The Upside-Down Kingdom: What Jesus Really Meant by Blessed — Unscripted Conversations S3E21

About this episode

In this episode, Ashley discusses the true meaning of being 'blessed' according to Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount, contrasting it with modern interpretations.

Click to Comment! We've all seen it — the new house, the promotion, the vacation photo with "blessed" in the caption. And honestly? We've all posted it too. But what happens when you open Matthew 5 and the first thing Jesus says is blessed are those who mourn? Blessed are the ones at the end of their rope? Blessed are the persecuted? That is not the social media version of blessed. And yet that is exactly what Jesus said. In this episode we're kicking off the Sermon on the Mount series — Liv...

People in this episode

Host: Ashley

Topics covered

• blessing
• Sermon on the Mount
• faith
• mourning
• persecution
• spirituality

Keywords

• blessed
• Jesus
• Sermon on the Mount
• Matthew 5
• spirituality
• faith
• mourning
• persecution

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Sermon on the Mount

Places: Matthew

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