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Sermon on the Mount: Overview

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Introduction
  • Matthew 4:23-25
  • This sermon was a great departure from what most people thought true religion was at the time.
  • This sermon was not a call to arms for physical warfare.
    • It is easy to misunderstand and misapply (if we ignore context and harmony)
    • Matthew 5:14-16 – Jesus spoke in a way that everyone could understand.
    • Matthew 5:29
    • Jesus was practical and to the point.
    • Matthew 5:44
    • Matthew 6:7, 24
    • Jesus was the perfect teacher, but it is still possible to take his words out of context and misuse them.
    • Matthew 6:19; 7:1 – Is it wrong to have a bank account or judge others?
    • If we fail to understand, the mistake is ours!
    • Matthew 7:15, 7
    • Matthew 6:33
      • There is a balance of dos and don’ts.
      • Matthew 5:3, 11-12
      • Matthew 5:13 – Be salty, don’t be tasteless.
      • Matthew 5:20
      • Matthew 6:2
      • Matthew 7:13-14
      • We want to have this same balance that Jesus had.
        • Jesus taught with obvious authority.
        • Matthew 7:28-29
        • John 7:45
        • Matthew 5:17
        • There was nothing physically unique about Jesus. It was the context of His teaching.
        • Matthew 5:21
        • Matthew 5:43-44
        • Matthew 7:21-23 – Jesus is saying He will be there and be in charge at the judgment.
        • Read with reverence!
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