In Matthew 6, the disciples request Jesus to teach them how to pray. Jesus offers them something entirely unexpected to their old covenant way of thinking. He constructs a short prayer that serves as a pattern for all our conversations with God. While the prayer contains all the elements one might expect, Jesus addresses God using a personal name utterly foreign to the Jewish theological mind. Much like the worship objects of their pagan neighbors, the Jews worshiped a very distant, remote, and even fearful being. Jesus offers them a much more affectionate, personal, and familial approach: “Our Father in heaven” (Matt. 6:9).

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In an age when doctrine is disregarded and dismissed, the Apostle Paul reminds us that biblical sound doctrine is the golden chain through which all Christian characteristics are linked. Without sound doctrine, the chain falls apart, releasing a torrent of false teaching and an onslaught of immaturity. We could put it a more straightforward way: without sound doctrine, the church falls apart.

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Jonathan Edwards believed that sanctification—an inward transformation of our affections in making us more like Jesus—was beautification. That is, being made holy is being made beautiful. At salvation, the Holy Spirit took up residence within us at the moment of salvation and begins a transformative work of making us like Jesus—making us beautiful. This beautifying process begins by fixing our gaze upon the one who is supremely beautiful and lovely.

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The disciples had the daunting task of walking in the footsteps of Jesus and continuing his ministry on earth—the proclamation of the gospel to the nations, the organization of the church, discipling believers, and caring for orphans and widows. How were they to do it all? Jesus told them, “My Father will give you a Helper.” The Holy Spirit is absolutely enough for you to fulfill every aspect of the turning-the-world-upside-down ministry to which Jesus has called his church.

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We live in a day and time within the history of the church that perhaps there is no more misunderstood person of the Trinity than the Holy Spirit. Through the ages, He has been theologically abused and turned into someone, or something, that is unbiblical. So, let’s ask the question, “Who is the Holy Spirit?”

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Jesus commands His faithful followers to respond to persecutions, revilings, false accusations, and evil done against them with joy and gladness. This joy and gladness is the response of a believer who has their faith anchored in the assurance that what Jesus has prepared for us will far more than compensate for every pain and struggle in this life. In this episode, Dustin takes us into Jesus' words in Matthew 5:12.

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In the conclusion of his beatitude statements in Matthew 5, Jesus pronounces a divine blessing upon those who suffer persecution because they exhibit the godly characteristics of the previous beatitudes. In today's episode, Dustin unpacks the most unlikely blessing, a blessing of persecution for all who identify with Christ and his message.

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In Matthew 5, Jesus blesses "peacemakers." Jesus is clear that the priority of every Christian should be peacemaking, and when such a priority is present, they can be assured that they are his sons and daughters. How are Christians supposed to demonstrate authentic biblical peacemaking? In today's episode, Dustin examines the concept of true biblical peacemaking.

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If the Beatitudes teach us anything, they teach us that Jesus is concerned with our heart. It’s not enough to clean up our act on the outside. The aim of Jesus is not to make people nicer, or reform our manners, but to change the hearts of sinners from the inside out. In today's episode, Dustin examines Matthew 5:8, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God."

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We seem so unfamiliar with extending mercy to others. We seem more concerned about having our opinions heard than we are extending mercy to others. Jesus says in Matthew 5:7 that to actually be a kingdom citizen, to actually have a transformed heart, to actually demonstrate you are a true believer is to show mercy to others out of a heart of love and compassion.

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