WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.800 --> 00:00:03.680 You're listening to the Bible Guys, a podcast where a 2 00:00:03.720 --> 00:00:06.440 couple of friends talk about the Bible in fun, in 3 00:00:06.559 --> 00:00:13.640 practical ways. Hey everybody, it is Monday, and you have 4 00:00:13.759 --> 00:00:16.039 made the right choice by tuning in to the. 5 00:00:15.960 --> 00:00:18.559 Bickley for Mondays. Yes, no, who said that? 6 00:00:19.160 --> 00:00:19.559 Nobody? 7 00:00:19.640 --> 00:00:22.039 That was better. I'm going to retract that comment. 8 00:00:22.079 --> 00:00:27.280 We grew up reading Garfield, remember, yes, and Garfield's famous saying. 9 00:00:27.160 --> 00:00:28.120 Was I hate Monday. 10 00:00:28.239 --> 00:00:29.199 I hate Mondays. 11 00:00:29.399 --> 00:00:31.559 Yeah, Mondays aren't that bad. It's all perspective. 12 00:00:32.039 --> 00:00:32.399 It is. 13 00:00:32.520 --> 00:00:33.119 It really is. 14 00:00:33.240 --> 00:00:36.679 Although I will say this, I've not said this publicly anywhere, 15 00:00:37.159 --> 00:00:40.280 but so before I came to join the staff at 16 00:00:40.280 --> 00:00:43.759 Heritage Church with you, So I've been a pastor for what. 17 00:00:43.759 --> 00:00:46.079 Thirty three years, like three hundred and something. 18 00:00:46.280 --> 00:00:49.240 Yeah, so I guess I've been here four years. So 19 00:00:49.320 --> 00:00:52.799 for twenty nine years, five years, Chris coming up and 20 00:00:53.039 --> 00:00:55.320 coming Toby, Yeah, yeah, four and a half years. So 21 00:00:55.719 --> 00:00:59.320 for twenty nine years I had Mondays off. And then 22 00:00:59.359 --> 00:01:01.000 I came to here and you're like, oh no, no, we 23 00:01:01.280 --> 00:01:03.640 work Mondays. We work Mondays. We come in but don't 24 00:01:03.640 --> 00:01:05.680 come in for noon, you know, like a little bit rest. 25 00:01:06.079 --> 00:01:08.200 But then you know, you're here till you know, maybe 26 00:01:08.239 --> 00:01:11.280 four or five uh, and uh, but but now I 27 00:01:11.359 --> 00:01:13.359 end up coming, you know, like at ten in the 28 00:01:13.359 --> 00:01:14.480 morning and thirty in the morning. 29 00:01:14.719 --> 00:01:17.799 Yeah. And for forty years or thirty years, you also 30 00:01:17.920 --> 00:01:19.920 didn't preach four times on a Sunday either. 31 00:01:20.159 --> 00:01:20.879 Yeah, that's true. 32 00:01:21.079 --> 00:01:24.640 It's true. So so you preaching four times on Sunday 33 00:01:24.799 --> 00:01:27.519 and coming on a Monday, you're here for ten hours 34 00:01:27.519 --> 00:01:29.359 on a Sunday and then yeah. 35 00:01:29.480 --> 00:01:32.239 Yeah, anyway, I just uh and so anyway, when I 36 00:01:32.280 --> 00:01:35.040 got hired, uh, one of you know, Kyle who's also 37 00:01:35.040 --> 00:01:37.840 on the Bible Guys, Kyle, that Kyle, because there's multiple coles. 38 00:01:39.079 --> 00:01:41.159 Kyle said, oh, so it's it's just what you're used to. 39 00:01:41.680 --> 00:01:43.439 And I said, really you think so? And he goes, no, no, no, 40 00:01:43.480 --> 00:01:45.040 it's what you're used to. He goes, you'll get used 41 00:01:45.079 --> 00:01:46.760 to it. Four and a half years later, guess what 42 00:01:47.359 --> 00:01:49.879 is not used to it? Buddy, I am not used 43 00:01:49.879 --> 00:01:50.079 to it. 44 00:01:50.319 --> 00:01:53.079 Well, hey, we work here. No, no, no free loaders 45 00:01:53.079 --> 00:01:53.879 they here at the church. 46 00:01:54.400 --> 00:01:58.280 It's so funny. So anyway, hey, today we're going to 47 00:01:58.400 --> 00:02:03.200 dive into and continue with our series what if Jesus 48 00:02:03.200 --> 00:02:03.920 had a podcast? 49 00:02:04.000 --> 00:02:06.560 Yeah, which is such a fun idea, Yes, it is. 50 00:02:06.640 --> 00:02:09.599 So basically what we're doing is we're taking really famous 51 00:02:09.639 --> 00:02:12.599 comments and statements he made, yes, and we're working off 52 00:02:12.599 --> 00:02:12.919 of those. 53 00:02:13.000 --> 00:02:15.120 And so today is Matthew chapter five, which is the 54 00:02:15.120 --> 00:02:15.840 Sermon on the Mount. 