Podcasts about beatitudes jesus

The Beatitudes: Jesus's Pathway to True Blessing | Matthew 5:3-8What does it truly mean to live a blessed life? In this powerful message from the Sermon on the Mount, Pastor Joel Ramsey explores Jesus's famous Beatitudes found in Matthew 5:3-8, revealing God's upside-down kingdom where the poor in spirit inherit heaven and the meek inherit the earth.In This Episode:The real meaning of "blessed" beyond happiness and prosperityWhy Jesus calls us to be poor in spirit and what that looks like practicallyUnderstanding mourning over sin vs. earthly griefHow meekness is actually strength, not weaknessWhat it means to hunger and thirst for righteousnessThe heart of mercy and purity that God desiresWhy humility is the pathway to true spiritual blessingKey Scripture References:Matthew 5:3-8 (The Beatitudes), Matthew 5:48, James 4:6, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Revelation 21:1-4Perfect For:Bible study and small group discussionAnyone studying the Sermon on the MountChristians seeking to understand kingdom livingThose questioning what true blessing looks likeNew believers learning foundational Christian teachingsPastor Joel Ramsey serves as Lead Pastor at Citipointe Church in Nashville, Tennessee. His teaching focuses on practical application of biblical truth for everyday Christian living.

Pastor Sheridyn opened our new series, Jesus Said What?!, that covers The Sermon on the Mount, with a message on the Beatitudes and what the Kingdom of God is all about.____We would love to meet you! We gather every Sunday at the locations below

Maggie Burns from Sacred Grace Englewood gives a fresh perspective on the Beatitudes: Jesus' preamble to the Sermon on the Mount. Growing into the people we're created to be as we join God to incite love, reduce suffering, and increase joy. Find out more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tnl.org

What does it really mean to be blessed? Join us for a journey through the Beatitudes—Jesus' surprising roadmap to a life full of meaning, purpose, and promise. Pastor Larry Osborne starts off with what it means to be poor in spirit. Video available at: https://youtu.be/pOmpcGemwRI

In this powerful episode of Let's Talk, Pastor Roderick Webster dives deep into one of Jesus' most profound teachings:“Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.” — Matthew 5.8But what does it really mean to be pure in heart in a world filled with temptation, distraction, and brokenness? And how can we experience consistent happiness — not just on Sundays, but every day?Join Pastor Webster as he unpacks: The true Biblical meaning of a “pure heart” Why happiness and holiness go hand-in-hand How sin begins in the heart before it shows in behavior Practical examples of how unclean thoughts corrupt our lives What David, Solomon, and Jesus all taught about heart purity

Click here to read the episode highlights.   The "Living with Heart" Podcast is brought to you by Chip Dodd Resources (www.chipdodd.com) and The Voice of the Heart Center (vothcenter.com). Contact Bryan Barley for coaching at bryan@vothcenter.com.    A man will step into the future, often armed with nothing more than his own vision, because he trusts that the future is where God lives. He steps into the mystery of the future with hope, fear, and faith.   Hope is the inextinguishable flame of life in all of us.   Fear is the feeling that lets us seek out and ask for help with life's struggles and questions.   Faith is the connection to God; and trust that our hope is not foolish, and our fear will be heard. Faith is “being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” (Hebrews 11:1 NIV)   Movement #1, “The Order of Love,” is the foundation for the other 11 movements. Episode 50    Movement #1 places the man in need of God, who created him and loves him. He is second, and he draws his strength, courage, and caregiving from God. One cannot give what he/she does not have. A man is created to deliver love to others, starting with his spouse and children (if he has them).   A man who trusts God will step into the future with hope, fear, and faith because he trusts that God wants to “grow” or develop him into all that he is created to become. He has also witnessed the experiences of God's presence in his life.   Movement 12 can take us in many directions; however, we will focus only on two: The Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-10) show us the growth process of God. A process called Johari's Window show us what we need in order to grow.   The Beatitudes present us with a series of growth processes. Each “step” evolves into the next growth experience.    I wrote the book The Perfect Loss: A Different Kind of Happiness about the growth processes given to us in Jesus' Sermon on the Mount from Matthew 5:3-10.   Two remarkable things about the paradox of the Beatitudes:   Jesus says that “Blessed” are those who surrender to and submit to a painful growth process.  The gift of the first Beatitude and the gift of the last one is the same gift, implying that a person has grown, much like an acorn grows into an oak tree.   Click here to continue reading the episode highlights.

