Series Overview

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus introduces the upside down kingdom of God—the last will be first. His kingdom doesn’t follow a worldly structure of power, fame, or notoriety, but instead, Jesus says that the poor and meek will be blessed.

Community Guides

Follow along with the Bridgetown Community Guides for this series.

  • The Beatitudes are Jesus’ way of reframing our world, our circumstances, and our very lives from Heaven’s perspective. Jesus shocks his hearers by revealing how different God's Kingdom is than the one they (and we) are used to, suggesting that blessing is found in the very places we often avoid and try our hardest to escape.

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  • Submission, within God’s invitation, is a way of practicing honesty, surrender, and obedience to his plan of transformation in us.

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  • Forgiveness, in summation, is pursuing right relationships by rejecting our version of ‘fairness’ and moving toward one another in loving kindness.

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  • Sharing testimony is a way of asking God to do it again. So, let’s spend some time reflecting on the ways God moved in you, our church, and our city this last weekend.

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  • A practice of Renunciation invites us to reclaim our first love by focusing on what God freely offers, allowing us to enjoy lesser loves without attachment.

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Recommended Reading

Simply Jesus
N.T. Wright

The Pursuit of Happiness - God’s Way
Servais Pinckaers, OP

The Divine Conspiracy
Dallas Willard

The Narrow Path
Rich Villodas