55 00:02:15.960 --> 00:02:17.919 Yeah. Yeah, it's the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount. Yes, 56 00:02:17.919 --> 00:02:20.280 because the whole Sermon a Mount is Matthew five, six 57 00:02:20.319 --> 00:02:22.240 and seven. I know, yeah, yeah, I. 58 00:02:22.159 --> 00:02:23.879 Know that crazy. I was saying that for them, Jeff, 59 00:02:23.960 --> 00:02:25.800 I know that, Yes, I know, you know. I don't 60 00:02:25.840 --> 00:02:31.039 know why I said I know. But but before we 61 00:02:31.039 --> 00:02:33.159 get into that, we have a segment. And the segment is. 62 00:02:33.159 --> 00:02:35.319 Well, let's let me go back to that other piece 63 00:02:35.360 --> 00:02:39.080 that you were talking about, you know, getting working on mondays. 64 00:02:39.159 --> 00:02:43.879 Oh yeah, stuff. Now that we've had this little exchange, 65 00:02:44.560 --> 00:02:48.680 I've always thought we may not be smarter than other groups, 66 00:02:48.759 --> 00:02:51.599 and we might not be more talented than other groups, 67 00:02:51.639 --> 00:02:53.039 but there's not going to be anybody else that out 68 00:02:53.080 --> 00:02:55.240 works us, right right, and we just proved it a 69 00:02:55.240 --> 00:02:59.680 minute ago. Here we go. So today is guess the word. 70 00:02:59.680 --> 00:03:03.400 It's taboo, Yeah, right, the game taboo. And so we 71 00:03:03.479 --> 00:03:05.599 have to see if Chris can figure out the keyword 72 00:03:05.639 --> 00:03:09.759 while I give you clues. But I have five words 73 00:03:09.800 --> 00:03:11.560 that I cannot say, And. 74 00:03:11.520 --> 00:03:13.800 If you're watching instead of listening, hopefully we're gonna be 75 00:03:13.840 --> 00:03:15.599 able to put the words on the screen, the ones 76 00:03:15.639 --> 00:03:17.599 that Jeff cannot say, just to follow along. 77 00:03:17.759 --> 00:03:23.439 Yes, so you know I'm a musician. Yes, and I've 78 00:03:23.800 --> 00:03:29.280 played in some very large concert trumpet orchestra, with the orchestra. 79 00:03:29.319 --> 00:03:32.360 There you go, very good. Yes, I was gonna say 80 00:03:32.360 --> 00:03:35.039 with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. I did a few concerts, okay, 81 00:03:35.039 --> 00:03:38.120 with a different band. But anyways, this is a hard one. 82 00:03:38.560 --> 00:03:39.759 Tell us the words you couldn't say. 83 00:03:39.919 --> 00:03:43.439 I couldn't say music instruments, conductor, symphony, or performance. 84 00:03:43.840 --> 00:03:46.439 Oh wow, that was actually quite tough. 85 00:03:46.840 --> 00:03:51.599 This one's really hard. So we just celebrated Father's Day. 86 00:03:51.840 --> 00:03:57.199 We did. And when fathers get a certain age and 87 00:03:57.240 --> 00:04:01.360 they continue to indulge with steaks and with ice cream, 88 00:04:02.039 --> 00:04:06.240 they get a certain kind of shape couch potato, a 89 00:04:06.240 --> 00:04:08.919 certain kind of shape, a shape, and it's it's kind 90 00:04:08.919 --> 00:04:11.240 of a famous Oh dead bodadod there you go. 91 00:04:12.520 --> 00:04:13.199 That's funny. 92 00:04:13.400 --> 00:04:16.439 I couldn't say jim belly, comfortable sweatpants or snack. 93 00:04:16.720 --> 00:04:18.759 Oh that's great, that's great. 94 00:04:18.800 --> 00:04:24.480 Yeah, yeah, okay, Uh, you look through this telescope. There 95 00:04:24.480 --> 00:04:29.639 you go, Wow, stars, space lens, astronomy, magnify. 96 00:04:29.480 --> 00:04:31.079 Wow, I said, telescope. 97 00:04:31.199 --> 00:04:34.639 That's right. Remember when we were talking about dad bods. Yes, 98 00:04:35.000 --> 00:04:39.560 when you uh get up in the middle of the night, yep, 99 00:04:39.680 --> 00:04:42.399 for a you have to go to the bathroom. No, no, no, 100 00:04:42.399 --> 00:04:47.879 no prostate, No, no, you are getting it's the dad bod. 101 00:04:48.040 --> 00:04:53.160 It's how you get your dad Bodnah, midnight snack. There 102 00:04:53.160 --> 00:04:53.399 you go. 103 00:04:55.519 --> 00:04:57.639 That's funny. 104 00:04:58.240 --> 00:05:01.720 Well you said you said you have no night. That's awesome. 