Sermon On The Mount Episodes

'Build your house on rock not sand', we are told. Building your house, your life, your identity and your faith on the principles that Jesus has been speaking about. Then you will be blessed when the storms come. So, don’t be angry. Don’t lust. Don’t get divorced. Don’t hoard money. Don’t pray to be noticed. Forgive like you want God to forgive you. Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect. This is rock living? Or is it? I am going to try to convince you in this parable that just the opposit...

These three verses have been used as hammers to leverage good behavior from Christians for millennia. But is that what Jesus is talking about? At the crux of the three verses is the key question, Who enters the kingdom? Answer: The one who does the will of God. Do you want to know what the will of God is? Check it out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who are the wolves? Who are the bad fruit? I wonder if we have gotten these confused. In the context of Jesus and the Sermon on the Mount, he is speaking about a specific heresy that still flourishes in the church today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you been taught that all you need to do to be a good Christian is to do the golden rule? I bet you have been taught that. Well, how’s it going? Do you get a B- grade or a B+? How much is enough? What if I were to tell you that is not exactly what Jesus meant? There is a narrow gate that actually leads to an experience of the favor of God of you. The Golden Rule could just be in your way. Curious? Check it out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Now Jesus has gone too far. Stop judging? I get the concept, but everyone judges. Everyone has been judged. It has ramped up since COVID, but it was happening long before that. Jesus, read the room. Those people on the hillside? All they have known is being judged. Are you telling them to lay their only weapons down? Our government may not be good at much, but they are sure good at judging. Me too. What is Jesus really saying about judging? You may be surprised.See omnystudio.com/listener for ...

So just stop being anxious! You are kidding me, right? Did Jesus just tell those hurting anxious people on the hillside to choose to stop being anxious? Is he suggesting that they just need to be reasonable? Wouldn’t that just make them more anxious and ashamed? How does it make you feel? Of course Jesus is not saying just stop being anxious. Good news for anxious people. There is hope. We’ve largely buried the headline. Check it out and get the word to other anxious Christians.See omnystudio.co...

What is Jesus saying? I have a choice either to serve God or Mammon? Am I good? Have I done enough? All Christians spend great deal of time worrying about tithing. We pastors make it even worse by implying guilt through such passages as this one. Honestly, though, like most of the other verses I note Sermon on the Mount, to do so would be to buy the actual headline. If you wonder about God and what He thinks about money, and more to the point your money, you are not alone. You know someone who ...

So how are we to pray--really? Have you ever wondered if God is up in Heaven just yawning as you pray to him? In our Gospel Rant skit podcast, young tween Malcolm had learned the Lord's prayer and he was praying the heck out of it, until the monologue became a dialogue. Enjoy. If you want to know more about the "Lord's Prayer" go back to the previous three podcasts in the Sermon on the Mount Series (What Prayer Does GOd Really Want?). It could change your life. Pass it on. We can do this bette...

In this Podcast we are in a three part series on the so-called Lord’s prayer. Is Jesus giving Christians a new pillar? Jesus is addressing the accepted three pillars of Judaism, almsgiving, prayer and fasting. Is he saying that in order to be a Christian and to get God’s blessing, we should pray this prayer regularly? Often enough? Word for word? Or have we misunderstood his whole point? You ay be surprised. Check it out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Podcast we are in a three-part series on the so-called Lord’s Prayer. Is Jesus giving Christians a new pillar? Remember, Jesus is addressing the accepted three pillars of Judaism, almsgiving, prayer and fasting. Is he saying that in order to be a Christian and to get God’s blessing, we should pray this prayer regularly? Often enough? Word for word? Or have we misunderstood his whole point? You ay be surprised. Check it out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Gospel Rant. Dr. Bill is continuing on this eye-opening radical journey through the Sermon on the Mount (not a sermon or a mount). It is not a sermon or a lecture, it is a dialogue. Feel free to agree or disagree. It is a rant. In this Podcast we are in a new section of the sermon on the mount. Jesus is addressing the accepted three pillars of Judaism, almsgiving, prayer and fasting. He begins each section, “When you…” What is the accepted godly way to do acts of righteousness (i.e., ...

