Everybody ought to know that you're a Christian.

There shouldn't be a question mark.

Dr. Tony Evans says it's time to affirm your faith in Jesus.

If he can go public on the cross for you, you can go public in the culture for him.

This is the alternative broadcast featuring the timeless biblical teachings from the archives of Dr. Tony Evans.

A ship's rudder is crucial for the safety of the vessel and its crew. Without it, the craft is at the mercy of wind, waves, and currents. Well, God's values are the rudder for his people,

and today, Dr. Evans discusses how we can make sure those values

are guiding us to safe harbor. Let's join him as he begins. The greatest sermon ever preached

by the greatest preacher who ever proclaimed is the sermon on the mountain. It is a sermon

about the kingdom of God.

In this sermon, Jesus Christ wants to tell his disciples first, and then later he speaks to the whole crowd about the virtues of kingdom people.

Over and over again, we're introduced to the word bless, bless, bless, bless, nine times. He recites the word blessed. The idea of blessed has to do with divine favor

coming to you that's designed to flow through you.

One of the false narratives about blessed that most people gravitate to is they want divine favor to them without concern of whether it flows through them.

God told Abraham in Genesis 12, I'm going to bless you.

Your name is going to be great.

And through you, all the nations of the earth shall be blessed.

The moment you become a cul-de-sac Christian rather than a conduit saint

the moment you want God to flow to you and you could care less whether he flows

through you is to limit what he's interested in doing to you.

Because now you are a self-centered saint.

So I will offer all of us a bit of advice.

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