105 00:05:02.399 --> 00:05:06.199 You are getting old. Couldn't you say fridge hungry, secret 106 00:05:06.279 --> 00:05:12.000 leftovers and regret. That's great, that's a lovely regret one. 107 00:05:12.720 --> 00:05:13.600 That's funny. 108 00:05:13.839 --> 00:05:19.720 Okay. At the Louver. At the Louver, yep, there's all 109 00:05:19.839 --> 00:05:24.360 kinds of of paintings. There's paintings and things, but there's 110 00:05:24.399 --> 00:05:29.120 also not paintings, but they're made from like. 111 00:05:29.160 --> 00:05:38.000 Marble carvings, statues almost statues, carvings, marble master piece. 112 00:05:38.160 --> 00:05:40.040 What what is it? What is a carving? A carving? 113 00:05:40.160 --> 00:05:42.600 Is a car What is a carving? 114 00:05:42.839 --> 00:05:47.639 Carving is uh? You know our listeners are screaming this 115 00:05:47.720 --> 00:05:52.759 one right now? No, oh no, yeah, I don't know. Yeah, 116 00:05:53.120 --> 00:05:57.319 out of out of marble, it's a beautiful. 117 00:05:58.399 --> 00:06:01.079 Oh my goodness, I boy, I don't know anything. 118 00:06:01.399 --> 00:06:02.920 You're going to be so mad about this. 119 00:06:03.920 --> 00:06:08.879 Carving is a sculpture. Sculpture I can't believe. I can't 120 00:06:08.920 --> 00:06:09.439 believe it. 121 00:06:09.519 --> 00:06:11.519 So you said carving, So then I was able to 122 00:06:11.519 --> 00:06:15.439 say carve. But it's art, statue, carved stone shape. 123 00:06:16.079 --> 00:06:20.439 I can't believe I couldn't get sculpture. And for somebody 124 00:06:20.439 --> 00:06:22.240 who likes arts, I can't believe I couldn't come up 125 00:06:22.240 --> 00:06:22.439 with that. 126 00:06:22.639 --> 00:06:26.160 You go, yeah, so in good job. 127 00:06:26.600 --> 00:06:29.279 You know, for some reason, I always picture sculpture like 128 00:06:29.319 --> 00:06:34.480 made out of clay or something that's not marble for 129 00:06:34.519 --> 00:06:38.000 some reason. But but uh, marble is a sculpture. But 130 00:06:38.279 --> 00:06:39.439 but yeah, I'm sorry. 131 00:06:39.560 --> 00:06:42.439 I should have done better. You usually are better, clue guy, everything. 132 00:06:42.800 --> 00:06:46.800 You know why because the word sculpture implies sculpt right, 133 00:06:47.240 --> 00:06:50.879 and sculpting is in my mind is molding and shaping. 134 00:06:50.920 --> 00:06:53.399 But it's not like it could be shaving, like shaving 135 00:06:53.439 --> 00:06:56.079 off right, But like, but like when I do sculpt 136 00:06:56.560 --> 00:06:58.839 I mean I don't do sculptures nothing, but. 137 00:06:59.279 --> 00:07:01.519 I have done it when I'm in my sculpting studio. 138 00:07:01.639 --> 00:07:03.720 No, but but I've done my share of sculptures in 139 00:07:03.759 --> 00:07:06.959 our class and and I mold and I make right 140 00:07:07.160 --> 00:07:10.000 so so so that's so. For some reason, I wasn't 141 00:07:10.040 --> 00:07:12.399 when you said marble, I was not thinking sculptures. 142 00:07:12.439 --> 00:07:15.480 Oh yeah, you were thinking statue. Yes, And a statue 143 00:07:15.480 --> 00:07:17.600 in your mind's not a sculpture. Yeah. 144 00:07:17.959 --> 00:07:23.079 You remember when when Michaelangelo the famous quote. I don't 145 00:07:23.120 --> 00:07:27.360 mean you weren't there, but but you remember reading the 146 00:07:27.959 --> 00:07:31.600 famous quote where it said, how did you how did 147 00:07:31.639 --> 00:07:36.639 you turn a big block of marble into David? And 148 00:07:36.720 --> 00:07:37.920 do you remember what he said. 149 00:07:39.160 --> 00:07:41.160 That David was already inside he just had to get 150 00:07:41.199 --> 00:07:41.480 him out. 151 00:07:41.560 --> 00:07:43.439 That's right, that's right he said. He said David was 152 00:07:43.480 --> 00:07:43.959 always there. 153 00:07:44.079 --> 00:07:44.240 Yeah. 154 00:07:44.560 --> 00:07:45.040 Isn't that fun? 155 00:07:46.279 --> 00:07:51.800 Great speaking of amazing quotes and great perspective. Yeah, we're 156 00:07:51.800 --> 00:07:53.680 going to go into the message. 