OUTLINE OF THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT

What has Jesus taught and spoken for the LORD

a. A gentle word of grace and blessing 5:1-12

b. As people who are part of God’s work we are to be of good to the world: salt, light.12-16

c. Jesus teaching goals—to fill up the teaching of the law and prophets 17-20

Block on relation to people: 6 antitheses you heard…I say

a. Starts with angeràseek out reconciliation 21-26

b. Starts with adulteryà intentions matter 27-30

c. Starts with divorceà we don’t rid ourselves of people 31-32

d. Starts with oathsà truthfulness in speach 33-37

e. Starts with retaliationàresponding to contempt, coercion and manipulation 38-42

f. Friends and enemiesàlove based in God 43-48

Block on religious actions 6 avoiding hypocrisy

a. Almsgiving-secret

b. Prayer—private; model

c. Fasting-internal

d. Storing up treasure

e. Illustrations: a sound eye (goals?); servants and masters

f. About worry

More on people 7

a. A Do not judge and condemn 1-5

b. A’ …but use some discernment

c. B Persist in prayer (which I suspect involves frustration with people)

d. B’ …and use your creativity and imagination with other people.

Three illustrations

a. Difficult for better, easy for worse 13-14

b. Teacher evaluation format: a tree and the fruit 15-20

c. Provocative wake up at the wind up. 21-23

d. Two builders-hearers and doers 24-27