These last two Beatitudes on Jesus’ list are not easy to digestJesus envisions a grim future for us – and if so, - we’re expected not only to survive it, but to rejoice and be glad • John Chapman was the Abbot of a monastery in Britain • he was also a spiritual director to others, especially through letter writing ◦ one man who wrote to him, wanted his insight as to ◦ how he could extricate himself from a painful situation Chapman, “I cannot possibly show you a way out . . . . [what you have is] the simple experience that suffering is really suffering and that the chief feeling it causes is rebellion against it, and even against Providence for allowing it. ¶ It is all a nasty medicine, but works wonders.” - we agree it’s a nasty medicine, but doubt it works wonders • we’re more of the opinion expressed by Helmut Thielicke, Thielicke, “What a ghastly prospect! It makes one ask in all seriousness how Jesus could ever have gained disciples with an appeal like that.” • so I think what we need to do first, is back away from these verses ◦ and get an aerial view of the entire Sermon

<description>&lt;p&gt;These last two Beatitudes on Jesus’ list are not easy to digest&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jesus envisions a grim future for us – and if so,&lt;br/&gt;- we’re expected not only to survive it, but to rejoice and be glad&lt;br/&gt;• John Chapman was the Abbot of a monastery in Britain&lt;br/&gt;• he was also a spiritual director to others, especially through letter writing&lt;br/&gt;◦ one man who wrote to him, wanted his insight as to&lt;br/&gt;◦ how he could extricate himself from a painful situation&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Chapman,&lt;/b&gt; “I cannot possibly show you a way out . . . . [what you have is] the simple experience that suffering is really suffering and that the chief feeling it causes is rebellion against it, and even against Providence for allowing it. ¶ It is all a nasty medicine, but works wonders.”&lt;br/&gt;- we agree it’s a nasty medicine, but doubt it works wonders&lt;br/&gt;• we’re more of the opinion expressed by Helmut Thielicke,&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Thielicke,&lt;/b&gt; “What a ghastly prospect! It makes one ask in all seriousness how Jesus could ever have gained disciples with an appeal like that.”&lt;br/&gt;• so I think what we need to do first, is back away from these verses&lt;br/&gt;◦ and get an aerial view of the entire Sermon&lt;/p&gt;</description>

These last two Beatitudes on Jesus’ list are not easy to digestJesus envisions a grim future for us – and if so,- we’re expected not only to survive it, but to rejoice and be glad• John Chapman was the Abbot of a monastery in Britain• he was also a spiritual director to others, especially through letter writing◦ one man who wrote to him, wanted his insight as to◦ how he could extricate himself from a painful situationChapman, “I cannot possibly show you a way out . . . . [what you have is] th...

Sermon on the Mount Matthew 5:10-12

The central miracle asserted by Christians is the Incarnation. They say that God became Man. Every other miracle prepares for this, or exhibits this, or results from this. C. S. Lewis, &quot;. . . In the Christian story God descends to re-ascend. He comes down; down from the heights of absolute being into time and space, down into humanity . . . down to the very roots and sea-bed of the Nature He has created.&quot; (C S Lewis)Incarnation literally means “embodied in flesh…or taking on flesh” The union of the Divine Nature with human nature…as the Son of God assumed our flesh, body and soul.

<description>&lt;p&gt;The central miracle asserted by Christians is the Incarnation. They say that God&lt;br/&gt;became Man. Every other miracle prepares for this, or exhibits this, or results from this.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;C. S. Lewis,&lt;/b&gt; &amp;quot;. . . In the Christian story God descends to re-ascend. He comes down; down from the&lt;br/&gt;heights of absolute being into time and space, down into humanity . . . down to the very&lt;br/&gt;roots and sea-bed of the Nature He has created.&amp;quot; (C S Lewis)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Incarnation literally means “embodied in flesh…or taking on flesh”&lt;br/&gt;The union of the Divine Nature with human nature…as the Son of God assumed our&lt;br/&gt;flesh, body and soul.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The central miracle asserted by Christians is the Incarnation. They say that Godbecame Man. Every other miracle prepares for this, or exhibits this, or results from this.C. S. Lewis, ". . . In the Christian story God descends to re-ascend. He comes down; down from theheights of absolute being into time and space, down into humanity . . . down to the veryroots and sea-bed of the Nature He has created." (C S Lewis)Incarnation literally means “embodied in flesh…or taking on flesh”The union of th...