157 00:07:54.240 --> 00:07:56.160 The most amazing quote, Yeah. 158 00:07:56.000 --> 00:07:59.800 That Jesus preaches the longest sermon that he preaches in 159 00:07:59.839 --> 00:08:03.120 the Bible. Yeah, it's Matthew six seven and eight or 160 00:08:03.160 --> 00:08:07.000 five six and seven. I know, Jeff, Matthew five six 161 00:08:07.079 --> 00:08:09.920 and seven and in it is where he tells us 162 00:08:10.040 --> 00:08:12.920 almost all of the famous things people know. Jesus said 163 00:08:13.439 --> 00:08:16.120 turn the other cheek the golden rule. Treat people the 164 00:08:16.120 --> 00:08:20.439 way you want to be treated. Everybody, every every every 165 00:08:20.639 --> 00:08:22.839 person who lives in sin that doesn't want to be correct. 166 00:08:22.879 --> 00:08:24.399 It always wants to say judge, not that you be 167 00:08:24.439 --> 00:08:29.120 not judged. Right, Jesus said that Jojo this right. This 168 00:08:29.199 --> 00:08:30.680 is rare. Tought us to pray our father who art 169 00:08:30.680 --> 00:08:34.480 in heaven. This is ray toss to go the extra miles. 170 00:08:34.799 --> 00:08:36.120 The poor attitudes? 171 00:08:36.240 --> 00:08:40.840 Yep? Is there? So this whole five, six, and seven 172 00:08:40.879 --> 00:08:43.519 you could read those in twenty five minutes. It wouldn't 173 00:08:43.519 --> 00:08:45.519 take you long if you go find book of Matthew 174 00:08:45.919 --> 00:08:46.519 and read them. 175 00:08:47.200 --> 00:08:48.360 You're slow reader, maybe not. 176 00:08:48.440 --> 00:08:52.080 Okay, yeah, I would say. And if you're an average reader, okay, yeah, 177 00:08:52.120 --> 00:08:54.759 twenty five minutes, thirty minutes. Don't discriminate jeh, yeah, yeah, 178 00:08:54.759 --> 00:08:58.080 I'm sorry. But we're just going to read the first 179 00:08:58.080 --> 00:09:02.200 sixteen verses of this message, and it starts off with 180 00:09:02.240 --> 00:09:04.879 what's called the beatitudes. Says So one day, as he 181 00:09:04.919 --> 00:09:07.240 saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountain 182 00:09:07.279 --> 00:09:10.240 side and sat down, and his disciples gathered around him, 183 00:09:10.320 --> 00:09:13.840 and he began to teach them. Is it right? 184 00:09:14.919 --> 00:09:15.120 Yep? 185 00:09:15.480 --> 00:09:18.080 God blesses those who are poor and realize their need 186 00:09:18.120 --> 00:09:21.519 for Him, for the Kingdom of heaven is theirs. God 187 00:09:21.559 --> 00:09:24.879 blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted. God 188 00:09:24.919 --> 00:09:27.879 blesses those who are humble, for they'll inherit the whole earth. 189 00:09:28.519 --> 00:09:31.960 God blesses those who hunger and thirst it for justice, 190 00:09:32.200 --> 00:09:35.720 for they will be satisfied. God blesses those who are merciful, 191 00:09:35.799 --> 00:09:38.559 for they will be shown mercy. God blesses those whose 192 00:09:38.600 --> 00:09:41.759 hearts are pure, for they will see God. God blesses 193 00:09:41.799 --> 00:09:43.759 those who work for peace, for they will be called 194 00:09:43.799 --> 00:09:46.480 the children of God. And God blesses those who are 195 00:09:46.519 --> 00:09:49.120 persecuted for doing right, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs. 196 00:09:49.919 --> 00:09:52.480 God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you, 197 00:09:52.519 --> 00:09:54.399 and lie about you, and say all sorts of evil 198 00:09:54.399 --> 00:09:57.440 things against you, because you are my followers, be happy 199 00:09:57.480 --> 00:10:00.559 about it. Be very glad, for great reward awaits you 200 00:10:00.600 --> 00:10:04.000 in heaven. And remember the ancient prophets were persecuted in 201 00:10:04.000 --> 00:10:06.879 the same way. You are the salt of the earth. 202 00:10:07.320 --> 00:10:09.240 But what good is salt of It's lost its flavor. 203 00:10:09.759 --> 00:10:12.080 Can you make it salty again? It'll be thrown out 204 00:10:12.080 --> 00:10:15.399 and trampled underfoot as worthless. You are the light of 205 00:10:15.399 --> 00:10:17.440 the world, like a city on a hilltop that cannot 206 00:10:17.480 --> 00:10:20.000 be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts 207 00:10:20.000 --> 00:10:22.360 it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on 208 00:10:22.399 --> 00:10:24.440 a stand where it gives light to everyone in the house. 