Episode 12: Delighting in weakness

Perhaps the most striking and counterintuitive of the Beatitudes is Jesus’ statement that those who are persecuted for righteousness and their allegiance to Jesus should rejoice! How is that possible? In this episode, we’ll use the apostle Paul as an example of someone who suffered greatly for the gospel, and yet was still able to consider himself blessed. 

What is Chunks: The Sermon on the Mount?

The "Sermon on the Mount," found in Matthew chapters 5 through 7, contains some of the best-known teaching of Jesus, including the Lord's Prayer. It also includes some of the most ethically challenging words in all of the New Testament. This show will explore the sermon bit by bit, as Jesus calls believers to a kind of righteousness that is lived out in the everyday challenges of relationships.