Email Jesus: Course 4: God's Promises and the Beatitudes

Email Jesus is a forty-day Bible study for use at Lent or at any other desired time of the year. Its uniqueness lies in its delivery of daily reflections on Bible passages and exchanges of comments on those reflections by email, allowing participation from anywhere in the world. This format also allows complete time and location flexibility while one is participating in the course. Each morning of the course, every participant receives a daily lesson reflection and has the opportunity to email back his or her comments on it. Participants are encouraged to respond with personal viewpoints on each passage rather than academic theology. This volume is Course 4. It covers Bible passages where God promises something to us. There are both positive promises to guide our direction in life and promises of solace to console us when we face difficulties. Jesus points out and confirms many of these promises in his teachings. In the Sermon on the Mount he adds the Beatitudes, which are another form of promise to guide our lives.