When Jesus speaks about the Law, he isn't speaking as an expert or a teacher or offering interpretations. He is speaking as the one who authored them and with an authority that should cause us to listen to what he has to say about them. As we look at Jesus' relationship to the Law and why that matters to us, in the end we see how to avoid the mistakes that others made so that we can ensure that we see the kingdom of heaven as Jesus intended us to.

God has called us to impact our world. But who are we suppossed to impact them and how can we help people change? Learn some practical ways to influence people's lives and lead them out of dark situations and the reasons why you should care about your life being used by God in this way.

Jesus ends the Beatitudes by talking about those who suffer for living the kind of life He is calling us to. While we may not be able to relate to those who endure great persecution in our world today, we can understand why persecution happens and how we are to respond to it for what we do experience for righteousness sake. In the end, we have to examine our lives to see whether or not there is anything about our lives and faith that is even worth persecuting.

We're all desperate for some oeace in differnet areas of our lives, but have you ever thought about what it would mean for you to create peace around you? Jesus says those who create peace are blessed by God, so what does being a peacemaker look like and how do I actively pursue that kingdom attitude in my life?

Purity is something we recognize as beautiful and valuable, but how do we gain that kind of purity in our hearts? Learn what it means to be pure in heart, what it means to see God when we gain that purity of heart, and how we gain such a valuable and beautiful purity.

It is a natural reaction for us to want to give people what they deserve, whether they deserve good or bad. But Jesus calls us to give mercy which is extending to people what they need or what is right regardless of what they might deserve. In this beatitude, we learn of what mercy looks like and how we can extend the type of mercy to one another that God desires from us.

We've all experienced hunger and thirst physically, but what does hunger and thirst look like spiritually? And how do we hunger and thirst for righteousness? When we look at the Word we find that the righteousness God's desires is far more than doing simply doing the right things, but having a burning desire to seek out God's will and way with all of our lives.

In our culture, meekness is weakness. It is not a quality that is sought out or attractive, but Jesus calls it blessed. What is Biblical meekness and how to do we live it out in our lives in such a way that gains us God's approval and favor?

There are moments in life when we see ourselves for who we truly are, when we see our sinfulness and brokenness in full view. How does it make you feel? What emotion does it cause within your heart? It should break your heart, but when you face the reality of your sinfulness, it opens you up to the forgiveness, hope, and salvation that comes only from Jesus Christ.

Jesus begins his lesson on living the Kingdom of heaven on earth with the statement that the poor in spirit are blessed. What does it mean to be poor in spirit and why is it so important of a quality that it is the the statement Jesus uses to begin his explanation of what it means to live the kind of lie that God has called us all to live? Listen to find out how we are all spiritually bankrupt and this is the quality of embracing that truth in our lives.