{"id":3045,"date":"2025-09-04T14:39:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T14:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/observetheword.com\/?page_id=3045"},"modified":"2025-09-04T14:39:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T14:39:13","slug":"sermon-on-the-mount-podcast","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/observetheword.com\/index.php\/sermon-on-the-mount-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Sermon on the Mount Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Interpreting the Sermon on the Mount <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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One day Jesus went up on a mountain, his disciples gathered around and he began to teach (Mt. 5:1)\u2026 What Jesus taught these disciples is recorded in the Gospel of Matthew 5-7. There is nothing else like the Sermon on the Mount in any literature, anywhere, ever. Jesus establishes here an impossibly high ethical standard. This is the gospel of his kingdom. It is the declaration of a New Covenant. “Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill (Mt. 5:17).” <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Jesus promises us that if we seek his kingdom, everything else in life will fall into place (Mt. 6:33). What does Jesus mean? What does he expect us to do? What is this vision of the kingdom he is calling us to pursue? Bible teacher Michael Brent takes us through the sermon’s structure and flow of thought, beginning Matthew’s two-part introduction of Jesus in chapters 1-4 and then focusing in on the text of the sermon in Matthew 5-7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Matthew's Introduction of Jesus and His Ministry <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1. Matthew 1-2 Origin of the King<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2. Matthew 3-4 Gospel of the Kingdom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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The Sermon on the Mount <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3. Matthew 5:1-16 Kingdom Values<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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4. Matthew 5:17-32 Kingdom Commandments 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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5. Matthew 5:33-48 Kingdom Commandments 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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6. Matthew 6:1-6 and 16-18 Kingdom Piety 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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7. Matthew 6:7-15 Kingdom Piety 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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8. Matthew 6:19-34 Kingdom Priority<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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9. Matthew 7:1-12 Kingdom Wisdom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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10. Matthew 7:13-29 Kingdom Decision<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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