WEBVTT NOTE This file was generated by Descript 00:00:00.030 --> 00:00:02.870 Henry: Welcome To Immerse: The Daily Bible Reading Experience. 00:00:02.988 --> 00:00:03.848 Day 52 00:00:04.396 --> 00:00:08.296 one day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on 00:00:08.296 --> 00:00:10.036 the mountainside and sat down. 00:00:10.576 --> 00:00:14.176 His disciples gathered around him and he began to teach them. 00:00:15.196 --> 00:00:20.146 God blesses those who are poor and realized their need for him, for 00:00:20.146 --> 00:00:22.066 the kingdom of heaven is theirs. 00:00:22.876 --> 00:00:26.116 God blesses those who mourn for they will be comforted. 00:00:27.016 --> 00:00:31.726 God blesses those who are humble, for they will inherit the whole earth. 00:00:32.566 --> 00:00:38.536 God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied. 00:00:39.466 --> 00:00:44.206 God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy. 00:00:45.226 --> 00:00:49.366 God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God. 00:00:50.326 --> 00:00:55.666 God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God. 00:00:56.971 --> 00:01:00.661 God blesses those who are persecuted for doing right, for 00:01:00.661 --> 00:01:02.941 the kingdom of heaven is theirs. 00:01:04.051 --> 00:01:08.821 God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and 00:01:08.821 --> 00:01:13.591 say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers. 00:01:14.401 --> 00:01:15.631 Be happy about it. 00:01:16.111 --> 00:01:20.461 Be very glad for a great reward, awaits you in heaven. 00:01:20.971 --> 00:01:25.531 And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way. 00:01:27.541 --> 00:01:32.941 You are the salt of the earth, but what good is salt If it has lost its flavor? 00:01:33.601 --> 00:01:35.071 Can you make it salty again? 00:01:35.791 --> 00:01:38.941 It will be thrown out and trampled under foot is worthless. 00:01:39.811 --> 00:01:44.431 You are the light of the world like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. 00:01:44.971 --> 00:01:48.001 No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. 00:01:48.721 --> 00:01:54.631 Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand where it gives light to everyone in the house. 00:01:55.291 --> 00:02:01.771 In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see so that everyone 00:02:01.771 --> 00:02:03.661 will praise your heavenly Father. 00:02:05.491 --> 00:02:07.771 Don't misunderstand why I have come. 00:02:08.401 --> 00:02:12.571 I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. 00:02:12.961 --> 00:02:15.871 No, I came to accomplish their purpose. 00:02:16.756 --> 00:02:21.706 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the 00:02:21.706 --> 00:02:27.346 smallest detail of God's law will disappear until its purpose is achieved. 00:02:28.066 --> 00:02:33.616 So if you ignore the least commandment and teach others to do the same, you will be 00:02:33.616 --> 00:02:36.076 called the least in the kingdom of heaven. 00:02:36.976 --> 00:02:41.116 But anyone who obeys God's laws and teaches them will be called 00:02:41.176 --> 00:02:43.066 great in the Kingdom of heaven. 00:02:44.191 --> 00:02:48.001 But I warn you, unless your righteousness is better than the 00:02:48.001 --> 00:02:52.801 righteousness of the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees, you 00:02:52.801 --> 00:02:55.261 will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 00:02:56.881 --> 00:03:00.961 You have heard that our ancestors were told you must not murder. 00:03:01.471 --> 00:03:04.711 If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment. 00:03:05.311 --> 00:03:10.771 But I say if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment. 00:03:11.566 --> 00:03:16.186 If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the court. 