Revisiting the Sermon on the Mount through: The Message Translation

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🗓️ 13 November 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Join Mike Erre and Tim Stafford as they immerse themselves in a powerful reading of the Sermon on the Mount from Eugene Peterson's The Message translation. Experience Jesus' profound teachings in Matthew 5-7 presented in fresh, contemporary language that brings new life to these timeless words. Mike and Tim reflect on how this revitalized perspective deepens their understanding of living under Christ's kingship and impacts their faith journey.

Key Takeaways:
• A Fresh Encounter with Jesus' Teachings – Discover how The Message translation reimagines the Sermon on the Mount in modern, relatable language.
• Embodying the Kingdom Ethic – Insights into living out the principles Jesus lays out, embodying what it means when Christ is truly King.
• Emotional Resonance of Scripture – Mike and Tim share their heartfelt reactions to the reading and discuss the profound impact of Scripture on their lives.

Resources Mentioned:
• The Message Bible Translation by Eugene Peterson – Bible Gateway - The Message Version
• Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) – Read the Passage

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0:00.0	So what we thought we would do is close our time, lots of Bible today, Tim, by reading the
0:07.7	entire sermon on the Mount in the message version. The message was a version written by Eugene
0:16.5	Peterson. I don't call it necessarily a translation. Translations are committees and lots of scholarship,
0:22.2	and Eugene certainly was a scholar, but it's colloquial language. And I don't necessarily
0:28.2	agree with all the ways he translates certain words or whatever. But I wanted to read it
0:34.2	from this version so that we would hear it afresh. And if you don't want to
0:40.5	listen to, that's why it probably takes 15 minutes to read out loud. But I was thinking about
0:46.0	the series of conversations we did, what, three or four years ago and how changing that was,
0:52.5	you know, for me.
0:59.4	And I'm just, the invigoration I feel is reinvigoration towards this. Like this is the, this is, this is what we're to be about.
1:05.0	So, Matthew chapter five, Matthew chapter six,
1:09.0	Matthew chapter seven in the silky, smooth voice.
1:14.0	And Tim, I want you to amen for yes, Lord, as we go.
1:18.0	Anything that jumps out at you.
1:20.8	When Jesus saw his ministry drawing huge crowds, he climbed a hillside.
1:25.4	Those who were apprenticed to him, the committed,
1:28.7	climbed up with him. Arriving in a quiet place, he sat down and he taught his climbing companions.
1:34.9	This is what he said. Now, if you're in a place where you can kind of close your eyes and stay
1:39.3	focused, like just let this vision of human life wash over you.
1:46.0	This is what he said.
1:47.3	You're blessed when you're at the end of your rope.
1:50.5	With less of you, there is more of God and his rule.
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