THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT SERIES with presenters Dr. Blaine Charette and Rev. Dan Rice begins SATURDAY, September 19 and runs until November 21st. You will want to get in on this unique exploration of the teachings of Jesus.
WHAT DID JESUS TEACH ABOUT SEX, friendship, tolerance, happiness, religious hypocrisy, money, prayer, possessions, politics, and community? You can be guaranteed that what Jesus had to say will rock your world.
Join us for this ten part series. You will probably be stunned by the subversive and radical things you’ll discover in the teachings of Christ. This is no "sweet Jesus" sermon. It is some of the most radical stuff ever spoken on this planet. It cuts across every line of commonly held opinion to present a most UNCOMMON wisdom.
In fact, the people who heard Jesus speak were astonished, and they recognized that he did NOT talk like the religious leaders of his day. This is what we long for in our own time, is it not, for someone to speak truth with such clarity, intensity, fairness and conviction that they will blow away the conventional ideas about religion that have become such a plague in our time? One can still find that kind of truth in the Sermon on the Mount, if one has the courage to look into its depths, because, this is the kind of sermon that can get people thrown in prison, beaten and murdered.
People think they know what being a Jesus follower is about until they start unpacking his Sermon on the Mount. The Anabaptists lost their lives for radically embracing these teachings.
Thousands upon thousands of believers have paid the ultimate price just to live out the principles set forth in this proclamation. This public address is not for the fainthearted. Only the courageous need venture into these waters.
Theologians, politicians, conservatives and liberals cringe when they realize the implications of so drastic a teaching as Jesus puts forth in this sermon. He spares no one. You too will want to wrestle with these words. They have the power to totally rearrange the way you think about every aspect of your life. This sermon is what John the Apostle was talking about when he said, "The Law came by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ . . . and we beheld his glory . . ."
Sessions began on Saturday, September 19th, 2009 at 6 PM and will run until Saturday, November 21st. All lectures will be held in the original chapel of St. Luke's Episcopal church at - 5710 22nd Ave NW. DOWNTOWN BALLARD.
Bring friends and join in this unique time of unpacking the words of the founder of the Christian faith. You don't have to start at the beginning; jump in anywhere. If you miss one, you can pick it up as a download from this blog site, or the Emmanuel website, shortly.
For more details, contact Dan Rice 425.985.9949 - P.O. Box 17706 Seattle, WA 98127
* A voluntary love offering will be received each week to offset the expenses of this special series. Just look for the blue box in the back of the chapel.
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