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An Introspective Life Nov 09, 2025

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An Empathetic Life Nov 02, 2025

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A Generous Life Oct 26, 2025

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A Humble Life Oct 19, 2025

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A Praying Life Oct 12, 2025

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In this Sermon on the Mount message, Terry Wildman begins with an Indigenous greeting and frames the Lord’s Prayer as a “traveling song”—a prayer meant to bless and guide a people on a difficult journey. He places the prayer in its original context: Jesus gives it not to the powerful, but to the marginalized—those who suffer under empire and are preparing to walk the costly “good road” of the kingdom. The prayer, then, is not merely a memorized devotion; it is formation for a new way of life: anchored in the Father’s character, committed to God’s reign, and sustained by the Spirit when the road includes tribulation, misunderstanding, and pressure to compromise.

Walking line-by-line through the prayer, Terry highlights themes of identity and witness (“hallowing” God’s name by living in ways that represent Him), kingdom embodiment (God’s “world above” reflected in the “earth below”), daily provision (trust that resists the anxiety and coercion of scarcity), and the central power of forgiveness—described not as weakness, but as Spirit-enabled strength that breaks cycles of retaliation and restores harmony. Finally, he names temptation as more than private morality: it includes subtle compromises with domination and empire, trading mercy for control. The Lord’s Prayer becomes a steady rhythm for disciples who want to stay on course—depending on God’s provision, practicing release, resisting the evil one’s “worthless ways,” and living as peacemakers shaped by Jesus’ cross rather than the world’s sword.

A Loving Life Oct 05, 2025

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A Communal Life Sep 28, 2025

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A Just Life Sep 21, 2025

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The Good Life Sep 14, 2025

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In our study of the Sermon on the Mount, we begin with the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3–12)—Jesus’ opening declaration of what life in his kingdom looks like. In a culture (ancient and modern) that equates the good life with power, prosperity, and dominance, Jesus flips the script. “Blessed” (or flourishing) are the poor in spirit, those who mourn, the humble, those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, the merciful, the pure in heart, the peacemakers, and those persecuted for righteousness’ sake. Rather than offering tips for climbing the ladder of success, Jesus speaks as King—announcing the status of those who live under his reign.

The Beatitudes reveal a kingdom that grows not through coercion but through humility; not through vengeance but through mercy; not through division but through peacemaking. Jesus warns that those who pursue justice, righteousness, and reconciliation may face resistance—even persecution—because the kingdoms of this world expand through domination and disunity. Yet he proclaims a deeper reality: “Yours is the kingdom of heaven.” The good life is not seized through force; it is received in trust and lived out in faithful allegiance to King Jesus. His declaration is not an impossible standard to achieve but a promise of blessing for those who walk in his way.

A New Way To Live Sep 07, 2025

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