This morning we are joined by three members of the TSCC family who bravely share their story of struggle and redemption. Nobody has a perfect life - far from it. But God reaches down into the mess of our lives to make something beautiful.

*There were some technical difficulties, so the beginning was cut off a bit.*

Jesus tells his followers "Y'all are the salt of the land... Y'all are the light of the world." But what does that mean? How can we understand our role as salt and light today?

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WELCOME TO YOUR LIFE

Happy Easter! This week we look at the final Beatitude, and we see how the good life belongs to those who lay everything on the line for the sake of Christ. We know we can face anything because of the glory awaiting us on the other side.

Welcome to Your Life!

This week we remember Palm Sunday, and we see how peacemaking can lead to persecution.

Welcome To Your Life!

This week Josh Elliott, our youth pastor, brings a message about the Merciful and the Pure in Heart.

We apologize for the quality of the recording. We had some technical issues with the live stream. The recording will jump a bit toward the beginning, and the end cuts off abruptly.

The Meek and those who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness and resisting culture in two different ways, one through contentment, the other through discontentment. And in the Kingdom, both groups find everything they truly desire.

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April Hasket, executive director of Hope Resource Center in Bedford, brings us an update on their services and ministry in Lawrence County.

https://hoperesourcectr.org/

Welcome to Your Life

Blessed are the Poor in Spirit

Blessed are those who Mourn

Before recording Jesus' most famous sermon, Matthew records these words of Jesus: "Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near." He preached this throughout the countryside towns and villages of Galilee and the surrounding regions. The people most drawn to his message were the poor, the sick, the lost, the outcasts, those who are all but forgotten by the kingdoms and empires of this world.

There is a new kind of kingdom coming, and it's for you! Welcome to the Kingdom. Welcome to Your Life.

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RESOURCES and REFERENCES

BibleProject Sermon on the Mount Video Series

http://tinyurl.com/mwu5mfk9

BibleProject Sermon on the Mount Podcast

https://bibleproject.com/podcasts/the-bible-project-podcast/

Amy-Jill Levine, Sermon on the Mount: A Beginner's Guide to the Kingdom of Heaven

http://tinyurl.com/2wdsxjje

Derwin Gray, The Good Life: What Jesus Teaches about Finding True Happiness

http://tinyurl.com/bdff2rnd

Scot McKnight, Kingdom Conspiracy: Returning to the Radical Mission of the Local Church

http://tinyurl.com/27ms9p9t

Scot McKnight & Tremper Longman, III, The Story of God Bible Commentary: The Sermon on the Mount

http://tinyurl.com/355whkax

Skye Jethani, What If Jesus Was Serious?: A Visual Guide to the Teachings of Jesus We Love to Ignore

http://tinyurl.com/bdes3h8s

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship

http://tinyurl.com/2638w7w7

Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God

http://tinyurl.com/ms7zccy3

This week we heard a missions update from Asian Children's Mission, a group that supports children's homes, sustainable farming practices, disaster relief, and more in the war-torn country of Myanmar.

asianchilrensmission.org