# Sermon on the Mount - The Gospels

An episode of [Kids Bible in a Year with Julia Jeffress Sadler](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1696638708), 14 Feb 2024, 17 min.

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Join Julia Jeffress Sadler as she takes us on an incredible adventure in Episode 153. In this story, Jesus teaches a big crowd on a mountainside about how to live in God's kingdom. He shares the famous "Beatitudes," teaching us to be humble, kind, and loving, and he tells us to be like salt and light, making the world a better place. Jesus encourages everyone to love others, not worry about tomorrow, and build their lives on God's strong foundation, leaving the crowd amazed at His powerful words. Sign up to receive Kids Bible in a Year devotionals in your inbox every weekday: https://www.kidsbibleinayear.com/ Get ready to experience the Bible designed specifically for children with the official KidsBibleinaYear.com podcast, led by Julia Jeffress Sadler. This captivating audio series presents the age-old wisdom of the Bible in an engaging format that will captivate your kids. Each episode Julia translates biblical teachings into real-life applications, making Bible comprehension a breeze for young minds. And if you want more Christian resources and content, you can download the Pray.com app. Pray.com is the digital destination for faith, offering over 5,000 daily prayers, meditations, bedtime Bible stories, and cinematic stories inspired by the Bible. For more resources on how to live a successful Christian life, visit Julia Jeffress Sadler's website at https://ptv.org/julia/. This episode is sponsored by Little Passports. Visit LittlePassports.com/blessed and use promo code BLESSED to receive 20% off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

## Transcript

[0:00] Speaker 1: You are the light of the world. A city located
[0:04] Speaker 1: on a hill can't be hidden. Matthew 5, 14. Dear God,
[0:10] Speaker 1: there is so much to learn from your words in
[0:13] Speaker 1: today's story. Help us to live in a way that
[0:16] Speaker 1: pleases you. It's getting so dark in our world, but
[0:20] Speaker 1: you have placed us here to light up the darkness
[0:24] Speaker 1: with your love and truth. Show us how to do
[0:27] Speaker 1: that today.
[0:28] Speaker 2: In Jesus' name. Amen.
[0:30] Speaker 1: And save 20% with code.
[0:33] Speaker 2: BLESSED. Sermon on the Mount. In our last story, Jesus
[1:12] Speaker 2: called the twelve disciples and encouraged them for their mission.
[1:16] Speaker 2: In this story, we will experience Jesus' teaching about the
[1:21] Speaker 2: kingdom of God in what is called the Sermon on
[1:25] Speaker 2: the Mount, as inspired by the Gospels.
[1:33] Speaker 1: Hi everyone, it's Julianne Thompson, guest hosting for Julia Jeffers Sadler.
[1:38] Speaker 1: Welcome back for another story from the Kids Bible in
[1:41] Speaker 1: a Year podcast. Jesus is about to give us the
[1:45] Speaker 1: best sermon that was ever preached, for real. But you'll
[1:49] Speaker 1: notice that the way he tells us to do things
[1:52] Speaker 1: is very different from the way the world tells us
[1:55] Speaker 1: to live. So it's super important that we pay attention
[1:59] Speaker 1: to his words today. Let's dive in.
[2:04] Speaker 2: Jesus saw a large crowd and went up on a
[2:07] Speaker 2: mountainside to teach them. He began teaching on what it
[2:10] Speaker 2: looks like to follow him and to be a part
[2:13] Speaker 2: of the kingdom of God. All who belong to the
[2:16] Speaker 2: kingdom are to have a godly character, as Jesus explains it.
[2:21] Speaker 2: He began by saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit,
[2:25] Speaker 2: for theirs is in the kingdom of heaven. They will
[2:29] Speaker 2: trust in the Lord, not the world. Blessed are those
[2:34] Speaker 2: who lose what is close to them, for God will
[2:37] Speaker 2: be their comforter. Blessed are the humble, for they understand
[2:41] Speaker 2: what they have is enough, and they will inherit the earth.
