Listen in on the lessons shared at the Stones River Church in Murfreesboro, TN. A church of Christ.

After Jesus had spoken these words, he looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over all people, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. John 17:1-3 Yet whatever gains I had, these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ. More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law but one that comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God based on faith. I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death, if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead. Philippians 3:7-11

Guest speaker John Mark Hicks unpacks Matthew 5:4 as we continue our series of "What is so Good About the Good News?"

(The recording cuts off around 21 minutes in due to a computer issue and picks up the last 7 minutes. Sorry for the inconvenience.)

Bruce unpacks the mission of Jesus as He announced it in His hometown, defining what the "good news" means for the poor, the captive, and the oppressed. Let's explore how this message reveals God's heart for the marginalized and proclaims a year of favor and grace for all who are broken and repentant.