209 00:10:24.840 --> 00:10:27.320 In the same way, let your good deeds shine out 210 00:10:27.360 --> 00:10:29.519 for all to see, so that everyone will praise your 211 00:10:29.559 --> 00:10:31.559 heavenly Father. Well, there you go. 212 00:10:32.120 --> 00:10:35.120 There it is. And there's a lot packed in that 213 00:10:35.120 --> 00:10:38.799 little intro of the Sermon on the mount right right, 214 00:10:39.120 --> 00:10:43.600 And so the Beatitudes, who is it? Weirsby Warren Weersby, 215 00:10:43.639 --> 00:10:47.399 Warren Whersby, He writes the Little Beatitude the b series. 216 00:10:47.799 --> 00:10:49.799 And I got to tell you, even though, that those 217 00:10:49.840 --> 00:10:52.600 are ancient, and they really are, I mean from before 218 00:10:52.600 --> 00:10:53.360 we were kids. Right. 219 00:10:53.519 --> 00:10:55.279 Oh, he wrote them in the seventies and eighties. 220 00:10:55.320 --> 00:10:57.519 Yeah, seventies and eighties, so while we were kids. 221 00:10:58.559 --> 00:11:01.320 Yeah, super ancient, ancient, well just like us. 222 00:11:01.799 --> 00:11:04.159 But but the but those little tiny books, and I'm 223 00:11:04.159 --> 00:11:07.200 sure you can get them online as well, are actually 224 00:11:07.799 --> 00:11:10.399 fantastic and you could pick up and there's a little 225 00:11:10.399 --> 00:11:14.039 book for each beatitude, right, And he calls them beatitudes 226 00:11:14.039 --> 00:11:17.320 because it's a be right, uh, you know, be this way, 227 00:11:17.519 --> 00:11:21.000 blessed are and it says blessed are those poor. So 228 00:11:21.039 --> 00:11:22.720 he talked about those who are Poornce I have the 229 00:11:22.799 --> 00:11:25.799 n I V. By the way, I grabbed a Bible 230 00:11:25.799 --> 00:11:28.879 from my office. I grabbed a different version in but 231 00:11:29.200 --> 00:11:31.120 so your version at home, I'd say, blessed to the 232 00:11:31.159 --> 00:11:34.000 poor in spirit, you know, blessed. 233 00:11:34.279 --> 00:11:36.919 That's what the original Greek says is the poor in spirit. 234 00:11:36.799 --> 00:11:40.720 Poor in spirit, those who mourn, the meek, or in 235 00:11:40.720 --> 00:11:45.759 other words, the humble, uh, the those who thirst after righteousness, 236 00:11:46.240 --> 00:11:49.759 those who are merciful, those who are have pure hearts, 237 00:11:49.960 --> 00:11:52.480 and then those who work for peace, and those who 238 00:11:52.480 --> 00:11:57.080 are persecuted. And so that's just pretty amazing because those 239 00:11:57.120 --> 00:12:01.440 are not attributes that somebody would actually seek out, would they. Right, 240 00:12:01.879 --> 00:12:06.799 Like in that society, Jesus is lifting up what probably 241 00:12:07.399 --> 00:12:11.279 everybody in that society would condemn. Right. If somebody is humble, 242 00:12:11.320 --> 00:12:14.240 well then they're just you know, they're just not they're 243 00:12:14.240 --> 00:12:17.600 not leaders, they're not go getters, they're not uh you know, 244 00:12:18.039 --> 00:12:21.200 great big people who you know who like to puff 245 00:12:21.279 --> 00:12:24.279 themselves up and you know, show their righteousness on the 246 00:12:24.320 --> 00:12:27.039 corner on the corner of the streets, all those different 247 00:12:27.120 --> 00:12:30.159 kinds of attitudes that that the that the Pharisees had, 248 00:12:30.639 --> 00:12:34.440 and that Jesus is saying, Hey, those who are pure, 249 00:12:34.480 --> 00:12:36.320 those who are humble, those who are meek, those who 250 00:12:36.320 --> 00:12:40.000 are uh you know, uh poor in spirit, and uh 251 00:12:40.039 --> 00:12:43.799 and merciful. Well, gee, whiz showing mercy back then was 252 00:12:43.799 --> 00:12:46.480 a sign of weakness, wasn't it right? And you know 253 00:12:46.559 --> 00:12:48.360 in the Old Testament, you know, eye for an eye, 254 00:12:49.000 --> 00:12:52.279 all those different things. Jesus was actually introducing a brand 255 00:12:52.360 --> 00:12:55.919 new concept of love. And uh, you