On Earth As In Heaven
The Wisdom of Jesus for a New Way of Being.
The Sermon on the Mount is not impossible ethics.
It is Jesus describing what we can look like when the garden of Eden begins again in our own lives.
At the heart of Jesus’ teaching is a simple prayer: “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” That prayer captures the story of the whole Bible.
In the beginning, we were created to live in partnership with God, reflecting his wisdom and goodness so that life on earth would mirror the life of heaven. But humanity chose its own way instead of trusting God, and ever since, the world has been marked by that fracture. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus goes up a mountain like a new Moses and begins to teach, revealing the deeper wisdom behind God’s law and describing the kind of people who can live under God’s reign.
His words are not just moral rules but a vision of a renewed humanity — people shaped by humility, mercy, integrity, generosity, and trust in God. As we journey through this teaching together, we are being invited to meditate on and learn the wisdom of Jesus and to become the kind of community through whom God’s will can once again be lived out on earth as it is in heaven.
Resources:
Music
Artist – Jon Guerra
Album – Keeper of Days: Songs – ‘The Lord’s Prayer’, ‘Kingdom of God’.
Album – Jesus: Songs – ‘I see the Birds’, ‘Where your Treasure is’.
Books
‘Sermon on the Mount: A beginners guide to the Kingdom of God’ – Amy Jill Levine
‘Jesus’ Alternative Plan: Sermon on the Mount’ – Richard Rohr
Devotional/Reading Plan
‘A New Way of Life: 7-day Bible Reading plan’ – NT Wright https://www.admirato.org/courses/matthew-bible-plan
Bible Project Resources:
Guides
Video Series
Visual Commentaries
Classroom (16 hrs)