Before moving into the sermon on the mount, Matthew gives us a birds eye view of the ministry of King Jesus. So we consider in this sermon the acts or works of Jesus. From his teaching and preaching, to his healing and deliverance from demons, we see that Jesus truly is the promised Messiah and King!

As Jesus begins His public ministry, He calls his disciples to follow Him. In this we find some distinct ways that the call of Jesus transforms all who respond to Him with faith and obedience.

After John prepared the way for Jesus and identified Him as the promised Messiah and King, Jesus is tempted and proved in the wilderness of Judea. Then, according to the Scriptures, he begins his public ministry in the region of Galilee and a bright light dawns upon the people living in deep darkness!