[2:45] Speaker 2: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after God. Just
[2:49] Speaker 2: like eating a big meal, they will be filled. Blessed
[2:54] Speaker 2: are those that show mercy and care for others, for
[2:58] Speaker 2: they will be shown mercy. Blessed are those with pure
[3:03] Speaker 2: hearts who have gotten rid of the sin in their
[3:06] Speaker 2: hearts for they will see God. Blessed are those that
[3:11] Speaker 2: show peace instead of arguing and fighting for they will
[3:15] Speaker 2: be called children of God. Blessed are those who are
[3:19] Speaker 2: mistreated because they serve God with their whole lives for
[3:24] Speaker 2: they will have a place in the kingdom of heaven.
[3:28] Speaker 2: Blessed are you when people hurt your feelings and say
[3:32] Speaker 2: mean things about you because of me. Even though you
[3:35] Speaker 2: don't like how it feels, it will be worth it.
[3:39] Speaker 2: Put a smile on your face, and be glad when
[3:42] Speaker 2: this happens, because great is your reward in heaven. Even
[3:47] Speaker 2: prophets and other witnesses were treated like this before you,
[3:51] Speaker 2: and they have received their reward. God has blessed you
[3:56] Speaker 2: so much, and now you are to be salt and
[4:00] Speaker 2: light to your friends and those around you. You are
[4:04] Speaker 2: to be like salt that gives flavor to this world.
[4:08] Speaker 2: If you don't have flavor, how will the world know
[4:11] Speaker 2: that you follow God? The world must see something different
[4:16] Speaker 2: about you. You are also the light that gives light
[4:20] Speaker 2: and color to the world. Don't try to hide this
[4:23] Speaker 2: beautiful light of God. Go out into the streets and
[4:27] Speaker 2: shine bright. I am going to put you on a
[4:31] Speaker 2: hilltop so all can see your love and kindness. Open
[4:36] Speaker 2: up and let them in. Jesus then said, I am
[4:42] Speaker 2: not here to get rid of the law, but rather
[4:45] Speaker 2: to complete it. I am going to put it all
[4:49] Speaker 2: together so that it makes sense to you and so
[4:52] Speaker 2: that you can live by it. You must hear what
[4:56] Speaker 2: I say to you and live by it. so that
[4:59] Speaker 2: you can do far better than the Pharisees and enter
[5:02] Speaker 2: the kingdom of God. You know the law that says,
[5:07] Speaker 2: do not murder. But I tell you that anyone who
[5:11] Speaker 2: is angry with his friend is guilty of murder. Be
[5:15] Speaker 2: careful with the words that you say. They have the
[5:18] Speaker 2: power to uplift or destroy someone. The law also says,
[5:24] Speaker 2: do not commit adultery. But I tell you, not to
[5:28] Speaker 2: even look at someone with lust in your heart. Keep
[5:32] Speaker 2: your promises in relationships and be trustworthy. If your right
[5:37] Speaker 2: eye causes you to sin, then take it out and
[5:39] Speaker 2: throw it away. It is better to lose part of
[5:42] Speaker 2: your body than to lose your whole body to evil.
[5:46] Speaker 2: Don't say words that you don't mean. Your yes should
[5:50] Speaker 2: be yes and your no should be no. Many have
[5:55] Speaker 2: also heard, an eye for an eye and a tooth
[5:58] Speaker 2: for a tooth. I tell you, if someone slaps you
[6:02] Speaker 2: on the cheek, turn and let them slap the other
[6:05] Speaker 2: cheek too. Don't hit back. You are to love your
[6:09] Speaker 2: enemies and pray for those who do wrong to you. Also,
[6:14] Speaker 2: be careful to not make a performance out of the
[6:17] Speaker 2: good things that you do. When you serve someone out
[6:21] Speaker 2: of kindness, don't call attention to yourself. Don't think about
[6:26] Speaker 2: how you look. Rather, serve others quietly. Then your Father,
[6:31] Speaker 2: who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
[6:36] Speaker 2: When you pray, don't make it dramatic and loud. Go
[6:40] Speaker 2: into your quiet room, close the door, and pray to
[6:44] Speaker 2: your Father who is unseen. You don't have to try
[6:48] Speaker 2: and get God's attention. Your Father, who sees what is
[6:53] Speaker 2: done in secret... will reward you. Also do not store