Welcome to Gospel Rant. Dr. Bill is continuing on this eye-opening radical journey through the Sermon on the Mount (not a sermon or a mount). It is not a sermon or a lecture, it is a dialogue. Feel free to agree or disagree. It is a rant. In this Podcast we are in a new section of the sermon on the mount. Jesus is addressing the accepted three pillars of Judaism, almsgiving, prayer and fasting. He begins each section, “When you…” What is the accepted godly way to do acts of righteousness (i.e., ...

In this Gospel Rant podcast we are wrestling with one of the strangest, maddening and troubling verses in all the Sermon on the Mount, or anywhere for that matter. How you understand this will tell you how you understand the rest of the Sermon on the Mount and the rest of Matthew. Don’t miss it. You will be encouraged.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Carrie Despres, a dear friend and a recovering addict tells her story. She was a leader in my church plant in the Vancouver region in 1995. Does the Gospel have the power to make a difference in the life of a addict? You may be surprised.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tough passage in the Sermon on the Mount. Historically, it has been the source of a lot of misunderstanding and harm. Is Jesus telling a rape victim to not resist? A black teen who is being treated unjustly that they shouldn't do something? Or a spouse that he/she should go back and submit to an abusive spouse because of obedience to Jesus???? GOD HELP US! NO. There is another way of understanding Jesus' comments in light of the entirety of the Sermon on the Mount. Help us get this podcast out t...

Is Jesus teaching a new law--a ramping up of the Old Testament already severe law about oaths, or swearing, or lying, or misrepresenting the truth, or little white lies? He puts it after his comment on murder and rape and divorce. Will another law make a difference? Or does he have something else in mind. Have we buried the real headline again?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Bill gave a sermon, Jesus Enough? at Bergen Park Church in Evergreen Co. on Aug 28th. It was both an introduction to the Beatitudes and an encapsulation. It contains his unique perspective on the core of Jesus' message. Please pass it on. You can watch it on our website, Gospel-app.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Going through separation or divorce--or maybe you are already divorced and it is affecting your current relationships--welcome. We have some tips for you--shame free, we promise. If you go to ten churches you will get 15 thoughts on divorce, very confusing. What does the gospel offer truly hurting couples who for a myriad of reasons now hate each other? You may be surprised. In the podcast and the next we will look at ways that dead relationships can be resurrected—without giving up healing, ju...

If you go to ten churches you will get 15 thoughts on divorce, very confusing. What does the gospel offer truly hurting couples who for a myriad of reasons now hate each other? You may be surprised. In the podcast and the next we will look at ways that dead relationships can be resurrected—without giving up healing, justice and honor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Gospel Rant podcast and the next we are looking at Jesus' command that we should not ever lust—but honestly—how do we pull that off? It is very much like the previous command, don’t be angry, don’t belittle anyone with your words or actions, or even a nasty look. Sure, we agree, but how? That condemns us all. And the suggestion that if you feel lust, you should remove an eye? Is he being literal? Is hell really at stake? Is he ramping the law up that high? Or, is he being wonderfully sat...

Our new small group study is now published and ready to go. You can get "Jesus Said What?” at Amazon or our website www.gospel-app.com/engage. Pack discounts available at our site. In today’s podcast, you get to hear our trailer and the entire first lesson. Can’t wait to hear what you think.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Gospel Rant podcast and the next we are looking at Jesus' command that we should not ever lust—but honestly—how do we pull that off? It is very much like the previous command, don’t be angry, don’t belittle anyone with your words or actions, or even a nasty look. Sure, we agree, but how? That condemns us all. And the suggestion that if you feel lust, you should remove an eye? Is he being literal? Is hell really at stake? Is he ramping the law up that high? Or, is he being wonderfully sat...

Welcome to Gospel Rant. Dr. Bill is continuing on this eye-opening radical journey through the Sermon on the Mount (not a sermon or a mount). We are at Matthew 5:21-26. This is the second part of the podcast about the “New” command to not be angry or to speak destructively to others. But, here’s the joke, we all do it. What is Jesus referring to? What is he brilliantly teaching? Check it out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Bill is taking us on an informative and provocative journey through the Sermon on the Mount. It is the capstone of the entire gospel message of Jesus. If we don’t understand what Jesus is saying and means to say, it will affect our experience of Him and His Spirit. We think that your life will be changed as you wrestle with us on this path. About it, Frederick Bruner writes, “I think something actually happens to listening people when Jesus’ Beatitudes are passed on to them…The Beatitudes ar...