The Beatitudes: Who Are The People of the Code? If asked to describe the citizens of their country, most would choose lofty words like “patriotic”, “independent” and “heroic”. But in describing the citizens of His Kingdom Jesus chose words like “poor”, “gentle” and “persecuted”. As we noted in the previous lesson, the Kingdom would not... Continue Reading →

“Jesus was going throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness among the people.” (Matthew 4.23) The gospel; good news. We hear that term and immediately our minds picture Jesus’ sacrifice, the redemption found only in His blood, the... Continue Reading →