In Timeless Words, Pastor JP Wilson breaks down the Beatitudes—Jesus' bold take on what it means to live a blessed life. Real talk, real truth, and timeless wisdom for today.

What happens in this episode? In this Jesus Stories episode, we delve deeper into the Beatitudes Jesus proclaimed as he started the Sermon on the Mount. Far from being a prescription for you and me to live, the Beatitudes are an invitation for everyone to be a part of the Kingdom of Heaven. I explain this interpretation from the book, The Divine Conspiracy, Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God by Dallas Willard. Scriptures used in this episode Matthew 5:3-12 Luke 6:24-26 Matthew 4:17, 23-25 Matthew 5:7 (The Message) John 16:2 Luke 6:24-26 Isaiah 61:1-2; Luke 4:18-19 John 3:5 Other references used in this episode include: The Divine Conspiracy, Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God, by Dallas Willard Jesus Stories, Episode #4-11, “A Nighttime Chat” Jesus Stories, Episode #4-12, “You Must Be Born Again” We're on Social Media Facebook Instagram Twitter/X You Tube Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

As the new and better Moses, Jesus ascends a mountain and delivers the Word of God, only this time instead of being delivered on stone tablets, God's Word is delivered directly from the mouth of God the Son. This section of Scripture is called “The Sermon on the Mount” and contains highly concentrated dose of Jesus' teachings. Beginning with a section we call “The Beatitudes” Jesus pronounces unexpected blessing upon unlikely people. Later, he declares that he has not come to abolish the Law, but to fulfill it, and this he does perfectly, surpassing the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees. With this in mind, Christ enhances portions of the Ten Commandments to include the sins of the heart. :::Christian Standard Bible translation.All music written and produced by John Burgess Ross.Co-produced by the Christian Standard Biblefacebook.com/commuterbibleinstagram.com/commuter_bibletwitter.com/CommuterPodpatreon.com/commuterbibleadmin@commuterbible.org

The Golden Rule Part 6: Judging Others Bill Corley Original Air Date: 2024.05.12 As children, we grew up with what we called the “Golden Rule”. We knew what it meant – do unto others what you would have them do unto you – a great axiom for living! It is simple and easy to follow. In today's world this beautiful and simple truth is in short supply and doesn't always produce the desired result. We can follow the golden rule, but people rarely respond in kind. Does this mean we don't need to follow the golden rule any longer? In this series, “The Golden Rule”, we are focusing on the remainder of Jesus' teachings from the Sermon on the Mount. In our last series, “The Beatitudes” Jesus taught that to follow Him requires us to selflessly and sacrificially live and treat others with compassion and humility regardless of how they treat us. Over the next six weeks, we will continue to study Jesus' teaching on this as He speaks about the real issue with anger, lust, anxiety, money, prayer, and judging others and how we can live and respond in a Christlike way. You are invited to join us on Saturday, April 6th or Sunday, April 7th, 2024 and encourage you to invite your family and friends as we dive in to real Christian living! Service Times are Saturday Evening at 5:30pm and Sunday Morning at 10:30 am. We also offer two Adult Sunday School options at 9:00am. Promiseland Kids Church is available at 5:30pm on Saturday evening for children up to 5th grade and Sunday at 10:30am for Toddler – 5th grade and Youth Sunday School for Jr. High and older. If you have missed a message or are viewing from home, you can catch weekend services on our Facebook page and YouTube by going to www.crossroads-ridgecrest.org or through the church app. We also have podcasts available by looking up Crossroads Community Church - available on several podcast apps. For questions or information, please contact us at: (760)384-3333 Wednesday – Friday 10am – 4pm, text (760)301-4840 or email ccc@ccc-rc.org

