"Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them." -Matthew 5:1-2
The Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5-7, is Jesus giving a vision of his life.
Imagine thousands of people following Jesus because he's this great healer. He's raising the dead, healing the sick, and all of these amazing things are happening. The people, of course, want to hear what he's going to say. So, he's standing at the bottom of this hill and thousands of people go up and sit on this mount so they can all hear him. It's a warm day and the Sea of Galilee is behind him.
Jesus gives them the most wonderful gift that has ever been given to humanity. He gives them his thesis. It's his thesis of what it's like to live in the kingdom of God. And then he tells them that, if they obey these words, they are like a man or a woman whose life is built on the foundation of a rock. And if they don't obey these words, then their lives become like an idiot who builds his house on sand. I added idiot. Jesus doesn't say that a lot.
Jesus, in this one sermon, gave the thousands then, and the billions who have since been born, the most wonderful gift ever given.
Prayer: Jesus, thank you for the most wonderful gift ever. Your word is in my heart and guides me daily. Help me to share that gift with all I meet. Amen.
Reflection: How have you creatively shared God's word with others?
~By Pastor Bobby Schuller
The Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5-7, is Jesus giving a vision of his life.
Imagine thousands of people following Jesus because he's this great healer. He's raising the dead, healing the sick, and all of these amazing things are happening. The people, of course, want to hear what he's going to say. So, he's standing at the bottom of this hill and thousands of people go up and sit on this mount so they can all hear him. It's a warm day and the Sea of Galilee is behind him.
Jesus gives them the most wonderful gift that has ever been given to humanity. He gives them his thesis. It's his thesis of what it's like to live in the kingdom of God. And then he tells them that, if they obey these words, they are like a man or a woman whose life is built on the foundation of a rock. And if they don't obey these words, then their lives become like an idiot who builds his house on sand. I added idiot. Jesus doesn't say that a lot.
Jesus, in this one sermon, gave the thousands then, and the billions who have since been born, the most wonderful gift ever given.
Prayer: Jesus, thank you for the most wonderful gift ever. Your word is in my heart and guides me daily. Help me to share that gift with all I meet. Amen.
Reflection: How have you creatively shared God's word with others?
~By Pastor Bobby Schuller
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