1.         To whom was Jesus teaching? Where did they come from?

2.         "Blessed" is another word for happy. List eight things that according to Jesus brings happiness on the left-hand side of the page. Next to each item, write something that is the opposite of what Jesus taught would bring happiness.

3.         Which list (Jesus' or your list of opposites) would people in the world think would bring happiness? Why?

4.         Persecution is especially difficult to see as leading to happiness, but who can we look to as examples?

5.         What is Jesus teaching when he called us salt and light?