In our penultimate episode in this series, we look at Jesus’ description of how to enter the Kingdom of God. There is a right way and there is a wrong way. There are dark forces aligned to keep you from entering the Kingdom in the correct way. Jesus expects us to know the difference between
Where do you put your confidence? Where do you feel strongest in prayer or worship? For many of us we fall into a trap of receiving the grace of God by faith in Christ but then try and build a confidence in our own flesh to present to Him. That is not the way of
Judge not so that you are not judged. These words from the Sermon on the Mount and Jesus’ Manifesto of the Kingdom of God are so famous that even non-Christians quote them. They are often used as a standard of judgment against Christians who hold a line of Biblical righteousness to contrast against the standards
How do we determine our priorities in life? What do we care about? What is most important? In this episode, we looked at the cares of this world. This message is at the core of the Manifesto. It is a radical redefinition of how life works that Jesus presented to His followers, the citizens of
This Sermon on the Mount podcast series is a unique Bible study deep dive into the words and teachings of Jesus found in Matthew chapters 5-7. For too many Christian believers, the words of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount found in Matthew 5-7 are understood as simply pithy statements full of wisdom but often disconnected
Today, we look at Matthew 6:6-24 as Jesus talks about the true treasure of the Kingdom of God. The world we live in longs for wealth, power, and fame. The true treasure of the Kingdom of God however is found in the secret place. “Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them
How did Jesus teach us to pray? Believe it or not, He actually gave us a template for prayer. In this episode of The Manifesto: Life Politics and Reality in the Kingdom of God we continue our walk through what is traditionally known as the Sermon on the Mount. Today we are looking at “the
The Lord’s Prayer is so commonplace in our society that we often overlook its significance. The Son of God Himself is teaching us how to pray! In these next two episode of The Manifesto: Life Politics and Reality in the Kingdom of God JB Shreve takes a deep dive into the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew
As we move into Matthew chapter 6 of the Manifesto (Sermon on the Mount), Jesus introduces us to a new concept known as “the secret place.” It is here that we meet God, develop, and grow. Jesus presents a new way of living, not from the outside in but from the inside out. Today’s episode
Is it possible that Jesus called on us to actually LOVE OUR ENEMIES? A lot of scholars and teachers imagine that Jesus meant less than what He is saying in this passage from Matthew 5 and the Sermon on the Mount, but the simple fact is – this is what He modeled for us! Today’s
