Read Matthew 5:1-2
Mountains in Matthew
- Temptation Mountain Mt 4:8
- Teaching Mountain Mt 5-7
- Praying Mountain Mt 14:23
- Healing Mountain Mt 15:29
- Transfiguration Mountain Mt 17:1
- Removing Mountains Mt 17:19-20
- Seeking the Lost in the Mountains Mt 18:12
- Removing Mountains Mt 21:21
- Olive Mountain Mt 24:3
- Flee to the Mountains Mt 24:15-17
- Betrayal Mountain Mt 26:30-31
- Commission Mountain Mt 28:16-20
Three Essential Questions Answered in the Sermon on the Mount:
What kind of King is Jesus?
- The promised King
- A wise King
- A righteous King
- A judging King
- A merciful King
- A King for the unlikely
- An unexpected King
What kind of Kingdom did he bring?
- The Kingdom of Heaven on Earth
- A countercultural Kingdom (6:5 & 6:8 - “don’t be like them”)
Will you align your allegiance to Jesus as King?
- 5:3 & 5:10 “For theirs is the kingdom of heaven”
- 6:10 “Your Kingdom come”
- 6:24 “No one can serve two masters”
- 6:33 “Seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness”
- 7:21 “Not everyone who says ‘Lord, Lord’ will enter the Kingdom”