00:03:16.756 --> 00:03:21.286 And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell. 00:03:22.396 --> 00:03:27.136 So if you are presenting a sacrifice at the altar in the temple and you 00:03:27.141 --> 00:03:31.276 suddenly remember that someone has something against you, leave your 00:03:31.276 --> 00:03:36.856 sacrifice there at the altar, go and be reconciled to that person. 00:03:37.546 --> 00:03:40.816 Then come and offer your sacrifice to God. 00:03:41.731 --> 00:03:44.761 When you are on the way to court with your adversary, 00:03:45.091 --> 00:03:46.651 settle your differences quickly. 00:03:47.281 --> 00:03:51.601 Otherwise, your accuser may hand you over to the judge who will 00:03:51.601 --> 00:03:55.411 hand you over to an officer and you will be thrown into prison. 00:03:56.101 --> 00:03:59.581 And if that happens, you surely won't be free again until 00:03:59.581 --> 00:04:01.321 you have paid the last penny. 00:04:03.226 --> 00:04:07.696 You have heard the commandment that says you must not commit adultery. 00:04:08.176 --> 00:04:13.276 But I say anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed 00:04:13.281 --> 00:04:14.956 adultery with her and his heart. 00:04:15.736 --> 00:04:21.826 So if your eye, even your good eye, causes you to lust, gouge it out and 00:04:21.826 --> 00:04:26.416 throw it away, it is better for you to lose one part of your body than for 00:04:26.416 --> 00:04:28.786 your whole body to be thrown into hell. 00:04:29.461 --> 00:04:33.691 And if your hand even your stronger hand causes you to sin, 00:04:34.261 --> 00:04:36.031 cut it off and throw it away. 00:04:36.811 --> 00:04:40.381 It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your 00:04:40.381 --> 00:04:42.991 whole body to be thrown into hell. 00:04:44.221 --> 00:04:49.201 You have heard the law that says A man can divorce his wife by merely 00:04:49.201 --> 00:04:51.271 giving her a written notice of divorce. 00:04:52.366 --> 00:04:57.166 But I say that a man who divorces his wife, unless she has been unfaithful, 00:04:57.616 --> 00:04:59.716 causes her to commit adultery. 00:05:00.496 --> 00:05:04.726 And anyone who marries a divorced woman also commits adultery. 00:05:05.956 --> 00:05:10.936 You have also heard that our ancestors were told, you must not break your vows. 00:05:10.996 --> 00:05:13.696 You must carry out the vowels you make to the Lord. 00:05:14.281 --> 00:05:16.951 But I say, do not make any vows. 00:05:17.341 --> 00:05:21.451 Do not say by heaven because heaven is God's throne. 00:05:21.781 --> 00:05:26.341 And do not say by the earth because the earth is his footstool. 00:05:26.761 --> 00:05:32.611 And do not say by Jerusalem, for Jerusalem is the city of the great king. 00:05:33.001 --> 00:05:39.301 Do not even say by my head for you can't turn one hair, white or black. 00:05:39.991 --> 00:05:43.621 Just a simple, yes I will, or no, I won't. 00:05:44.416 --> 00:05:47.116 Anything beyond this is from the evil one. 00:05:48.226 --> 00:05:52.606 You have heard the law that says the punishment must match the injury, an 00:05:52.606 --> 00:05:55.006 eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. 00:05:55.696 --> 00:05:59.026 But I say, do not resist an evil person. 00:05:59.686 --> 00:06:03.406 If someone slaps you on the right cheek, offer the other cheek. 00:06:03.406 --> 00:06:07.306 Also, if you are sued in court and your shirt is taken 00:06:07.306 --> 00:06:09.646 from you, give your coat too. 00:06:10.426 --> 00:06:15.526 If a soldier demands that you carry his gear for a mile, carry it two miles. 00:06:16.306 --> 00:06:20.536 Give to those who ask and don't turn away from those who want to borrow. 00:06:21.496 --> 00:06:25.396 You have heard the law that says, love your neighbor and hate your 00:06:25.396 --> 00:06:29.056 enemy, but I say love your enemies. 00:06:29.506 --> 00:06:34.576 Pray for those who persecute you, and that way you'll be acting as true 00:06:34.576 --> 00:06:36.406 children of your father in heaven. 