00:07Matthew, look.
00:15Mary finished the notices.
00:17They're leaving to spread the word.
00:22I hope they can find a way to work together.
00:25What do you mean?
00:26They can't seem to agree on a single thing lately.
00:30Myself included sometimes.
00:32Oh, I've noticed.
00:36In some ways, it's to be expected.
00:39But not desired, surely.
00:40No, no.
00:43But it's what's bound to happen when you start something that's open to all, truly, all people.
00:50Zealots, even tax collectors.
00:55People who have been through tough times.
00:57People both hesitant and skeptical, as well as bold and confident.
01:04People hungry to learn, as well as those learned and knowledgeable.
01:08People, let's get back to work.
01:15How many sections are we up to?
01:18Nineteen.
01:20Here's a little incomplete, huh?
01:23There is something about twenty that is more symmetrical.
01:25You could always shorten it to eighteen.
01:28Brevity is usually preferred.
01:31Which section stands out to you the most?
01:34Do not be anxious about your life, of course.
01:37Are there any sections that concern you?
01:41Give me your honest opinion.
01:43I know I don't have to say that, but...
01:46The whole truth.
01:47You know I won't be offended.
01:50It's...
01:52Well...
01:53Very striking.
01:55But...
01:56If I do the math, in terms of good news and bad, it seems like there's not a lot of
02:00good news.
02:04Anyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery.
02:09Doesn't that make everyone an adulterer?
02:12If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out.
02:17Wouldn't that lead to an entire population of people walking around with only one eye?
02:21Oh, and this one.
02:23If anyone were to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well.
02:28Trees that bear bad fruit being cut down and torn into the fire.
02:32The gate is narrow and hard that leads to life.
02:35Depart from me, I never knew you.
02:37Do you realize how heavily laden your sermon is with these kinds of ominous pronouncements?
02:42I haven't even named half of them.
02:44It's a manifesto, Matthew.
02:46I'm not here to be sentimental and soothing.
02:49I'm here to start a revolution.
02:51Well, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.
02:54That isn't exactly...
02:55I said revolution.
02:57Not revolt.
02:58I'm talking about a radical shift.
03:00Did you think I was just going to come here and say...
03:03Hey, everyone.
03:04Just keep doing what you've been doing for the last thousand years.
03:07It's been going so great.
03:13Also, there's the beginning and the end.
03:15What about the beginning?
03:17My concern about the beginning is more logistical.
03:20Right now, your opening line is,
03:21you are the salt of the earth.
03:24I'm worried, particularly if it is windy,
03:26or if the crowd is larger than we expect,
03:29that people near the back will hear,
03:30salt the earth,
03:31and it will immediately call to mind a negative connotation.
03:34The Punic Wars?
03:36Yes.
03:37When Rome destroyed Carthage,
03:38they sold the city with salt to make it barren
03:40and to curse anyone who would rebuild upon it.
03:43I share your concern about the opening line,
03:46but for different reasons.
03:48I think the sermon needs some sort of introduction,
03:52an invitation into what, as you have rightly pointed out,
03:56would be a complex and at times challenging set of teachings.
04:02What does you are the salt of the earth even mean?
04:05I'm not good at metaphor.
04:08Salt preserves meat from corruption.
04:10It slows its decay.
04:12I want my followers to be a people
04:14who hold back the evil of the world.
04:18Salt also enhances the flavor of things.
04:20I want my followers to renew the world
04:22and be part of its redemption.
04:25Salt can also be mixed with honey
04:27and rubbed on the skin for maladies.
04:29I want my people to participate
04:31in the healing of the world,
04:33not its destruction.
04:38Then why not just say that?
04:43Come on, Matthew.
04:44Allow me a little poetry, huh?
04:47Not everyone is like you.
04:49Some people like a little flavor.
04:51Read the songs of David or Solomon.
04:53I'm not going nearly as far with metaphor as Solomon.
04:56I'm reading him next.
04:57Well, good luck.
04:58He's probably...
05:01Yeah.
05:04I told you,
05:06these things will make sense to some.
05:08But not to others.
05:10I don't want passive followers.
05:14Those who are truly committed
05:15will peer deeply into it,
05:18looking for truth.
05:21But I do agree with you.
05:22We shouldn't begin with salt.
05:25You make a valid point.
05:27Good work.
05:32You could flip it with the next image.
05:35You are the light of the world.
05:36A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
05:39I could.
05:40Or,
05:41whatever you wish that others would do to you,
05:43do all to them.
05:44That one's inviting.
05:52Master,
05:53may I ask why you keep coming down
05:54to look at the camp?
05:57They've all gone, haven't they?
06:01They have.
06:07I'm going to need time.
06:08I'm going to need time.
06:25Matthew.
06:28Matthew.
06:31Bye-bye.
06:33I've got it.
06:35The opening?
06:36Yes.
06:37What is it?
06:38A map.
06:40A what?
06:41Directions.
06:42Where people should look to find me.
06:46Okay.
06:47Give me a moment.
06:51Hmm.
06:58Hmm.
07:09I'm ready.
07:10I'm ready.
07:20Rabbi.
07:23Blessed are the poor in spirit,
07:26for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
07:31Blessed are those who mourn,
07:34for they shall be comforted.
07:39Blessed are the meek,
07:42for they shall inherit the earth.
07:46Blessed are those who hunger
07:48and thirst for righteousness,
07:53for they shall be satisfied.
07:54For they shall be satisfied.
07:57Blessed are the merciful,
08:00for they shall receive mercy.
08:06Blessed are the pure in heart,
08:10for they shall see God.
08:15blessed are the peacemakers,
08:18for they shall be called sons of God.
08:24Blessed are those who are persecuted
08:27for righteousness' sake,
08:31for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
08:39Blessed are you,
08:42when others revile you
08:44and persecute you
08:47and utter all kinds of evil
08:49against you falsely
08:51on my account.
08:58Rejoice
08:58and be glad,
09:02for your reward
09:03will be great in heaven.
09:12Yes.
09:14But how is it the map?
09:17If someone wants to find me,
09:20those are the groups
09:22they should look for.
09:31And then?
09:35You are the salt of the earth.
09:37You are the salt of the earth.
09:40You are the salt of it.
09:41You are the salt of the earth.
09:50It's the salt of the earth.
09:52It's the salt of the earth.
09:54And if you suck.
09:54and into your your mercy.
09:54He will undermine you as you
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