In the second of our seven-part series on the Sermon on the Mount, we look at what Jesus has to tell us about addressing violence, looking at the small things we can do to tackle this huge problem. If you missed the last installment in the series in which we talked about the Beatitudes, you can find it by clicking here.

A big thanks goes out this week to Dawson and Bethany Sawatzky, Janae Dueck, Adrienne Rempel, and Elmer Hamm for helping put this service together!

Scripture Readings

• Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16

• Matthew 5:21-26, 38-48

• Exodus 20:1-21

For the next five weeks we are going to be going through the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew in its entirety, so feel free to read ahead. Other interesting reads on the topic that have differing levels of impact on the series to come include Kingdom Ethics by Stassen and Gushee (I have the 1st edition. This book was drawn from heavily in today’s message), along with the Mathew Commentaries in the NAC, NICNT and BCBC Bible commentary series.