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Back to SearchWhy Do the Beatitudes Matter for the Overworked and Hopeless? – Sermon on the Mount Q+R 1
Episode 403
Why do we not find the Sermon on the Mount in the gospels of Mark or John? Why is “blessed” not a good translation of the word makarios? And if Jesus says that mourning, powerlessness, and poverty ar…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
How Is Anger the Same as Murder?
Episode 402
Sermon on the Mount E10 – In Matthew 5:21-48, Jesus reveals the divine wisdom of Israel’s Old Testament laws through six case studies. In the first case study, he expounds on one of the Ten Commandme…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
What Does Jesus Think of Old Testament Laws?
Episode 401
Sermon on the Mount E9 – What did Jesus mean when he said he came to fulfill the Law and the Prophets? In Jesus’ day, the laws from the Torah were over a thousand years old. And the Jewish people und…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
The Salt of the Land and the Light of the World
Episode 400
Sermon on the Mount E8 – Why does Jesus call his followers salt and light? In the Hebrew Bible, salt is a metaphor for God’s long-lasting covenant with Israel, connected to priestly sacrifices, ritua…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
What Does It Mean to Make Peace? (The Beatitudes Pt. 4)
Episode 399
Sermon on the Mount E7 – What will it cost us to live like Jesus in our world? In the third and final triad of the Beatitudes, Jesus declares that the good life belongs to the peacemakers. But making…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
The Type of People God Is Forming (The Beatitudes Pt. 3)
Episode 398
Sermon on the Mount E6 – What does it look like to have our desires and actions completely aligned with God’s will? In the second triad of the Beatitudes, Jesus paints a picture of the kind of people…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
The Powerless, Grieving, and Unimportant (The Beatitudes Pt. 2)
Episode 397
Sermon the Mount E5 – What does it mean to be poor in spirit, mourning, and meek? Jesus uses these words in the opening of the Sermon on the Mount, and the guys examine them in biblical Greek and Heb…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
What Does "Blessed" Mean? (The Beatitudes Pt. 1)
Episode 396
Sermon on the Mount E4 – What does Jesus mean when he calls people “blessed” in the first section of the Sermon on the Mount? The Greek word translated as “blessed” is makarios, and its Hebrew equiva…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
The Sermon on the Mount's Place in the Gospel of Matthew
Episode 395
Sermon on the Mount E3 – The Sermon on the Mount is one of five major speeches Jesus gives in the Gospel of Matthew, and there are many similarities between these speeches. What is Matthew doing in h…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
The Hebrew Bible’s Connection to the Sermon on the Mount
Episode 394
Sermon on the Mount E2 – As a Jewish rabbi, Jesus was immersed in the Hebrew Bible, or what Christians often call the Old Testament. The Hebrew Bible tells the story of God working with ancient Israe…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago