If you were in the crowd and you were listening to Jesus rattle off his description of who is blessed in this life, what would you be thinking? Because these are not necessarily the kind of things that people associate with a “blessed” life — poor in spirit, mourning, meek, merciful and being persecuted. What kind of list is this? What is Jesus doing and saying here?
This is our second episode in a series we’re doing on one Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, and in this episode we look at Jesus’ introduction to his teaching known as The Beatitudes.
Hope it’s helpful and thanks for listening!
More:
The Gospel of Matthew Video by BibleProject
The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard
The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing by Jonathan Pennington
Sermon on the Mount by Scot McKnight
Sermon on the Mount: Who is Blessed in this Life?