The Golden Rule Part 5: Worry and Anxiety Dionne Salmonds Original Air Date: 2024.05.05 As children, we grew up with what we called the “Golden Rule”. We knew what it meant – do unto others what you would have them do unto you – a great axiom for living! It is simple and easy to follow. In today's world this beautiful and simple truth is in short supply and doesn't always produce the desired result. We can follow the golden rule, but people rarely respond in kind. Does this mean we don't need to follow the golden rule any longer? In this series, “The Golden Rule”, we are focusing on the remainder of Jesus' teachings from the Sermon on the Mount. In our last series, “The Beatitudes” Jesus taught that to follow Him requires us to selflessly and sacrificially live and treat others with compassion and humility regardless of how they treat us. Over the next six weeks, we will continue to study Jesus' teaching on this as He speaks about the real issue with anger, lust, anxiety, money, prayer, and judging others and how we can live and respond in a Christlike way. You are invited to join us on Saturday, April 6th or Sunday, April 7th, 2024 and encourage you to invite your family and friends as we dive in to real Christian living! Service Times are Saturday Evening at 5:30pm and Sunday Morning at 10:30 am. We also offer two Adult Sunday School options at 9:00am. Promiseland Kids Church is available at 5:30pm on Saturday evening for children up to 5th grade and Sunday at 10:30am for Toddler – 5th grade and Youth Sunday School for Jr. High and older. If you have missed a message or are viewing from home, you can catch weekend services on our Facebook page and YouTube by going to www.crossroads-ridgecrest.org or through the church app. We also have podcasts available by looking up Crossroads Community Church - available on several podcast apps. For questions or information, please contact us at: (760)384-3333 Wednesday – Friday 10am – 4pm, text (760)301-4840 or email ccc@ccc-rc.org

The Golden Rule Part 4: Money and Possessions Bill Corley Original Air Date: 2024.04.28 As children, we grew up with what we called the “Golden Rule”. We knew what it meant – do unto others what you would have them do unto you – a great axiom for living! It is simple and easy to follow. In today's world this beautiful and simple truth is in short supply and doesn't always produce the desired result. We can follow the golden rule, but people rarely respond in kind. Does this mean we don't need to follow the golden rule any longer? In this series, “The Golden Rule”, we are focusing on the remainder of Jesus' teachings from the Sermon on the Mount. In our last series, “The Beatitudes” Jesus taught that to follow Him requires us to selflessly and sacrificially live and treat others with compassion and humility regardless of how they treat us. Over the next six weeks, we will continue to study Jesus' teaching on this as He speaks about the real issue with anger, lust, anxiety, money, prayer, and judging others and how we can live and respond in a Christlike way. You are invited to join us on Saturday, April 6th or Sunday, April 7th, 2024 and encourage you to invite your family and friends as we dive in to real Christian living! Service Times are Saturday Evening at 5:30pm and Sunday Morning at 10:30 am. We also offer two Adult Sunday School options at 9:00am. Promiseland Kids Church is available at 5:30pm on Saturday evening for children up to 5th grade and Sunday at 10:30am for Toddler – 5th grade and Youth Sunday School for Jr. High and older. If you have missed a message or are viewing from home, you can catch weekend services on our Facebook page and YouTube by going to www.crossroads-ridgecrest.org or through the church app. We also have podcasts available by looking up Crossroads Community Church - available on several podcast apps. For questions or information, please contact us at: (760)384-3333 Wednesday – Friday 10am – 4pm, text (760)301-4840 or email ccc@ccc-rc.org