[6:58] Speaker 2: up for yourself treasures on earth, but store up for
[7:02] Speaker 2: yourselves treasures in heaven where they will not be destroyed
[7:07] Speaker 2: and where thieves do not break in and steal. Jesus
[7:12] Speaker 2: teaches that where your treasure is, there your heart will
[7:17] Speaker 2: also be. Money and God are two masters. No one
[7:22] Speaker 2: can serve two Either the person will hate one and
[7:27] Speaker 2: love the other, or they will love one and hate
[7:31] Speaker 2: the other. You cannot worship both God and money. Be
[7:36] Speaker 2: on the watch and don't worry about daily needs like
[7:40] Speaker 2: food and clothes. Look around you. God takes care of
[7:45] Speaker 2: every detail, like the birds of the air and the
[7:48] Speaker 2: flowers in the field. Do not worry about tomorrow. for
[7:53] Speaker 2: tomorrow will worry about itself. Focus on each moment and
[7:59] Speaker 2: trust that God is taking care of you. Focus on
[8:04] Speaker 2: God and he will meet your everyday concerns. Many of
[8:08] Speaker 2: you look to others and judge them. I tell you,
[8:12] Speaker 2: do not judge or you too will be judged. Why
[8:16] Speaker 2: do you look at the little speck in your brother's
[8:19] Speaker 2: eye but ignore the plank in your own It is
[8:23] Speaker 2: easy to find the fault in your friend, but completely
[8:26] Speaker 2: miss the big faults in your own life. Instead of
[8:30] Speaker 2: judging others, give to them generously. Whatever you want others
[8:36] Speaker 2: to do for you, do it for them. If you
[8:40] Speaker 2: are going to be my disciples, do what I say.
[8:44] Speaker 2: There are two roads ahead of you. One is narrow
[8:47] Speaker 2: and less traveled, while the other is wide and often traveled.
[8:52] Speaker 2: But small is the gate and narrow is the road
[8:55] Speaker 2: that leads to eternal life, and only few find it.
[8:59] Speaker 2: It's similar to the two men who built a house.
[9:03] Speaker 2: One man built his house on the sand, and when
[9:05] Speaker 2: the rain came and the winds blew, it fell with
[9:09] Speaker 2: a great crash. But the man who built his house
[9:12] Speaker 2: on the rock was a wise man, because when the
[9:16] Speaker 2: rains came and the winds blew, his house did not fall.
[9:21] Speaker 2: Follow the narrow road that leads to eternal life and
[9:25] Speaker 2: build your life on the firm foundation of God. When
[9:31] Speaker 2: Jesus finished teaching, the crowds were amazed at what he
[9:35] Speaker 2: had said. They realized that he taught with so much
[9:40] Speaker 2: authority that no other teacher of the law had ever done.
[9:51] Speaker 1: Jesus gave so much to talk about today. This was
[9:55] Speaker 1: what many called the greatest sermon ever preached. The Sermon
[10:00] Speaker 1: on the Mount. A lot of people came to hear
[10:04] Speaker 1: Jesus teach. They felt lost, as if they didn't know
[10:08] Speaker 1: how to be right with God. Because keeping the law
[10:11] Speaker 1: and being perfect wasn't working out too well. How are
[10:15] Speaker 1: we supposed to live and what did God want them
[10:18] Speaker 1: to do? Jesus was about to show them. This sermon
[10:23] Speaker 1: begins with some short sayings called the Beatitudes. Now, when
[10:27] Speaker 1: Jesus says, blessed are you when, he isn't talking about
[10:32] Speaker 1: being happy. He's saying when you live this way, you
[10:35] Speaker 1: will feel amazing peace and love deep inside your heart.
[10:41] Speaker 1: Let's take a look at each of these Beatitudes. Blessed
[10:46] Speaker 1: are the poor in spirit, Someone who is poor in
[10:49] Speaker 1: spirit is someone who understands how much they need God.
[10:54] Speaker 1: We can't do anything without Him. Blessed are those who mourn.
[10:59] Speaker 1: There are many things on this earth that will make
[11:02] Speaker 1: us sad. Jesus says when we're feeling sad, He will
[11:06] Speaker 1: help us and comfort us. Blessed are the gentle. Being
[11:11] Speaker 1: gentle or meek means not thinking about ourselves but thinking
[11:15] Speaker 1: of others. It means not getting loud and mad when
[11:19] Speaker 1: things don't go our way. You can be strong and kind.
