Climbing with Jesus: A Fresh Look at the Sermon on the Mount by Stephen Grunlan

By Stephen Grunlan

How does Jesus count on his fans to dwell during this global? The Sermon at the Mount is the manifesto of his country. no longer a destiny nation, yet his current country. devil is the ruler of this international. The Bible tells us he's the prince of this global, the prince of the ability of the air, and a king. This global is enemy territory. As Jesus advised Pilate, his state isn't of this international. Jesus' fans symbolize his nation and are to stay out its values. The Sermon at the Mount lays out the values of Christ's state. it's in residing out those values that we will subvert the dominion of this global. we're revolutionaries contained in the enemy's nation. yet our revolution isn't really one in every of violence and strength. it's a revolution of affection and peace in line with obedience to our Lord and dwelling out his values.

Stephen Grunlan is Senior Pastor of Osage Alliance Church, Osage, Iowa. He has earned graduate levels at Wheaton Graduate tuition and the collage of Illinois at Chicago and accomplished his doctoral reviews at Luther Theological Seminary in Minnesota. he's the writer of therapeutic Relationships, overlooked advantages, and Serving with Joy.

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