1. LESSON 6:
SPIRITUAL
HUNGER

2. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.
Matthew 5:6

3. Hunger – “peinao ” which means “pinching toil” long painful strenuous
fatiguing labor

4. Thirst – “dipsao”
which means
to thirst for

5. Hunger and Thirst are both expressive of
strong desire.

6. Spiritual hunger
an intense desire and longing for Christ’s righteousness.

7. Comparing Physical Hunger and Spiritual Hunger
1. Automatic
1. Must be cultivated
2. No food we automatically become hungry
2. No spiritual food does not lead to spiritual hunger but spiritual stagnation
3. The more we eat we get satisfied
3. Daily prayer + reading God’s word spiritual hunger intensifies

8. How do we maintain SPIRITUAL HUNGER?
DEVOTION
INVOLVEMENT
DISCOVER and DEVELOP your spiritual gifts

9. What is righteousness?
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you.”
Matthew 6:33

10. Righteousness – “dikaiosune”
the character or quality of being right or just
whatever conforms to the revealed will of God
as an attribute of God, it is united with His Holiness as being essential in His nature

11. Conclusion
No one is righteous.
Righteousness is through faith.

12. GOAL OF SPIRITUAL HUNGER:
TRANSFORMATION

13. The Pathway of Discipleship
SPIRITUAL HUNGER
Poverty of Spirit
Spiritual Mourning
Meekness
Persecution
Peacemaking
Purity
Mercy
The Pathway of Discipleship
THE PLACE OF SPIRITUAL HUNGER