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Nov 2024
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How Can We Discern Who Is a True or Fals...

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Sermon on the Mount Q+R 5 (E39) – Should we judge abusive behavior in others? Do we need faith in Jesus and the Holy Spirit to be righteous? And how can we discern who is a true or false prophet? In this episode, Tim and Jon respond to your questions from episodes 30-38 in the Sermon on the Mount series, where we explored Matthew 7:1-27. Plus, we share more of the Lord’s Prayer song submissions. Thank you to our audience for your thoughtful contributions to this episode!

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Timestamps 

  • Chapter 1: “Are the opening and closing of the sermon at odds with each other?” (00:00-12:50)
  • Chapter 2: “What about judging abusive behavior?” (15:52-27:04)
  • Chapter 3: “How can we be peacemakers but avoid throwing pearls before swine?” (29:43-33:55)
  • Chapter 4: “Is there a pattern in the Bible of angels guarding significant doorways?” (33:55-40:37)
  • Chapter 5: “How can we discern who is a true or false prophet?” (43:40-59:46)
  • Chapter 6: “How do you think Jesus connects the Spirit’s power with living righteously?” (1:01:41-1:11:44)

Referenced Resources

Show Music 

  • “The Lord’s Prayer 3” by Poor Bishop Hooper
  • “Thine Is the Kingdom” by Aryn Michelle
  • “Creator of the Cosmos” by Andrew Eoff
  • “The Lord’s Prayer” by Wes Crawford
  • “Our Father (Lord’s Prayer)” by Middlebrook Music, Andrew Bingham
  • Original Sermon on the Mount music by Richie Kohen
  • BibleProject theme song by TENTS

Show Credits

Jon Collins is the creative producer for today’s show, and Tim Mackie is the lead scholar. Production of today’s episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer; Cooper Peltz, managing producer; Colin Wilson, producer. Aaron Olsen edited today's episode and also provided our sound design and mix. Tyler Bailey was supervising engineer. JB Witty does our show notes, and Hannah Woo provides the annotations for our app.

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