Imagine that people from Jerusalem, other parts of Judea and from towns near the Mediterranean Sea are gathered on the slopes of the hills rising out of the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee. They heard about Jesus and came to listen to him. Imagine there was a stenographer sitting next to Jesus writing down everything he said. Well, there were people gathered on the hillside, but there was no one writing down everything Jesus said. The people on the hillside and in other places, on other occasions, heard the same thing and more from Jesus. They came to hear him because they had also heard that his life matched his message. He did not teach others to do what he was not doing himself. That made him different from the High Priest, Sadducees, Pharisees, and scribes. There were no newspapers, radio, television, videos or social media to spread the teaching of Jesus. People went home and shared what they heard with their family and village. When we imitate Jesus, people may ask why we do that. Then we can tell them about Jesus.