Eddie Pioreck - THE MIRACLE OF THE INCARNATION

Jesus is sitting on a mountain overlooking Sea of GalileeHe is teaching a course on “Christian Spirituality” - we are now five weeks into his introduction: The Beatitudes • prior to teaching this course, Jesus had been announcing, &quot;the kingdom of heaven is at hand&quot; ◦ the course he teaches is meant to prepare us for that kingdom ◦ the Beatitudes reveal characteristics of the abundant life--the truly &quot;good life&quot; • Jesus is not giving us a new list of rules ◦ he isn’t telling us what we should be doing, but describing what his followers are becoming • all through this course, Jesus is working from the inside-out ◦ this is obvious in the next Beatitude we’re going to probe“Blessed are the pure in heart”

<description>&lt;p&gt;Jesus is sitting on a mountain overlooking Sea of Galilee&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He is teaching a course on “Christian Spirituality”&lt;br/&gt;- we are now five weeks into his introduction: The Beatitudes&lt;br/&gt;• prior to teaching this course, Jesus had been announcing, &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;the kingdom of heaven is at hand&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;◦ the course he teaches is meant to prepare us for that kingdom&lt;br/&gt;◦ the Beatitudes reveal characteristics of the abundant life--the truly &amp;quot;good life&amp;quot;&lt;br/&gt;• Jesus is not giving us a new list of rules&lt;br/&gt;◦ he isn’t telling us what we should be doing, but describing what his followers are becoming&lt;br/&gt;• all through this course, Jesus is working from the inside-out&lt;br/&gt;◦ this is obvious in the next Beatitude we’re going to probe&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;“Blessed are the pure in heart”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Jesus is sitting on a mountain overlooking Sea of GalileeHe is teaching a course on “Christian Spirituality”- we are now five weeks into his introduction: The Beatitudes• prior to teaching this course, Jesus had been announcing, "the kingdom of heaven is at hand"◦ the course he teaches is meant to prepare us for that kingdom◦ the Beatitudes reveal characteristics of the abundant life--the truly "good life"• Jesus is not giving us a new list of rules◦ he isn’t telling us what we should be doin...

Sermon OTM - Matthew 5:8-9

When I began preparing today’s talk, there was a sudden moment when I felt very smallThe spiritual wisdom of Jesus rivals every other enlightened text - even gurus, like Gandhi, who rejected Christianity have admired the Sermon • reading the words of Jesus, and trying to explain them to you, ◦ leaves me feeling inadequate and foolish ◦ like a four-year old who is told, “Explain quantum physics - what I know about these two Beatitudes, I learned on the job, • not from other Bible teachers or commentaries, ◦ but in my own ministry of applying the words of God to the lived experience of people on this journey • what we’ll go over today may be challenging, but it will be practical and liveable, ◦ and what I believe Jesus wants us to learn

<description>&lt;p&gt;When I began preparing today’s talk, there was a sudden moment when I felt very small&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The spiritual wisdom of Jesus rivals every other enlightened text&lt;br/&gt;- even gurus, like Gandhi, who rejected Christianity have admired the Sermon&lt;br/&gt;• reading the words of Jesus, and trying to explain them to you,&lt;br/&gt;◦ leaves me feeling inadequate and foolish&lt;br/&gt;◦ like a four-year old who is told, “Explain quantum physics&lt;br/&gt;- what I know about these two Beatitudes, I learned on the job,&lt;br/&gt;• not from other Bible teachers or commentaries,&lt;br/&gt;◦ but in my own ministry of applying the words of God to the lived experience of people on this journey&lt;br/&gt;• what we’ll go over today may be challenging, but it will be practical and liveable,&lt;br/&gt;◦ and what I believe Jesus wants us to learn&lt;/p&gt;</description>

When I began preparing today’s talk, there was a sudden moment when I felt very smallThe spiritual wisdom of Jesus rivals every other enlightened text- even gurus, like Gandhi, who rejected Christianity have admired the Sermon• reading the words of Jesus, and trying to explain them to you,◦ leaves me feeling inadequate and foolish◦ like a four-year old who is told, “Explain quantum physics- what I know about these two Beatitudes, I learned on the job,• not from other Bible teachers or comment...

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