know, Jesus went 256 00:12:55.960 --> 00:12:59.200 on to say, you know, you've heard it. You've heard 257 00:12:59.240 --> 00:13:01.600 it said, you know, an eye for an eye. But 258 00:13:01.919 --> 00:13:04.639 I'm telling you that you have to forgive and and 259 00:13:04.639 --> 00:13:08.200 and to love your enemies. And and he introduces all 260 00:13:08.240 --> 00:13:15.039 these what paradoxal, upside down type comments that that really 261 00:13:15.120 --> 00:13:18.320 are rooted in love. And so Jesus lifts up these 262 00:13:18.360 --> 00:13:24.200 attributes you know, blessed, blessed if you're persecuted, what what like? 263 00:13:24.240 --> 00:13:28.519 You know, persecuted? Is I hate my life? But Jesus like, no, no, no. 264 00:13:28.320 --> 00:13:30.600 No, well you think you would think that was true. 265 00:13:30.879 --> 00:13:34.200 Well, I'm just trying to describe first century mentality, right, 266 00:13:34.240 --> 00:13:37.960 because because before this, nobody had ever said that, right, 267 00:13:38.000 --> 00:13:43.000 And I would imagine that anybody who's persecuted would probably think, no, yuck, 268 00:13:43.559 --> 00:13:47.360 there's there's no advantage of being persecuted, right, I hate it. 269 00:13:47.759 --> 00:13:49.799 And Jesus is like, no, if you get persecuted for 270 00:13:49.919 --> 00:13:54.000 my namesake, you're taking on punishment and ridicule and everything else. 271 00:13:54.039 --> 00:13:56.960 But guess what, You're gonna have a reward in heaven 272 00:13:57.600 --> 00:13:59.440 for you and enduring this for me. 273 00:14:00.039 --> 00:14:04.840 So the word beatitude means supreme blessing. And they would 274 00:14:04.879 --> 00:14:11.759 have heard the word as when it says blessed are those, 275 00:14:11.960 --> 00:14:17.039 or blessed are you? Or God blesses those, they would 276 00:14:17.120 --> 00:14:23.759 hear it, happy are you? You'll be happy with these things. 277 00:14:24.320 --> 00:14:27.360 So we did before you came to Heritage number of 278 00:14:27.399 --> 00:14:30.159 years ago. We just had a big yellow smiley face 279 00:14:30.440 --> 00:14:32.559 for the logo and I just want to be happy 280 00:14:32.759 --> 00:14:35.159 was the name of the series. Oh yeah, and preached 281 00:14:35.159 --> 00:14:38.960 through the beatitudes, and we covered several things. And it's 282 00:14:39.000 --> 00:14:42.240 amazing because it's mentioned here in the Life Application Study Bible. 283 00:14:42.559 --> 00:14:44.919 It says this section of Jesus teaching is often referred 284 00:14:44.960 --> 00:14:47.679 to as the Beatitudes. These verses can be understood in 285 00:14:47.720 --> 00:14:50.480 at least four different ways. One, there are code of 286 00:14:50.519 --> 00:14:53.519 ethics and a standard of conduct for all believers. Right, 287 00:14:53.720 --> 00:14:58.600 so being poor in spirit means being humble. I recognize 288 00:14:58.600 --> 00:15:00.799 that spiritually I don't have it all together. Doesn't matter 289 00:15:00.840 --> 00:15:02.919 how long I've been a follower of Jesus. Right, So 290 00:15:02.960 --> 00:15:05.679 if I'm humble in my spirit, then I recognize I 291 00:15:05.720 --> 00:15:08.440 need more of Jesus. So I'll be happier when I 292 00:15:08.440 --> 00:15:11.000 finally realize I haven't arrived yet. Yeah, but there's something 293 00:15:11.039 --> 00:15:11.639 to keep growing to me. 294 00:15:11.759 --> 00:15:16.519 Yeah, the opposite of pride or entitlement. Right. 295 00:15:16.840 --> 00:15:18.840 So, one, they can be viewed as a code of 296 00:15:18.879 --> 00:15:22.320 ethics or a standard of living for all of Jesus followers. 297 00:15:22.519 --> 00:15:24.519 The other way to view it is that they contrast 298 00:15:24.600 --> 00:15:30.000 kingdom values what's eternal, with worldly values or what's temporary. 299 00:15:30.600 --> 00:15:33.559 And so this idea of constantly being hungry for Christ, 300 00:15:34.039 --> 00:15:37.559 constantly being aware of the fact that I need Jesus 301 00:15:37.720 --> 00:15:42.039 or whatever those things. Even persecution has an eternal impact. 