Jon Petersen on the nature of the church in our day. Excellent.

Anthony Ashley teaches on Pentacost and Matthew 5:7 "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall recieve mercy."

Tim teaches on Matthew 5:27-37. Jesus invites us to share his simplicity of heart and to be free from the divided heart's ways of keeping up appearances while indulging the self, using others, and managing others through manipulation. When our hearts are whole we are able to perceive God more wholly.

Tim teaches on Matthew 5:13-20.

Jesus savors all the "wrong" sorts of people and invites them to inherit the kingdom of heaven, invites them into his story as he fulfills the Torah and reveals a righteousness that exceeds that of the scribes and pharisees.

Reflections on The Beatitudes

"Peter seems to want the scattered exile Jesus households to understand something: that even though the nations may slander believers and cause us to suffer greatly, there's a way that we can fulfill part of our priestly calling, by keeping our behavior pure--not behaving like the world. Jerusalem got a chance to recognize Jesus in the flesh. The nations get a chance to recognize Jesus in the church."

"You are not some backwater forgotten irrelevant person who randomly became acquainted with the story of God. You most likely have no idea how significant your life is."

Chris reminds us of the holiness of the Holy Spirit, the living temple, and a few pitfalls that believers can often fall into