What if before you entered the Kingdom of Heaven, you must first answer one of Jesus’ questions? Today we glance at “Sermon on the Mount” and the “Beatitudes”, showing how they reveal the kingdom's standard and our deep need for grace. This episode calls listeners to humble repentance and faith and outlines the promise of salvation for those who confess and believe in Christ. ➡️ Feedback/questions? Anything else? I’d love to hear from you! Email me at: sentbeyondpodcast@gmail.com Links/Resources: Unless stated otherwise, all of the verses in this episode have been taken from the ESV translation of the Holy Bible. (English Standard Version) Join my FREE newsletter: HERE Find Sent Beyond on IG: @sent.beyond Links/Resources: George Barna Study: https://georgebarna.com/2025/09/christians-deny-sinfulness/ Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7): https://bibleproject.com/guides/introduction-to-the-sermon-on-the-mount/#about What is the Sermon on the Mount? - an article from Got Questions Ministries https://www.gotquestions.org/sermon-on-the-mount.html Metamorphosis: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/caterpillar-butterfly-metamorphosis-explainer/ Scripture to check out: -Ephesians 2:1-3, “And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.” -Romans 3:23, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” -Mark 7:21-23, “For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.” -Matthew 23:12, “Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”; -1 Peter 5:6, “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,”; -James 4:10, “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.” -2 Corinthians 5:17, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”; -Ezekiel 36:26, “And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.”; -Hebrews 8:10, “For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds, and write them on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.” -James 4:14, “yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.” -Proverbs 23:5, “When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven.” -Isaiah 40:8, “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.”
