Challenging words from Jesus: to be angry with someone is to murder them in your heart. What do we do with our anger?

If we’re saved by God’s grace and not by being good, why does it matter whether or not we obey God? Paul tackled that question in Romans, but before that Jesus addressed it in Matthew 5. “I came not to abolish the law but to fulfill it.” What does that mean?

Do you ever wonder if our following Jesus really matters, really makes any difference? Not just difference for us, but difference for the world? A difference for God? Jesus said it does because we are salt and we are light. That goes for us as adults, but also for our children. Their lives matter—and they need to know it.

The last of the Beatitudes is actually a pair—Jesus telling us twice that we are blessed when we are persecuted by others because we belong to Jesus. How is that good news? And how do we talk to our children about being persecuted? Here’s one way to tackle it.

The Sermon on the Mount is immensely practical and helpful, and in Matthew 5:9 Jesus puts his finger on what we so desperately need right now—Blessed are the peacemakers.

Who gets to see God? Why is seeing him such a big deal? Find out all this and more….

Who needs mercy? We all do. Who is called to show mercy? All of us. Who shows us the ultimate mercy? Jesus does.

Jesus said, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.” What does that mean and do we help our kids understand it? Well, it starts with a box of Cheerios….

Jesus said, “Blessed are the meek,” but that doesn’t necessarily sound like good news to us. Why is this life-giving for us?

We are in a difficult and sad time right now with the pandemic. It is, in many ways, a time of mourning. What comfort does Jesus offer us in the midst of mourning? And how do we talk to our children about that hope? Let’s look at Jesus’ promise, “Blessed are those who mourn….”

The Sermon on the Mount is the most famous sermon ever preached and in it Jesus lays the foundation of life in his Kingdom. How can kids (and all of us) think through what it means and how to live in light if the Kingdom? Well, let’s dive in and see starting with “Blessed are the poor in spirit….”