Sermon Outline Draft (25mins) Text Announcement – Matthew 7:13-14 – 1 Minute max Scripture Introduction Our text for today is found in the “Gospel of Matthew” Written by: Levi aka Matthew a disciple of Christ Between AD 50-70 Written by a Jew, to Jews and about a Jew The purposes of Matthew’s Gospel are many, one being to convince the Jews that Jesus of Nazareth is the promised Jewish messiah. Context – 2 mins Our text finds its place in the section famously called “The sermon on the mount”. This
The Sermon on the Mount is a sermon given by Jesus Christ found in the book of Matthew in the Holy Bible. The beginning of this sermon includes a list of blessings called the Beatitudes. Jesus uses these to explain God’s favor towards those who are striving for righteousness. For those who had come to believe and follow Jesus as the son of God, every word that he spoke in the Sermon on the Mount was intended as words of encouragement for Jesus’s disciples and were taken as such. For those who
MOUNT # 1 INTRO. Today we want to start a serioes of lessons on the “SERMON ON THE MOUNT” http://andnowyouknowmore.blogspot.com THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT: The background is found in Matthew’s gospel. The book of Mathew opens after breaking 400 years of silence between Malachi and the birth of Jesus. During this 400 years of silence we have no canonical record of prophets or leader to lead the people. I would think that there were some people still looking for the Messiah. Matthew
The sermon of the mount is covered in the book of Matthew, which in retrospect was a teaching on the side of a mountain amongst Jesus’ disciples. All of the disciples climbed along side of Jesus upon the mountain side, just to accumulate the knowledge in which Jesus lectured about. Some of the things that Jesus address in his teachings where such things as, the fundamentals of becoming a Christian, in addition to the rules of living the Christian life, finally is to know when things aren’t as they
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gave his followers a template for living a life with God’s blessings. Many believe that these guides known as the Beatitudes are unrealistic because they are not typically considered ones of blessing. The people in the Roman empire, where Jerusalem was located, and where Jesus taught, would have grown up with stories of the Greek and Trojan war. Their heroes were opposite in character of those that Jesus taught would be blessed. Achilles and Odysseus, who were considered
were able to know what they had to do so as to enter the kingdom of God. For example, they shouldn 't perform adultery, shouldn 't murder, shouldn 't divorce and the greatest of all the lesson is "Love your neighbor as you love yourself." The "sermon on the mount" began with Jesus teaching Beatitudes, where he described the kingdom of God. He taught that those entitled to the kingdom of God are the mourners, poor in spirit and others. He also explained the benefits to be received, for example, "those
There are three stories from Jesus' Galilean ministry that stick out to me. The stories that stick out to me are, The Sermon on the Mount, the story of the Pharisees trying to trick Christ, and the third is the story of when Jesus fed 5,000 people! All these stories show the power of God and the transparent teachings of Christ. In Mark chapter 7, we find the story of Jesus and His Disciples eating, and they are approached by the Pharisees. The Pharisees goal always was to find fault in Jesus
“The Sermon on the Mount” is a very interesting topic because it has a lot to do with my religion. It is talked about in church often and makes one think about their perspective on life. “The Sermon on the Mount” is a part of the bible that everyone, not just Christians should read and understand. It gives a good perspective on the world and how one should think. People today do not always have the best mind set on how to see the world. In this class we learned on how to see the world in a different
The sermon at the mount is a collection of teachings and sayings that Jesus preaches to people at Galilee. It takes place after Jesus had been baptized by John the Baptist. This is the longest teaching by Jesus in a single preaching. It is found in the New Testament in the book of Matthew. It transverses chapter five to seven of the Gospel of Matthew. The main theme of sermon of the mountain is how people should relate with other people and God. The sermon is preached at a mountain when Jesus saw
Inherent Value in the Sermon on the Mount (and the Plain) Critical analysis of Christian doctrine often suggests overlapping principles concerning teachings. That is, the teachings of one individual, such as a disciple of Christ are re-interpreted and introduced by another, heightening discussion on historical relevance, intent, ethical implications and methods of delivery. The Sermon on the Mount and the Sermon on the Plain fall under this category of controversial interpretation. One is recognized