Douglas finishes his series on the Sermon On The Mount, looking today at Wow!. This Podcast was originally published on Feb 9, 2020.
For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.
And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes (Matthew 7:28-29).
Power
Authority
Astonished
Will we go further in our study of the powerful words of Matthew 5-7?
Recommended books on the Sermon on the Mount:
* Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship. Hard hitting and thought-provoking. A classic.
* John R. W. Stott, The Message of the Sermon on the Mount. Stott is a careful student and a clear writer.
* Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy. Many fresh ideas. You may not agree with everything, but it is worth taking a look at.
* A. M. Hunter’s Design for Life: the Sermon on the Mount. Do we continue to be astonished at our Lord’s teaching?
Recommended audio on the Sermon on the Mount:
* Kinnard and Jacoby in New York (teaching jubilee)
* Malcom Cox
* David Bercot's Early Christian Commentary on Matthew (a commentary series is replacing the original plan for an Early Christian Study Bible). Click HERE.
* Jim Long (coming soon)
Further devotional series:
* 2008: New Testament Chapter Studies — 400 devotional readings and studies taking us through every verse of the New Testament
* 2013: Drawing Near to God — 40 days of quiet times, on Psalms, the 10 Commandments, spiritual life, and key biblical characters
* 2014: Christ Through the Ages — This series explores what it means that Jesus Christ is Lord of history. 30 podcasts plus 10 more on Worship.
* 2015: Romans A-Z — Be inspired through this careful, verse-by-verse study of Paul’s magisterial epistle to the Romans.
* 2016: Proverbs—A Disciplined Life — Get your life in order. Learn from the wisest men and women of ages past.
* 2017: Clean: Purity, Cleansing, Leprosy, Exorcism, & Reanimation — build biblical conviction about holiness and purity
* 2018: A Tour Through John — 50 lessons taking us through the Gospel of John, his letters, and Revelation
* 2019: The Imitation of Christ — 31 devotions for the heart from the classic work by Thomas à Kempis
* 2021: Isaiah: Justice & Injustice – 40 devotions through all 66 chapters of Isaiah
Also available:
* N.T. Character Podcasts — nearly 70 lessons on interesting, inspiring, informative biblical characters (men and women)
* O.T. Character Podcasts — 60 lessons on major and minor O.T. characters (men and women)