00:06:37.141 --> 00:06:41.401 For, he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends 00:06:41.401 --> 00:06:44.371 reign on the just and the unjust alike. 00:06:45.091 --> 00:06:49.651 If you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that? 00:06:50.371 --> 00:06:52.981 Even corrupt tax collectors do that much. 00:06:53.581 --> 00:06:58.201 If you are kind only to your friends, how are you different from anyone else? 00:06:58.921 --> 00:07:03.661 Even pagans do that, but you are to be perfect, even as your 00:07:03.666 --> 00:07:05.731 father in heaven is perfect. 00:07:07.306 --> 00:07:08.086 Watch out. 00:07:08.776 --> 00:07:14.056 Don't do your good deeds publicly to be admired by others, for you will lose 00:07:14.056 --> 00:07:16.066 the reward from your father in heaven. 00:07:16.726 --> 00:07:20.866 When you give to someone in need, don't do as the hypocrites do. 00:07:21.166 --> 00:07:24.346 Blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention 00:07:24.351 --> 00:07:25.516 to their acts of charity. 00:07:26.566 --> 00:07:28.186 I tell you the truth. 00:07:28.666 --> 00:07:32.026 They have received all the reward they will ever get. 00:07:32.806 --> 00:07:36.946 But when you give to someone in need, don't let your left hand 00:07:36.946 --> 00:07:38.836 know what your right hand is doing. 00:07:39.676 --> 00:07:44.206 Give your gifts in private, and your father who sees everything 00:07:44.266 --> 00:07:47.506 will reward you when you pray. 00:07:48.046 --> 00:07:52.906 Don't be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the 00:07:52.906 --> 00:07:55.036 synagogues where everyone can see them. 00:07:55.936 --> 00:07:59.896 I tell you the truth, that is all the reward they will ever get. 00:08:00.376 --> 00:08:05.326 But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you 00:08:05.566 --> 00:08:07.726 and pray to your father in private. 00:08:08.296 --> 00:08:13.696 Then your father who sees everything will reward you when you pray. 00:08:14.176 --> 00:08:17.326 Don't babble on and on as the Gentiles do. 00:08:18.046 --> 00:08:21.136 They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating 00:08:21.136 --> 00:08:22.906 their words again and again. 00:08:23.686 --> 00:08:27.376 Don't be like them for your father knows exactly what you 00:08:27.376 --> 00:08:29.956 need, even before you ask him. 00:08:30.916 --> 00:08:36.286 Pray like this, our father in heaven, may your name be kept. 00:08:36.286 --> 00:08:36.826 Holy. 00:08:37.396 --> 00:08:39.166 May your kingdom come soon. 00:08:39.736 --> 00:08:43.246 May your will be done on Earth as it is in heaven. 00:08:44.146 --> 00:08:49.426 Give us today the food we need and forgive us our sins as we have 00:08:49.431 --> 00:08:51.556 forgiven those who sin against us. 00:08:52.111 --> 00:08:57.601 And don't let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one. 00:08:58.441 --> 00:09:03.361 If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly father will forgive you. 00:09:03.871 --> 00:09:09.091 But if you refuse to forgive others, your father will not forgive your sins. 00:09:09.901 --> 00:09:15.721 And when you fast, don't make it obvious as the hypocrites do for, they try to 00:09:15.721 --> 00:09:20.281 look miserable and disheveled so people will admire them for their fasting. 00:09:21.001 --> 00:09:25.771 I tell you the truth, that is the only reward they will ever get. 00:09:26.251 --> 00:09:31.891 But when you fast comb your hair and wash your face, then no one will notice 00:09:31.891 --> 00:09:36.301 that you are fasting except your father who knows what you do in private. 00:09:36.691 --> 00:09:40.471 And your father who sees everything will reward you. 00:09:42.061 --> 00:09:45.691 Don't store up treasures here on earth where moths eat 00:09:45.691 --> 00:09:47.521 them and rust destroys them. 00:09:47.791 --> 00:09:49.981 And where thieves break in and steal. 