Who Is Jesus?: The Good Life Pt 1 (Ken LaMont) E02

About this episode

This episode explores Jesus's teachings on true happiness and the good life as presented in the Beatitudes.

In this message on Matthew 5:3-6, we explore Jesus's radical teaching on true happiness and "the good life." Just as Yale's most popular class ever tried to address student anxiety by teaching happiness, Jesus offers something far deeper in the Beatitudes—a complete inversion of worldly assumptions about blessing and success. Discover why Jesus says the truly fortunate aren't the wealthy, powerful, or comfortable, but the poor in spirit, those who mourn, the meek, and those who hunger for righteousness. This sermon challenges us to examine where we've leaned our ladder against the wrong wall and invites us into the upside-down values of God's Kingdom, where weakness becomes strength and dependence on God brings true blessing. For more information about our church, visit npfcc.org To help support the ongoing work of NPFCC and our mission partners around the globe, you can make a donation at npfcc.org/give

People in this episode

Guest: Ken LaMont

Topics covered

• Jesus
• happiness
• Beatitudes
• spirituality
• God's Kingdom
• true blessing

Keywords

• Jesus
• happiness
• Beatitudes
• spirituality
• blessing
• God's Kingdom
• Matthew 5

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Newbury Park First Christian Church, Yale, NPFCC

Books & works: Matthew 5:3-6

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