Thursday, January 8, 2009

The Message of the Sermon on the Mount



Outline....

Introduction: what is this sermon? - 5:1-2
A Christian's character: the beatitiudes - 5:3-12
A Christian's influence: salt and light - 5:13-16
A Christian's righteousness: Christ, the Christian and the law - 5:17-20
A Christian's righteousness: avoiding anger and lust - 5:21-30
A Christian's righteousness: fidelity in marriage and honesty in speech - 5:31-37
A Christian's righteousness: Non-retaliation and active love - 5:38-48
A Christian's religion: not hypocritical but real - 6:1-6,16-18
A Christian's prayer: not mechanical but thoughtful - 6:7-15
A Christian's ambition: not material security but God's rule - 6:19-34
A Christian's relationships: to his brothers and his father - 7:1-12
A Christian's relationships: to false prophets - 7:13-20
A Christian's commitment: the radical choice - 7:21-27
Conclusion: who is this preacher? - 7:28,29

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