The Guest List

Study Guide 

TEN WEEKS - ONE PATHWAY

EIGHT STEPS INTO THE KINGDOM

Most of us have read the Beatitudes a hundred times and walked away thinking they were eight nice sentiments. They are not. They are a pathway—eight steps, in order, that Jesus laid out at the front of the Sermon on the Mount. 

The Guest List Study Guide is a guided journey through those eight steps, showing how each prepares you for the next. Designed for small groups or individual study, it allows you to slow down, dig into Scripture, discuss what Jesus is saying, and put His words into practice. 

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What Each Lesson Gives You

A Guided Journey Through Scripture

The Study Guide is designed to help you slow down, look closely at Scripture, discuss what Jesus is saying, and carry each lesson into the days between.

  • Word Study
    Explore key words in the original Greek, discover what makarios actually means and why the word “blessed” barely covers it all.

  • Discussion
    The discussion questions are designed to encourage honest conversation and meaningful reflection, with room to write an honest answer.

  • Weekly Assignment
    Each lesson gives you a weekly assignment designed to carry what you've learned into the days between meetings.

  • Reflection and Notes
    Dedicated space at the end of each lesson gives you room for personal reflection, notes, and response.

Built for the Small Group

A small group doesn't need a seminary degree, a classroom, or a complicated program. It needs a few honest people willing to sit around a table and take the journey together.

The Study Guide is designed for approximately 90-minute sessions and can be used weekly or every other week.

Designed for Groups

Small groups • Sunday school classes • Church leadership teams • Individual study • Ages 12 and up

Group Members

Group members can participate without having read The Guest List. Every story they need is summarized in the Study Guide.

For the Leader

The Study Guide includes a section in the back written specifically for whoever is leading the study.

It includes what to prepare, what to watch for, and how to handle the two lessons most likely to surface something painful.

Eight Steps, One Journey

The Beatitudes Are a Pathway

The Beatitudes are not eight disconnected sayings. They form a pathway. Each step prepares us for the next:

Poor in spirit • Mourning • Meekness • Hunger for righteousness • Mercy • Purity of heart • Peacemaking • Persecution

Jesus leads us upward, and the journey ultimately brings us to:

You are the salt of the earth.

You are the light of the world.

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Start with The Guest List

The Guest List Study Guide is a companion to The Guest List by Pastor and evangelist Rock Pifer. The book introduces the journey. The Study Guide gives you a way to walk it out, together or on your own.

The invitation has already been extended. This is how you walk it out.