00:09:50.671 --> 00:09:55.831 Store your treasures in heaven where moths and rust cannot destroy and 00:09:55.831 --> 00:09:57.841 thieves do not break in and steal. 00:09:58.471 --> 00:10:03.721 Wherever your treasure is there, the desires of your heart will also be. 00:10:04.831 --> 00:10:08.461 Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. 00:10:09.061 --> 00:10:12.901 When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light. 00:10:13.441 --> 00:10:17.701 But when your eye is unhealthy, your whole body is filled with darkness. 00:10:18.436 --> 00:10:23.866 And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness 00:10:23.866 --> 00:10:30.316 is, no one can serve two masters for you, will hate one and love the other. 00:10:30.856 --> 00:10:33.646 You will be devoted to one and despise the other. 00:10:34.276 --> 00:10:37.096 You can serve God and be enslaved to money. 00:10:37.786 --> 00:10:43.006 That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life, whether you have enough 00:10:43.006 --> 00:10:45.646 food and drink or enough clothes to wear. 00:10:46.516 --> 00:10:50.086 Isn't life more than food and your body more than clothing? 00:10:50.926 --> 00:10:52.006 Look at the birds. 00:10:52.456 --> 00:10:56.326 They don't plant or harvest or store food in barns for your 00:10:56.326 --> 00:10:57.916 heavenly father feeds them. 00:10:58.726 --> 00:11:01.876 And aren't you far more valuable to him than they are? 00:11:02.596 --> 00:11:06.016 Can all your worries at a single moment to your life? 00:11:07.156 --> 00:11:08.926 And why worry about your clothing? 00:11:09.676 --> 00:11:12.406 Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. 00:11:12.901 --> 00:11:18.271 They don't work or make their clothing yet Solomon and all his glory was not 00:11:18.271 --> 00:11:20.101 dressed as beautifully as they are. 00:11:20.641 --> 00:11:25.591 And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today 00:11:25.591 --> 00:11:30.301 and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. 00:11:31.261 --> 00:11:33.721 Why do you have so little faith? 00:11:34.651 --> 00:11:38.911 So don't worry about these things saying, what will we eat? 00:11:39.121 --> 00:11:40.051 What will we drink? 00:11:40.381 --> 00:11:41.401 What will we wear? 00:11:42.031 --> 00:11:46.201 These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly 00:11:46.201 --> 00:11:48.751 father already knows all your needs. 00:11:49.321 --> 00:11:54.271 Seek the kingdom of God above all else and live righteously, and he 00:11:54.271 --> 00:11:56.281 will give you everything you need. 00:11:56.911 --> 00:11:58.741 So don't worry about tomorrow. 00:11:59.101 --> 00:12:01.621 For tomorrow will bring its own worries. 00:12:02.251 --> 00:12:04.681 Today's trouble is enough for today. 00:12:06.496 --> 00:12:11.086 Do not judge others and you will not be judged for you will be 00:12:11.086 --> 00:12:12.826 treated as you treat others. 00:12:13.336 --> 00:12:18.376 The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged. 00:12:19.036 --> 00:12:21.856 And why worry about a speck in your friend's eye when 00:12:21.856 --> 00:12:23.386 you have a log in your own? 00:12:24.046 --> 00:12:27.346 How can you think of saying to your friend, let me help you. 00:12:27.346 --> 00:12:32.356 Get rid of that speck in your eye when you can't see past the log in your own eye. 00:12:32.956 --> 00:12:33.616 Hypocrite. 00:12:34.441 --> 00:12:37.051 First, get rid of the log in your own eye. 00:12:37.411 --> 00:12:41.011 Then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend's eye. 00:12:42.001 --> 00:12:45.031 Don't waste what is holy on people who are unholy. 00:12:45.631 --> 00:12:47.881 Don't throw your pearls to pigs. 00:12:48.271 --> 00:12:49.861 They will trample the pearls. 