The Transformational Gospel of Jesus #17: Where is this spiritual journey taking us? Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. -Matthew 5:9 Ferguson. Tulsa. Dallas. Immigration. Gun laws. Injustice. Personal civil rights. Toss out any of...
The Transformational Gospel of Jesus #16: Are you seeing God more clearly now? Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. -Matthew 5:8 If Jesus had said, “Blessed are they that are working hard to be good—are morally straight—are aware of their failings,”...
The Transformational Gospel of Jesus #15: The Mercy of Forgiveness Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. -Matthew 5:7 Two complementary ideas can be found in Jesus’ teaching. The merciful are shown mercy. The forgivers are forgiven. These are not...
The Transformational Gospel of Jesus #14: What kind of righteousness are you hungering for? Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. -Matthew 5:6 Everyone needs food and water to stay alive. So as Jesus lays out the gospel of...
The Transformational Gospel of Jesus #13: Have You Given Up the Idea that You Are in Charge? Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. -Matthew 5:5 If you could name one teaching of Jesus that gets people up in arms, it is this simple Beatitude. Nothing...
The Transformational Gospel of Jesus #12: Have you grieved the pain of your brokenness? Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. -Matthew 5:4 Surprisingly, the next stage of the transforming gospel that Jesus teaches is to mourn. Yet when you come to...
The Transformational Gospel of Jesus #11: Coming to the End of Yourself Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. -Matthew 5:3 Poverty is not what first strikes us about living out the gospel. We expected this good news to be comfortable,...
The Transformational Gospel of Jesus #10: What does the word ‘blessed’ really mean? Blessed . . . Matthew 5:3 I recently had my book, Key to Deep Change, translated into Spanish for the second time. You read that right. I had to give it to second translator because...
The Transformational Gospel of Jesus #9: How did Jesus start his best sermon? Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them. -Matthew 5:3-11 Many of you probably have seen the...
The Transformational Gospel of Jesus #8: Why was Jesus so hard on the Pharisee’s righteousness? Part 2 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of...
