Episode 25: "The Way" through the Sacred Gap (Part 5)

About this episode

Aric and Tyler explore Jesus' vision for Kingdom life and the journey of healing and transformation through his teachings.

The more we understand Jesus' invitation for the Kingdom life, the more compelling it is. Listen in as Tyler and Aric continue to explore Jesus' compelling vision for Kingdom life through his opening words of his Sermon on the Mount. As we discussed in our previous series, he offers a promise of healing and transformation that frees us from our shadow stories into lives lived more and more fully in the true story and the Kingdom realities that you are loved, you belong, you are chosen, and you have nothing to prove. The difference between those two realities is what we have called The Sacred Gap and once that gap becomes clear, so does an obvious question: "How do I get through that gap?" Well, it turns out there is an answer. The early Kingdom communities of Jesus' apprentices, not coincidentally, referred to themselves as practitioners of "The Way." What "Way" is that? It is "The Way" that Jesus himself taught in the greatest and most compelling sermon ever given. In this podcast, we look at Jesus' next surprising revelation of "The Way." In the first three "blessed are" statements, Jesus has taken us on a journey within. As apprentices of Jesus, we learn with him the art and…

People in this episode

Host: Aric Manly

Guest: Tyler

Topics covered

• Kingdom life
• Sermon on the Mount
• healing
• transformation
• inner worlds
• spiritual growth

Keywords

• Kingdom life
• Sermon on the Mount
• healing
• transformation
• spiritual growth
• The Way
• inner worlds

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Sermon on the Mount

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