00:12:49.866 --> 00:12:51.571 Then turn and attack you. 00:12:53.101 --> 00:12:57.091 Keep on asking and you will receive what you ask for. 00:12:57.466 --> 00:13:01.996 Keep on seeking and you will find keep on knocking and the 00:13:01.996 --> 00:13:03.706 door will be opened to you. 00:13:04.066 --> 00:13:10.396 For everyone who asks, receives, everyone who seeks finds and to everyone 00:13:10.396 --> 00:13:13.156 who knocks the door will be opened. 00:13:14.506 --> 00:13:18.586 You parents, if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do 00:13:18.586 --> 00:13:20.206 you give them a stone instead? 00:13:20.836 --> 00:13:24.346 Or if they ask for a fish, do you give them a snake? 00:13:24.706 --> 00:13:25.606 Of course not. 00:13:26.341 --> 00:13:31.081 So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much 00:13:31.081 --> 00:13:37.321 more will your heavenly father give good gifts to those who ask him do to others? 00:13:37.321 --> 00:13:39.931 Whatever you would like them to do to you? 00:13:40.471 --> 00:13:44.971 This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets. 00:13:46.611 --> 00:13:49.591 You can enter God's kingdom only through the narrow gate. 00:13:50.536 --> 00:13:55.966 The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. 00:13:56.596 --> 00:14:00.406 But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult 00:14:00.646 --> 00:14:02.566 and only a few ever find it. 00:14:03.466 --> 00:14:07.366 Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep, 00:14:07.696 --> 00:14:09.556 but are really vicious wolves. 00:14:10.426 --> 00:14:14.716 You can identify them by their fruit that is by the way they act. 00:14:15.406 --> 00:14:19.276 Can you pick grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles? 00:14:20.056 --> 00:14:25.276 A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit. 00:14:25.936 --> 00:14:30.436 A good tree can't produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can't produce good fruit. 00:14:31.126 --> 00:14:35.296 So every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped 00:14:35.296 --> 00:14:37.126 down and thrown into the fire. 00:14:37.966 --> 00:14:43.006 Yes, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can 00:14:43.006 --> 00:14:45.106 identify people by their actions. 00:14:46.291 --> 00:14:52.471 Not everyone who calls out to me Lord, Lord will enter the kingdom of Heaven. 00:14:53.251 --> 00:14:57.361 Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven 00:14:57.366 --> 00:15:00.091 will enter on judgment Day. 00:15:00.331 --> 00:15:06.631 Many will say to me, Lord, Lord, we prophesied in your name and cast out 00:15:06.631 --> 00:15:12.901 demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name, but I will reply. 00:15:13.576 --> 00:15:16.396 I never knew you get away from me. 00:15:16.576 --> 00:15:18.466 You who break God's laws. 00:15:19.666 --> 00:15:23.926 Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise. 00:15:24.286 --> 00:15:29.266 Like a person who builds a house on solid rock, though the rain comes in 00:15:29.266 --> 00:15:34.246 Torrance and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house. 00:15:34.636 --> 00:15:37.696 It won't collapse because it is built on bedrock. 00:15:38.416 --> 00:15:43.126 But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn't obey it is foolish. 00:15:43.516 --> 00:15:48.376 Like a person who builds a house on sand, when the rains and floods come 00:15:48.376 --> 00:15:53.296 and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash. 00:15:53.586 --> 00:15:58.756 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were 00:15:58.756 --> 00:16:04.006 amazed at his teaching for he taught with real authority, quite unlike 00:16:04.006 --> 00:16:06.196 their teachers of religious law. 00:16:08.026 --> 00:16:10.906 This concludes today's Immer Reading experience. 00:16:11.026 --> 00:16:12.256 Thank you for joining us.