Main Points:

1. The blessed life treasures God's grace.

2. The blessed life embodies Christlikeness.

3. The blessed life treasures and obeys the Word.

4. The blessed life endures suffering and seeks the eternal reward.

Application:

Pursue God over your own agenda.

Pursue obedience over the fleeting pleasures of this world.

Pursue the fruit of suffering over the avoidance of suffering.

Supplemental Text: Colossians 3:22-24 | Psalm 127:3-5a| Romans 4:7-8 | Psalm 32:1-2 | Matthew 5:3-9 | Psalm 1:1-2 | Psalm 112:1 | Psalm 119:1-2 | James 1:22-25 | Luke 11:27-28 | James 1:12 | 1 Peter 3:14a | Matthew 5:10-12 | Psalm 84:5 | Matthew 6:33