In Matthew’s gospel, the Sermon on the Mount represents the new constitution for the people of God. If the new covenant describes the relationship between the believer and God through Jesus Christ, the Sermon on the Mount describes what the people living within that covenant relationship will look like. And it’s a very high ideal! The Sermon begins with the Beatitudes, eight pithy statements beginning with the word “blessed” that describe the state of being for those living in the kingdom of heaven. These are the qualities of life for the community which is formed around Jesus. But on the surface they are far from alluring! Poverty, mourning, meekness, hunger, purity, persecution – these are not qualities that we are naturally attracted to in this world. And therein lay the secret of the kingdom that the Beatitudes convey. They are not descriptions of how we are supposed to try and live our lives by sheer determination and will, but rather descriptions of the outcomes of those already living their lives in the kingdom of heaven here on earth. So are the beatitudes utopian values that we have no earthly hope of attaining in this life, or something else? That’s what we will endeavour to find out in this series!
The Parable of the Stuff
The Parable of the Virgins
What's in Focus
What Time Is It Now?
Don't Diss Yo Mama
Pentecost and the Church
The Double Work of the Kingdom
Jesus the Stronger Man
This is our time
The Treasure Hunt
Can You Tell the Difference?
I'm With Him
Faith that Walks on Water
The Jesus Yoke
Make Way for the Cross
Holier Than Thou
Better Than I Am
Love Your Enemies
Bit Coin bust
Sexual Purity Part 2
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The Kingdom Power Fellowship Podcast
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The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)