The Golden Rule Part 3: Prayer and Fasting Nick Quigley Original Air Date: 2024.04.21 As children, we grew up with what we called the “Golden Rule”. We knew what it meant – do unto others what you would have them do unto you – a great axiom for living! It is simple and easy to follow. In today's world this beautiful and simple truth is in short supply and doesn't always produce the desired result. We can follow the golden rule, but people rarely respond in kind. Does this mean we don't need to follow the golden rule any longer? In this series, “The Golden Rule”, we are focusing on the remainder of Jesus' teachings from the Sermon on the Mount. In our last series, “The Beatitudes” Jesus taught that to follow Him requires us to selflessly and sacrificially live and treat others with compassion and humility regardless of how they treat us. Over the next six weeks, we will continue to study Jesus' teaching on this as He speaks about the real issue with anger, lust, anxiety, money, prayer, and judging others and how we can live and respond in a Christlike way. You are invited to join us on Saturday, April 6th or Sunday, April 7th, 2024 and encourage you to invite your family and friends as we dive in to real Christian living! Service Times are Saturday Evening at 5:30pm and Sunday Morning at 10:30 am. We also offer two Adult Sunday School options at 9:00am. Promiseland Kids Church is available at 5:30pm on Saturday evening for children up to 5th grade and Sunday at 10:30am for Toddler – 5th grade and Youth Sunday School for Jr. High and older. If you have missed a message or are viewing from home, you can catch weekend services on our Facebook page and YouTube by going to www.crossroads-ridgecrest.org or through the church app. We also have podcasts available by looking up Crossroads Community Church - available on several podcast apps. For questions or information, please contact us at: (760)384-3333 Wednesday – Friday 10am – 4pm, text (760)301-4840 or email ccc@ccc-rc.org

The Golden Rule Part 2: Giving to the Needy Bill Corley Original Air Date: 2024.04.14 As children, we grew up with what we called the “Golden Rule”. We knew what it meant – do unto others what you would have them do unto you – a great axiom for living! It is simple and easy to follow. In today's world this beautiful and simple truth is in short supply and doesn't always produce the desired result. We can follow the golden rule, but people rarely respond in kind. Does this mean we don't need to follow the golden rule any longer? In this series, “The Golden Rule”, we are focusing on the remainder of Jesus' teachings from the Sermon on the Mount. In our last series, “The Beatitudes” Jesus taught that to follow Him requires us to selflessly and sacrificially live and treat others with compassion and humility regardless of how they treat us. Over the next six weeks, we will continue to study Jesus' teaching on this as He speaks about the real issue with anger, lust, anxiety, money, prayer, and judging others and how we can live and respond in a Christlike way. You are invited to join us on Saturday, April 6th or Sunday, April 7th, 2024 and encourage you to invite your family and friends as we dive in to real Christian living! Service Times are Saturday Evening at 5:30pm and Sunday Morning at 10:30 am. We also offer two Adult Sunday School options at 9:00am. Promiseland Kids Church is available at 5:30pm on Saturday evening for children up to 5th grade and Sunday at 10:30am for Toddler – 5th grade and Youth Sunday School for Jr. High and older. If you have missed a message or are viewing from home, you can catch weekend services on our Facebook page and YouTube by going to www.crossroads-ridgecrest.org or through the church app. We also have podcasts available by looking up Crossroads Community Church - available on several podcast apps. For questions or information, please contact us at: (760)384-3333 Wednesday – Friday 10am – 4pm, text (760)301-4840 or email ccc@ccc-rc.org

The Golden Rule Part 1: Anger and Lust Brad Harlow Original Air Date: 2024.04.07 As children, we grew up with what we called the “Golden Rule”. We knew what it meant – do unto others what you would have them do unto you – a great axiom for living! It is simple and easy to follow. In today's world this beautiful and simple truth is in short supply and doesn't always produce the desired result. We can follow the golden rule, but people rarely respond in kind. Does this mean we don't need to follow the golden rule any longer? In this series, “The Golden Rule”, we are focusing on the remainder of Jesus' teachings from the Sermon on the Mount. In our last series, “The Beatitudes” Jesus taught that to follow Him requires us to selflessly and sacrificially live and treat others with compassion and humility regardless of how they treat us. Over the next six weeks, we will continue to study Jesus' teaching on this as He speaks about the real issue with anger, lust, anxiety, money, prayer, and judging others and how we can live and respond in a Christlike way. You are invited to join us on Saturday, April 6th or Sunday, April 7th, 2024 and encourage you to invite your family and friends as we dive in to real Christian living! Service Times are Saturday Evening at 5:30pm and Sunday Morning at 10:30 am. We also offer two Adult Sunday School options at 9:00am. Promiseland Kids Church is available at 5:30pm on Saturday evening for children up to 5th grade and Sunday at 10:30am for Toddler – 5th grade and Youth Sunday School for Jr. High and older. If you have missed a message or are viewing from home, you can catch weekend services on our Facebook page and YouTube by going to www.crossroads-ridgecrest.org or through the church app. We also have podcasts available by looking up Crossroads Community Church - available on several podcast apps. For questions or information, please contact us at: (760)384-3333 Wednesday – Friday 10am – 4pm, text (760)301-4840 or email ccc@ccc-rc.org