302 00:15:42.039 --> 00:15:44.559 God says there's eternal reward for those who are persecuted, 303 00:15:44.879 --> 00:15:48.480 Whereas if you're always avoiding it, avoiding any kind of persecution, 304 00:15:48.519 --> 00:15:51.559 that usually means you're also willing to compromise with the 305 00:15:51.600 --> 00:15:55.600 world to fit in, right, and so making temporary decisions 306 00:15:55.639 --> 00:15:57.159 instead of eternal decisions, or at the. 307 00:15:57.240 --> 00:15:59.440 Very least afraid to stand up for anything. 308 00:15:59.519 --> 00:16:01.960 Yeah, yeah, which means usually you're just going with the flow, 309 00:16:02.000 --> 00:16:03.000 which means you're compromising. 310 00:16:03.159 --> 00:16:03.360 Yeah. 311 00:16:03.399 --> 00:16:05.840 I suppose that is what is you know, biblical values. 312 00:16:05.879 --> 00:16:09.080 And so it's contrasting between those things that are eternal 313 00:16:09.440 --> 00:16:11.480 and those things that are temporary. So if you have 314 00:16:11.480 --> 00:16:13.720 a choice, choose the eternal thing. That's kind of Jesus 315 00:16:13.759 --> 00:16:16.080 is laying that out there. So those are two of 316 00:16:16.120 --> 00:16:19.039 the ways. The third way is they contrast the superficial 317 00:16:19.080 --> 00:16:22.519 faith of the of the Pharisees with the real faith 318 00:16:22.559 --> 00:16:26.159 that Jesus demands. Right, the Pharisees were, look at us, 319 00:16:26.240 --> 00:16:30.159 Look how holy we are. Look right, blow the trumpet, 320 00:16:30.159 --> 00:16:31.720 just so that everybody can know it's time to pray 321 00:16:31.759 --> 00:16:33.039 with them. Right, those kinds of. 322 00:16:33.039 --> 00:16:34.679 Things, which is why I said stand on the corner. 323 00:16:34.799 --> 00:16:38.200 Yeah, those whose hearts are pure, those who are merciful, 324 00:16:38.759 --> 00:16:41.879 that's exactly the opposite. Those who hunger and thirst for 325 00:16:42.080 --> 00:16:45.759 justice is Jesus way, and Jesus followers need to be 326 00:16:45.879 --> 00:16:48.360 that way. And it was exactly in contrast to the 327 00:16:48.360 --> 00:16:50.639 fact that the Pharisees were not this way. The Pharisees 328 00:16:50.679 --> 00:16:53.360 didn't seek justice. The Pharisees picked up stones chance, every 329 00:16:53.440 --> 00:16:55.440 chance they get to stone another person to death for 330 00:16:55.559 --> 00:16:57.919 breaking the law. Right, And so he seems to be 331 00:16:57.960 --> 00:17:00.879 contrasting those two things because this, this is that first 332 00:17:00.919 --> 00:17:06.160 big message he preaches after he starts becoming really famous, 333 00:17:06.759 --> 00:17:11.000 and the only real religion that people knew was the 334 00:17:11.000 --> 00:17:14.359 religion of the Pharisees, and so he's kind of dissected. 335 00:17:14.440 --> 00:17:17.640 So he starts off his message separating my kingdom is 336 00:17:17.720 --> 00:17:20.039 very different from the kingdom of their building that he's 337 00:17:20.039 --> 00:17:21.880 doing that. And then the fourth one is they show 338 00:17:21.880 --> 00:17:25.319 how the Old Testament expectations will be fulfilled in the 339 00:17:25.359 --> 00:17:29.200 New Testament, right, because then he sets those first ten 340 00:17:29.279 --> 00:17:34.039 verses and then he unpacks most of those verses, those beatitudes, 341 00:17:34.240 --> 00:17:36.880 he unpacks through the whole rest of the things. Don't judge, 342 00:17:37.079 --> 00:17:41.839 rely on God, seek justice, right, go the extra mile. 343 00:17:42.240 --> 00:17:43.279 It's really fabulous. 344 00:17:43.400 --> 00:17:45.359 You know that. I'm not sure that I've ever had 345 00:17:45.400 --> 00:17:49.680 that thought before. Structurally, like, you know, because I write sermons, 346 00:17:49.680 --> 00:17:50.400 so do you? 347 00:17:50.519 --> 00:17:52.079 Yeah, you love the structure of a thing. 