Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. He said:

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Charleston Southern University released its Spring 2012 Chapel schedule this week. The semester kicks off with special guest speaker Dr. Buster Soaries on Wednesday, January 16 in the Lightsey Chapel Auditorium.

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Charleston Southern University president Dr. Jairy C. Hunter appears this weekend on 100.9 WAY-FM.

You can listen to the podcast of his appearance here:

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Greg Koukl, author of the book Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing your Christian Convictions and founder of Stand To Reason, will be the guest speaker at Charleston Southern University’s chapel service on Wednesday, September 28 in the Lightsey Chapel Auditorium.

We spoke to Greg recently about his book Tactics. Listen to our streaming podcast here …

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Visit CharlestonSouthern.edu/chapel for the complete Fall 2011 schedule of guests and speakers at CSU.

You can also download any of our Chapel services and podcasts through iTunes.