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Who are the meek and why did Jesus esteem them so highly in His teaching from the Sermon on the Mount. In this episode of the Manifesto, Life Politics and Reality in the Kingdom of God we look at Jesus’ statement, “blessed are the meek for they will inherit the earth.” Episode 7: Manifesto: Life, Politics,
How can mourning be a blessed state? As we continue through the value statements of the Manifesto of the Kingdom of God, or what is traditionally referred to as the beatitudes of the Sermon on the Mount, this is what we look at. There is a different value system and a different measurement for the
As we jump into the area of the Sermon on the Mount, traditionally referred to as “the beatitudes,” we are renaming them. These are the value statements of the Manifesto of the Kingdom of God. These are the most important things. Today, we look at the first of these value statements. Jesus explained how different
When it comes to government in the Kingdom of God, it’s pretty simple. God is King. You and I are not. Throughout history a lot of people have tried to claim the title of king and ruler of God’s Kingdom, but that have all been wrong. That is not how it works. There is only
In the Sermon on the Mount, and with so much of Jesus’ teaching, we learn that in the Kingdom of God, everything comes back to the heart. The heart is the foundation of the human engagement with the King of the Kingdom. It is also the measurement that Christ returns to over and over again
In episode 2 of our series “The Manifesto: Life, Politics, and Reality in the Kingdom of God,” we look at the setting and cast of characters in first-century Palestine when Jesus presented the foundational teaching of His Sermon on the Mount. This is the setting of the sermon on the mount when Jesus first presented
In episode 1 of this series, JB Shreve presents and introduction to the sermon on the mount. What we traditionally refer to as the “Sermon on the Mount” was actually a revolutionary manifesto for a new way of life in the Kingdom of God. In today’s unsettling and polarized age, the teachings of this Kingdom
Our story of the Days of David concludes in this final episode (part 13). This episode is called The Legacy of David. In the finale of our podcast series we look at the final events of David’s life and some of the unfinished business that his son Solomon concluded. We also look at the final chapter
The sins of David need little introduction. His adultery with Bathsheba and his murder of her husband Uriah are nearly as famous as his defeat of Goliath. This episode looks at how this critical event in the Days of David unfolded and how it forever changed the way the king operated. He was still the
We’ve covered a lot of the big and famous events in the story of King David’s life. If we were to track down the one thing that made David more important than so many others in scripture, it would be this story. This is the story of the Tabernacle of David. This is the story