The apostles left . . . rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name. — Acts 5:41 More than once in these meditations, I have referred to the way of the kingdom. There's no definition for it. But in our reading from Matthew 5 today—often called “The Beatitudes”—Jesus names a number of desires, attitudes, and behaviors that are part of the kingdom “way.” As you read the Beatitudes, imagine the community Jesus describes. It's a community of people who are humble, meek, and pure-hearted; who mourn over sorrow and pain; who show mercy and make peace—all because they hunger and thirst for what is right. You would think this kind of community would be inoffensive. That neighbors would be happy to have them around. But Jesus says the community may also be persecuted: hated, insulted, excluded, falsely accused, and more. The sticking point is Jesus himself—and the community's first loyalty to him. That's because the world and its kingdoms would rather be first in our lives. So trouble may come to us who live by the way of the kingdom. But blessings come too. There's comfort to ease our sorrow and pain. Mercy to overcome injustice. Satisfaction in working for changes to do what's right. There's also welcome in the household of God—a place to call home, a place to belong. Above all, in the kingdom itself we will see and live with God! Jesus, thank you for showing us a better “way” and for going ahead of us. What a wonderful hope we have in you: the kingdom of God! Amen.

Matthew 5:10-12 This is the last of Jesus' Beatitudes. They are all amazing statements, and they give us the best possible introduction to Jesus' teaching. He was introducing his disciples to an upside-down kingdom. When you see things from Jesus' point of view, everything looks different; this final Beatitude makes that clearest of all. In these few words Jesus sums up what all of us would try very carefully to avoid. Being mocked, persecuted, lied about and having all sorts of evil things said about you is surely as bad as life gets. But Jesus affirms that the person who experiences these things should be incredibly happy. This sounds so completely contrary to normal thinking that we need to handle Jesus' words very carefully. Jesus was clearly saying that living in tune with God's will is the best that life can be, however fierce the opposition. To be part of God's eternal kingdom of love, joy and peace is better in every way than anything that this world can offer. What Jesus was doing was equipping his disciples to face life in the Roman empire, where they would be under continual pressure at home, at work and in the community. The Romans were, in fact, very tolerant of other religions and tried to bring order and unity to the empire by simply requiring that once a year the people would burn incense at one of the many images of the emperor and declare: “Caesar is Lord.” It seemed like a modest request, but it was too much for the Christians who knew that it was simply untrue. Only Jesus is Lord. Many Christians died through their refusal to worship the emperor, but they knew that they couldn't compromise even for a moment. Opposition will come in many different ways. Some will be sneered at because of their commitment to Christ and be thought of as rather simple and weak. Others have to live with continual mocking even within their family. Some will be disliked at work because they insist on sticking to the rules and not cutting corners. In some parts of the world the opposition from authoritarian governments makes it illegal to meet with other Christians. In countries where another religion is dominant, believers are under constant pressure and are sometimes the focus of physical violence. In all these amazing Beatitudes Jesus was declaring that seeking first the kingdom of God is life at its best, however tough it might be at the time. QUESTION In what ways has Jesus turned your thinking about life upside down? PRAYER Lord God, I thank you for the privilege of knowing you and being part of your kingdom. Help me to stand strongly for you whatever challenges and difficulties I might face. Amen

