Sermon on the Mount: The Jesus Manifesto (Matthew 5-7)

by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson

I. Kingdom Citizens (5:1-16)

  1. Paradoxical People: the Beatitudes (5:1-13). Audio (36:16) 
    What Is the Kingdom of Heaven that Jesus Proclaims? (Excursus 1). Audio (9:22) 
  2. Witnessing People: Living as Salt and Light in the World (5:13-16). Audio (19:42)
    The Religion of the Pharisees (Excursus 2). Audio (8:51)

II. The Kingdom and the Spirit of the Law (5:17-48)

  1. The Spirit of the Law and Reconciliation  (5:17-26). Audio (37:02)
    Did Jesus Believe in Hell? (Excursus 3). Audio (5:18) 
  2. Adultery, Lust, and the Spirit of Marriage (5:27-30). Audio (21:18)
    Homosexual Lust (Excursus 4)
    Pornography. Audio (4:53) 
  3. Divorce and the Spirit of Marriage (5:27-32 with 19:1-12). Audio (39:19) 
  4. The Spirit of Truthfulness and Love (5:33-48). Audio (41:50) 
    Loving Your Enemies Case Study: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Excursus 5). Audio (7:21)

III. Piety in the Kingdom (6:1-18)

  1. Giving, Prayer, and Fasting (6:1-8, 16-18). Audio (27:48)
    Verses on How God Looks at the Poor (Excursus 6). Audio (7:48) 
  2. The Lord's Prayer (6:9-15). Audio (36:36)

IV. Materialism and the Kingdom (6:19-34)

  1. Temptation to Greed, that is, Idolatry (6:19-24). Audio (20:08) 
    Verses with the Word "Store"
  2. Temptation to Worry (6:25-34). Audio (26:28)

V. Discernment in the Kingdom (7:1-29)

  1. Judging Self and Others (7:1-6). Audio (19:16) 
  2. Prayer: Asking in Faithh (7:7-12). Audio (20:46) 
  3. Discerning the True Way (7:13-29). Audio (33:55)
Sermon on the Mount: The Jesus Manifesto, by Ralph F. Wilson
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