2/2/14: A new “blessed” (Matthew 5:1-12)
Theme: Where the church has required people to adopt a creed of belief in order to get in, Jesus is calling us to adopt a new kind of life in order to be real.
2/9/14: A New Perfection (Matthew 5:13-20)
Theme: In the decline of Christendom there is being found a renewal of conversation about what matters. This “emerging Christianity” calls people to a “another way of living” in which turning one’s heart entirely toward God exceeds even the most impressive of religious rituals and disciplines.
2/16/14: A Relational Faith (Matthew 5:21-37)
Theme: How we treat people matters more than what we say we believe.
2/23/14: A Self-giving Love (Matthew 5:38-48)
Theme: Just as God loved us with self-giving love, we should love others the same way.