The Golden Rule | The Greatest Sermon Ever Preached | Ep. 168

2026-05-29

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In this episode, William Kane, Ben Crane, and Webb Simpson take a number of listener questions and then unpack Matthew 7:12. Whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. Our goal is that we would allow this verse to move past the layer of familiarity deep into our minds and down into our hearts so that it begins to transform the way that we live.We are continuing in our study in the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus Christ, the promised Messiah, the Son of the Living God, preached...

We are continuing in our study in the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus Christ, the promised Messiah, the Son of the Living God, preached this message to show His followers what it looks like to be a disciple in His invisible kingdom as we live everyday lives in the real world.

We are finishing up the third major section in the Sermon on the Mount, which deals with the practices of a disciple in the kingdom of God. Today, we close out section three of the Sermon on the Mount by looking at one little verse: the Golden Rule. This little verse is the Law of the Kingdom in summary.

Topics covered:

- Listener questions on wedge bounce and grind, perseverance in the faith, and how to keep God the main thing while chasing a dream

- The two steps Jesus gives us in the Golden Rule (Matthew 7:12)

- For this is the Law and the Prophets

- Love your neighbor as yourself and the connection to the Golden Rule (Matthew 22:37-40)

- Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another (John 13:34-35)

- How has Jesus loved us?

- When we love one another, everyone wins: it glorifies God, it serves others, it gladdens us, and it draws people to Jesus (John 15:8-12)

- What does love look like in action: bearing burdens, encouraging, honoring, forgiving, speaking the truth in love

- Swing thoughts

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