As the new and better Moses, Jesus ascends a mountain and delivers the Word of God, only this time instead of being delivered on stone tablets, God's Word is delivered directly from the mouth of God the Son. This section of Scripture is called “The Sermon on the Mount” and contains highly concentrated dose of Jesus' teachings. Beginning with a section we call “The Beatitudes” Jesus pronounces unexpected blessing upon unlikely people. Later, he declares that he has not come to abolish the Law, but to fulfill it, and this he does perfectly, surpassing the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees. With this in mind, Christ enhances portions of the Ten Commandments to include the sins of the heart.:::Christian Standard Bible translation.All music written and produced by John Burgess Ross.Co-produced by the Christian Standard Biblefacebook.com/commuterbibleinstagram.com/commuter_bibletwitter.com/CommuterPodpatreon.com/commuterbibleadmin@commuterbible.org

Matthew 5:5, Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Many years ago, I watched a television commercial in which a young Charles Barclay said, “The meek may inherit the earth, but they won't get the ball from me." In first two Beatitudes Jesus used words like poor, mourning, and in the third, meek. In the fourth Beatitude Jesus used the words hunger and thirst. It seems that Jesus turned conventional wisdom and normal thinking upside down. He elevated “weak” words.  In popular culture, especially in a hyper-masculine culture, there's nothing about being meek that is admired. Meekness is often seen as weakness. There is nothing weak about Jesus or the Kingdom of God. A “meek” Jesus did the following as recorded by Matthew: Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves.“It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you are making it ‘a den of robbers.'” (Matthew 21:12-13) I like to also point out that these were not folding chairs and card tables that He turned over. These had to be benches and tables of wood and stone––heavy items! This indicates Jesus' physical strength and likely strong physique. Something else we don't attribute to “meek” men. So true meekness must be something other and timidity and inaction. We see Jesus' righteous indignation (angry with good reason) and bold actions to address injustice within a holy space. The definition of the words meek and meekness are deeper than we usually think. Being meek involves gentleness, but not without conviction and willingness to take action. Barclay's Commentary offers this interpretation based on the Greek word for “meek” πραΰς (praus) as it was understood in the First Century: “Blessed is the man who is always angry at the right time, and never angry at the wrong time.” (Note that Jesus understood and spoke primarily in Hebrew, as well as Aramaic, Greek, and some Latin. What became New Testament Gospels and Epistles were written in Greek with some phrases from other languages) True meekness has the components of self-control and having a proper disposition for the occasion. Meek people have humility which banishes all pride. A person who is meek, as Jesus defined and demonstrated it, is someone God can entrust with inheriting the Earth. A meek person is someone who can become responsible for things far greater than himself. For example, we would never want someone too rash or too timid to handle important business. Meekness is essential to caring for people, serving people, and even correcting people. There is truly no weakness within genuine meekness! REFLECTION QUESTION: Why is there no weakness within meekness? Provide an example of true meekness from your life. ACTION ITEMS BASED ON TODAY'S LESSON: ___________________________   RESOURCES: • Message by Dr. Tony Evans, "Blessed Are the Spiritual Beggars" (Matthew 5:3) https://go.tonyevans.org/tony-evans-sermons/blessed-are-the-spiritual-beggars • Follow this link to a resource from Zondervan Academic on the Beatitutes: https://zondervanacademic.com/blog/beatitudes • Follow this link to a resource on the Beatitudes from BibleGateway:https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2022/08/what-are-the-beatitudes-why-are-the-beatitudes-important/ • Follow THIS LINK (or copy/paste) to a resource from Zondervan Academic: https://zondervanacademic.com/blog/beatitudes • Follow THIS LINK (or copy/paste) to the web version of Barclay's Commentary on the New Testament: https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/dsb.html • THIS LINK is a downloadable PDF of Barclay's Commentary   _______________   Listen to the Teaching “The Beatitudes: Blessing on Purpose”

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Matthew 5:1-12 – In the Beatitudes Jesus shows us the outcome of a life that is lived trusting in God's strength. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message heard in worship, to echo throughout the week. Listen to […]

This is the ninth message in our series, “The Beatitudes: Jesus' Invitation To The Good Life.” Pastor JR shares with us what being a real peacemaker is. Sermon Text: Matthew 5:10-12 The Certainty of Persecution The Cause of Persecution  The Forms of Persecution  The Response to Persecution  

In the Beatitudes Jesus hands down to us, we identify with the poor and with those who have experienced or are experiencing loss and grief. When we are reviled and hurt, we even somehow find blessing within that, and we persevere, with God's help. We keep going. We keep encouraging. We keep loving.

