Jesus closes out the Sermon on the Plain with a strong warning. He teaches us that if we claim he is our Lord and King, then we will do what he says.

Jesus closes out the Sermon on the Plain with a strong warning. He teaches us that if we claim he is our Lord and King, then we will do what he says.

Jesus helps us see that unless we are changed in our essential nature - unless we are given a new heart - we cannot walk in his ways. But if we have been changed, then we can and we must.

Jesus helps us see that unless we are changed in our essential nature - unless we are given a new heart - we cannot walk in his ways. But if we have been changed, then we can and we must.

Love and mercy flow from our lives when we see the love and and mercy we have been shown and the love and mercy we still need every day.

Love and mercy flow from our lives when we see the love and and mercy we have been shown and the love and mercy we still need every day.

Jesus calls his disciples to a radical love that extends to all people, including enemies, and displays to the world the greatness of God's love and mercy seen in the gospel.

Jesus calls his disciples to a radical love that extends to all people, including enemies, and displays to the world the greatness of God's love and mercy seen in the gospel.

Jesus begins the Sermon on the Plain by making it clear that in the value system of his kingdom, those who the world despises are the ones who are truly blessed.

Jesus begins the Sermon on the Plain by making it clear that in the value system of his kingdom, those who the world despises are the ones who are truly blessed.