And the This is the final episode of our year-long journey through the Sermon on the Mount.

We've gone line by line through each of the teachings of Jesus found in Matthew 5 through 7,

turning over each phrase, puzzling over each riddle,

considering the high calling that Jesus has for us,

and also resting in the generosity of God

as the good father.

And all year, I've been wondering how we can wrap this up?

How are we gonna mark this moment? And the answer that came back to me was well this

isn't the end this is really just the beginning. These teachings are not designed to be studied and then mastered and then left behind.

These are teachings to come back to again and again. And so today this isn't going to be some big celebratory

episode. Instead, let's take a moment to just pause and reflect. In this

episode, Tim and I are going to discuss how those who heard Jesus teach these words for the first time responded.

And then we'll respond ourselves, as well as hear from some of you.

And all of this is in line with what we believe the

Bible is. Jewish meditation literature. It's meant to be read slowly in

community. We let our curiosity drive us. We don't suffer easy answers. We listen to each other and we seek God's wisdom.

So that's what we'll do today. As we wrap up this moment we've had together meditating on the sermon on the mount.

Thanks for joining us. Here we go.

Hey Tim.

Hello John, hi.

Hi.

This marks our final conversation.

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