This is the eighth message in our series, “The Beatitudes: Jesus' Invitation To The Good Life.” Pastor JR shares with us what being a real peacemaker is.   Sermon Text: Matthew 5:1-9Sermon Notes:  God is a Peace-Making God God's children are peacemaking people Rest in the Peace you have with God Don't Settle for Counterfeit Peace Prepare to have your attempts at peace rejected Spread Peace by Spreading the Gospel  

This is the sixth message in our series, “The Beatitudes: Jesus' Invitation To The Good Life.” Pastor JR shares with us what mercy is, how do we learn it, and what is the promise.  Sermon Text: Matthew 5:1-7 Sermon Notes:  What Is Mercy? How Do We Learn Mercy?   “Like nothing else could ever do, the gospel instills in me a heart for the downcast, the poverty-stricken, and those in need of physical mercies, especially when such persons are of the household of faith. When I see persons who are materially poor, I instantly feel a kinship with them, for they are physically what I was spiritually when my heart was closed to Christ. Perhaps some of them are in their condition because of sin, but so was I. Perhaps they are unkind when I try to help them; but I, too, have been spiteful to God when He has sought to help me. Perhaps they are thankless and even abuse the kindness I show them, but how many times have I been thankless and used what God has given me to serve selfish ends? The gospel reminds me daily of the spiritual poverty into which I was born and also of the staggering generosity of Christ towards me. Such reminders instill in me both a felt connection to the poor and a desire to show them the same generosity that has been lavished on me. When ministering to the poor with these motivations, I not only preach the gospel to them through word and deed, but I reenact the gospel to my own benefit as well.” A Gospel Primer for Christians by Milton Vincent. What Is The Promise? How we experience God treating us is the way we will treat others; but how we treat others is also how we will experience God treating us.

This is the fifth message in our series, “The Beatitudes: Jesus' Invitation To The Good Life.” Pastor JR shares with us how to pursue righteousness. Sermon Text: Matthew 5:1-6 Sermon Notes:  Legal Righteousness Moral Righteousness - You evaluate everything in your life by how it affects your pursuit of righteousness - You embrace everything that promotes righteousness Social Righteousness You embrace everything that promotes righteousness  You will work to alleviate the sufferings of others even at personal cost to yourself.  

This is the fourth message in our series, “The Beatitudes: Jesus' Invitation To The Good Life.” JR shares with us how meekness is the key to the Kingdom of God, why we should desire meekness, and how to cultivate it.  Sermon Text: Matthew 5:1-5.  Keep your eyes on the eternal Keep your eyes on Jesus 

As the new and better Moses, Jesus ascends a mountain and delivers the Word of God, only this time instead of being delivered on stone tablets, God's Word is delivered directly from the mouth of God the Son. This section of Scripture is called “The Sermon on the Mount” and contains highly concentrated dose of Jesus' teachings. Beginning with a section we call “The Beatitudes” Jesus pronounces unexpected blessing upon unlikely people. Later, he declares that he has not come to abolish the Law, but to fulfill it, and this he does perfectly, surpassing the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees. With this in mind, Christ enhances portions of the Ten Commandments to include the sins of the heart.:::Christian Standard Bible translation.All music written and produced by John Burgess Ross.Co-produced by the Christian Standard Biblefacebook.com/commuterbibleinstagram.com/commuter_bibletwitter.com/CommuterPodpatreon.com/commuterbibleadmin@commuterbible.org

