embrace of the gospel, and its reward is the kingdom of heaven (eternal life). In this 1st message in a series of 8, find out how we know that the Beatitudes are a progression or growth chart for the disciple, and what it means to be "poor in spirit."