[11:24] Speaker 1: That's what meekness means. Blessed are those who hunger and
[11:29] Speaker 1: thirst for righteousness. Can you be hungry for righteousness? Sure
[11:35] Speaker 1: you can. It means you want to do the right
[11:37] Speaker 1: thing for God in the same way you want to
[11:40] Speaker 1: have a yummy meal. Jesus promised that when we do that,
[11:44] Speaker 1: he will fill us up with joy. Blessed are the merciful.
[11:49] Speaker 1: When we are quick to forgive others and not stay mad,
[11:53] Speaker 1: God will forgive us for all the wrong things we
[11:56] Speaker 1: do and forget all about. Blessed are the pure in heart.
[12:02] Speaker 1: Being pure in heart is filling our lives with things
[12:05] Speaker 1: that are good instead of things that are bad. And
[12:09] Speaker 1: enjoying the beautiful things God has given you with a
[12:13] Speaker 1: grateful heart. Blessed are the peacemakers. A peacemaker is just
[12:18] Speaker 1: how it sounds. Someone who makes peace when people are
[12:22] Speaker 1: mad or fighting. It means letting things go and helping
[12:27] Speaker 1: others get along. Blessed are those who have been persecuted
[12:32] Speaker 1: for righteousness' sake. This last beatitude is such a special
[12:37] Speaker 1: promise from God. Sometimes you might get treated badly for
[12:41] Speaker 1: loving God and doing the right thing. When this happens,
[12:46] Speaker 1: God sees... And he says that your reward in heaven
[12:50] Speaker 1: will be great. Next, Jesus tells us that his followers
[12:55] Speaker 1: on earth, we need to be two things. The first
[12:59] Speaker 1: is salt. Think about what salt does. It makes your
[13:02] Speaker 1: food taste a lot better. It also helps food stay
[13:06] Speaker 1: fresh longer. Jesus is saying that the words we say
[13:10] Speaker 1: and the things we do should make people feel better,
[13:14] Speaker 1: not worse. Our words and actions should bless others and
[13:18] Speaker 1: preserve what's good. The next is light. Well, we all
[13:24] Speaker 1: know how important that is. This world is getting dark.
[13:29] Speaker 1: That means it's moving away from God. But Jesus says
[13:33] Speaker 1: he wants us to light up the world around us.
[13:36] Speaker 1: How do we do that? By loving and serving others
[13:41] Speaker 1: and by telling them about how great our God is.
[13:44] Speaker 1: And what Jesus did for us on the cross. Next,
[13:48] Speaker 1: in this sermon, Jesus gives us one of his upside
[13:52] Speaker 1: down teachings. The world would tell you that when someone
[13:57] Speaker 1: hits you, hit them back harder. Get back at your
[14:01] Speaker 1: enemies every chance you get. But in this sermon, Jesus
[14:05] Speaker 1: says the opposite. He says to love those who are
[14:09] Speaker 1: mean to you. Be kind to those who are not
[14:12] Speaker 1: kind to you. Yeah, I know what you're thinking. That's
[14:16] Speaker 1: not easy. But remember, we don't do it on our own.
[14:20] Speaker 1: God does it through us. Next, Jesus reminds us not
[14:25] Speaker 1: to do good things so others will notice. That's not
[14:29] Speaker 1: the right reason and not keeping our hearts focused on God. Instead,
[14:34] Speaker 1: Jesus says to do kind things in secret. Think of
[14:39] Speaker 1: it as a little secret between you and Almighty God.
[14:44] Speaker 1: The creator of the world who made you. Try it today.
[14:49] Speaker 1: Write someone a note. Give someone a gift. Or maybe
[14:53] Speaker 1: even do the dishes. But don't tell anyone it was you.
[14:58] Speaker 1: Then you'll have a little secret that's just between you
[15:02] Speaker 1: and God. He will be so proud of you. Today's
[15:06] Speaker 1: story ends with the picture of a house built on
[15:10] Speaker 1: a rock. That rock is God.
[15:13] Speaker 2: His word.
[15:14] Speaker 1: And all his promises to you. If you focus on
[15:18] Speaker 1: those things, when storms or bad times come, your house
[15:24] Speaker 1: or your life will stand strong on the rock. Thanks
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