This is the third message in our series, “The Beatitudes: Jesus' Invitation To The Good Life.”  Sermon Text: Matthew 5:4 + Those who mourn over the sin and brokenness in them.  + Those who mourn over the sin and brokenness around them.  + Those who mourn over the sin and brokenness inflicted on them.    + He comforts us with Pardon.  “Suppose for a moment that in a flash of insight you discovered that all your motives for ministry were essentially egocentric, or suppose that last night you got drunk and committed adultery, or suppose that you failed to respond to a cry for help and the person committed suicide. What would you do? Would guilt and self-condemnation, and self-hatred consume you, or would you jump into the water and swim a hundred yards at breakneck speed toward Jesus? Haunted by feelings of unworthiness, would you allow the darkness to overcome you or would you let Jesus be who He is - a Savior of boundless compassion and infinite patience, a Lover who keeps no score of our wrongs?” Brennan Manning, Abba's Child. + He comforts us with his Presence + He comforts us with his Promises   

  This is the second message in our series, “The Beatitudes: Jesus' Invitation To The Good Life.” This sermon covers what the Kingdom of God looks like and why being poor in spirit is foundational to living in his kingdom.   If you feel like you are not enough for Jesus, you are ready for Jesus  You never graduate from poverty of spirit The poor in spirit never feel superior to anyone 

Kalen Heller With the entire list of Beatitudes Jesus speaks to what the citizens of His Heavenly kingdom will look like. The Kingdom is here, because the King is here. When Jesus speaks of peace, He means an absence of striving under our own power. The peace that Jesus is referring to is the peace we have with God through our faith in His Son Jesus Christ. When we receive the peace that Christ gives us then – and only then – can we begin to make peace with others.

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In the Beatitudes Jesus pronounces unexpected blessings that are meant to reorient our lives as His disciples around a different way of living; around the way of the Kingdom. We explore this in Matthew 5:1-12.

Message from Bro. Ricky Cunningham on May 1, 2022

In the Beatitudes Jesus tells us that the only blessed life is found in Him and through the Gospel. The power of the Gospel is not just to save us but the power to radically transform our lives in every way possible. With the rest of the Beatitudes, Jesus reveals how we are changed after […]

The Beatitudes from the ‘Sermon on the Plain' are something that people of privilege have found very dangerous. Richard Rohr says they are Jesus' greatest wisdom teachings. Pastor Sal shares wisdom from Martin Luther King, and Pope Francis.

As the new and better Moses, Jesus ascends a mountain and delivers the Word of God, only this time instead of being delivered on stone tablets, God's Word is delivered directly from the mouth of God the Son. This section of Scripture is called “The Sermon on the Mount” and contains highly concentrated dose of Jesus' teachings. Beginning with a section we call “The Beatitudes” Jesus pronounces unexpected blessing upon unlikely people. Later, he declares that he has not come to abolish the Law, but to fulfill it, and this he does perfectly, surpassing the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees. With this in mind, Christ enhances portions of the Ten Commandments to include the sins of the heart.:::Christian Standard Bible translation.All music written and produced by John Burgess Ross.Co-produced by Aaron Colyer and the Christian Standard Biblefacebook.com/commuterbibleinstagram.com/commuter_bibletwitter.com/CommuterPodpatreon.com/commuterbibleadmin@commuterbible.org

This week Steve unveils The Promise & The Purpose of The Beatitudes - Jesus' great reversal that shows the path through difficult times

God's love, poured out in our hearts by Holy Spirit, enables us to display the Beatitudes Jesus talks about in His Sermon on the Mount.

Today you'll hear about the time Jesus blessed all sorts of people. Music by Greg Bell, used with permission: Arithmetic Arithmetock Also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_j_rOTIvE46Fe5GkzUT8tQ/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrensbiblestories/message

Receiving Blessings While Feeling Cursed: A Two Part Series on the Beatitudes Jesus begins his great sermon by announcing blessings on the very people that felt cursed by their circumstances. In these difficult days of a pandemic, it is a good time to gather together as a church around these amazing words of Jesus and discover together that God's blessings never cease. Join Dr. Jim Keck this Sunday for church online!

This week we continued our reflection on the Beatitudes - Jesus' counterintuitive descriptions of what it looks like to be blessed. This week we considered: What does it mean to be merciful? What does it mean to be pure of heart? What does it mean to be a peacemaker? And what does all this mean for us living in this unusual time?

In the Beatitudes Jesus says some controversial and challenging things. How does He connect what the Old Testament says with what He brings?