348 00:17:52.240 --> 00:17:56.319 Yeah, and so it's an intro. It's an intro for 349 00:17:56.359 --> 00:17:57.759 the rest of the. 350 00:17:57.240 --> 00:17:59.359 The first ten The first ten verses are the introduction 351 00:17:59.440 --> 00:18:00.960 for the rest. So the rest of the three days 352 00:18:01.079 --> 00:18:05.000 unpacks all these big ideas forgive, forgive those that want 353 00:18:05.000 --> 00:18:07.200 to hurt you, pray for them, do good to them. Right, 354 00:18:07.200 --> 00:18:09.839 that's the persecution thing. You go down the line. Everything 355 00:18:09.839 --> 00:18:12.480 that Jesus talks about after this, he introduces in this 356 00:18:12.480 --> 00:18:13.039 first piece. 357 00:18:14.480 --> 00:18:17.799 I would love first of all, the Beatitudes. They don't 358 00:18:17.960 --> 00:18:22.279 do that, do they do? The little the weirds be books? 359 00:18:22.400 --> 00:18:25.480 Do they actually have the being? Yeah? 360 00:18:25.720 --> 00:18:30.039 So yeah, the weirds b books don't go exactly in 361 00:18:30.079 --> 00:18:31.880 line with the beatitudes, but he got the idea from 362 00:18:31.880 --> 00:18:32.519 the beatitudes. 363 00:18:32.720 --> 00:18:36.039 Yeah. I was just thinking like like, if the beatitudes 364 00:18:36.160 --> 00:18:39.440 are sorry, I need to move on from this revelation. 365 00:18:39.960 --> 00:18:43.279 But if these ten verses are an intro of like, okay, 366 00:18:43.680 --> 00:18:45.240 let's talk about these ten things now for the next 367 00:18:45.240 --> 00:18:48.279 three chapters. If that's the case, I would love to 368 00:18:48.359 --> 00:18:51.880 read something that takes the entire sermon on the Mountain 369 00:18:51.880 --> 00:18:53.839 and puts them under the categories of these ten things. 370 00:18:53.880 --> 00:18:55.880 Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, Like I would love I think 371 00:18:55.920 --> 00:18:58.079 when we when I preached it through that series, I 372 00:18:58.119 --> 00:19:02.039 think I tied those together. I think, And if not, 373 00:19:02.160 --> 00:19:03.759 I talked about it, but I don't remember. It was 374 00:19:03.759 --> 00:19:04.680 a long time ago, ten years. 375 00:19:04.680 --> 00:19:06.799 It's not on percent of the content, it's it's a 376 00:19:06.799 --> 00:19:07.279 lot of it was. 377 00:19:07.359 --> 00:19:10.400 Yeah, it's really amazing. So that those are the four 378 00:19:10.440 --> 00:19:12.559 ways to view it, and quite honestly, I think all 379 00:19:12.559 --> 00:19:14.480 four of those ways are the appropriate way. It's not 380 00:19:14.519 --> 00:19:16.039 like it's one or the other. It's all of them. 381 00:19:16.200 --> 00:19:18.799 And then he doesn't lay these out as a la carte. 382 00:19:19.680 --> 00:19:21.319 You know what one is? I really like. I like 383 00:19:21.359 --> 00:19:23.640 the ones where God blesses humble people, and I like 384 00:19:23.680 --> 00:19:26.720 the ones where God says those who work for peace. 385 00:19:27.039 --> 00:19:29.079 But I don't like the persecution. I like that, right, 386 00:19:29.240 --> 00:19:31.599 It's not a la carte. It's just this. These are 387 00:19:31.640 --> 00:19:33.960 the kingdom values, and this is how my people are 388 00:19:33.960 --> 00:19:35.920 going to start living from here. I know. Did you 389 00:19:35.960 --> 00:19:38.079 happen to go to the place where they believe that 390 00:19:38.119 --> 00:19:39.279 he preached a sermon on the mountain? 391 00:19:39.400 --> 00:19:39.599 Yes? 392 00:19:39.920 --> 00:19:42.200 Yeah, that it's one of my favorite places in Israel. 393 00:19:42.279 --> 00:19:45.400 Yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, Well the acoustics would have been tremendous. 394 00:19:45.519 --> 00:19:49.759 There's so there's there's a hill that comes up fairly 395 00:19:49.799 --> 00:19:52.680 steeply from the Sea of Galilee, so you have this 396 00:19:52.799 --> 00:19:56.400 stunningly beautiful view and there's all these rocks all around, 397 00:19:56.400 --> 00:19:58.880 big rocks. There's a there's a church there now that 398 00:19:58.880 --> 00:20:00.680 they built a church up at the top of the hill. 399 00:20:00.920 --> 00:20:02.559 But when you come down off the hill, there's kind 400 00:20:02.559 --> 00:20:04.640 of a garden and then there's all these rocks and stuff, 401 00:20:04.759 --> 00:20:06.039