Stephen Manley

I am a Jesus pusher!!! The Beatitudes are a presentation of the core values given by Jesus. He begins the Beatitudes with a declaration of the Kingdom

I am a Jesus pusher!!! The values of the Kingdom of Heaven and the kingdoms of the world have a startling contrast. The values of the Kingdom of

I am a Jesus pusher!!! There are eight Beatitudes. The first one ends with the statement, “For theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:3). The

I am a Jesus pusher!!! Matthew is an author who writes with a fundamental goal in view, an evangelist writing with an evangelistic fervor. He wants to

I am a Jesus pusher!!! Jesus suggests another kind of persecution. “Sham persecution” is a focus on “all kinds of evil against you falsely for My

I am a Jesus pusher!!! Jesus compels us to consider “slanderous persecution.” He says, “Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say

I am a Jesus pusher!!! We must consider “severe persecution.” This is the only Beatitude that has more than one verse (Matthew 5:10-12). Jesus expands

I am a Jesus pusher!!! There are some common truths spoken by all of the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-12). Jesus advocates from the first Beatitude an

I am a Jesus pusher!!! Jesus concludes the presentation of the Beatitudes with that of persecution. “Blessed are those who are persecuted for