What Does It Mean to Make Peace? (The Beatitudes Pt. 4)

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 peace Jesus-style will mean conflict, pain, difficulty, and even persecution. In this episode, Tim, Jon, and others explore the cultural tensions surrounding Jesus, his audience, and the four ancient groups who tried to make peace and how Jesus’ teachings created conflict with all of these groups.

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Timestamps 

• Chapter 1: The Meaning of Peacemaking (0:00-7:18)
• Chapter 2: The Four Kinds of People in Jesus’ Audience (7:18-18:14)
• Chapter 3: Jesus Makes Peace Differently (18:14-21:12)
• Chapter 4: Why Peacemaking Leads to Persecution (21:12-24:27)
• Chapter 5: Investing in the New Creation (24:27-37:52)
• Chapter 6: A Musical Summary of the Beatitudes (37:52-44:10)

Referenced Resources

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• You can experience our entire library of resources in the BibleProject app, available for Android and iOS.

Show Music 

• Original Sermon on the Mount music by Richie Kohen
• BibleProject theme song by TENTS

Show Credits

Dan Gummel is the Creative Producer for today’s show. Production of today’s episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer; Cooper Peltz, managing producer; Colin Wilson, producer; and Stephanie Tam, consultant and editor. Tyler Bailey is our audio editor and engineer, and he provided our sound design and mix. JB Witty does our show notes, and Hannah Woo provides the annotations for our app. Special thanks to Ben Tertin and Rose Mayer. Today’s hosts are Jon Collins and Michelle Jones.

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