Sermon On The Mount

 

Last Updated on October 12, 2021 by Rocklyn Clarke

SotM

The Sermon on the Mount (SotM) is found in chapters 5 – 7 of the New Testament Gospel According to Matthew. It comprises Jesus’ core teaching about what it looks like to follow him in his Kingdom. You can read it here:

The Sermon On The Mount

SotM Culture

If you’ve just followed our suggestion above and read the Sermon on the Mount, it’s quite likely that you recognized at least part of it. Many of us have read or heard it on various occasions over the years. Unfortunately, merely hearing or reading this important teaching is not enough! Consider Jesus words in Matthew 7:21-27 – the final section of the Sermon on the Mount:

  “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.  Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’  Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’ 

  “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.  The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.  But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.  The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”
Matthew 7:21-27 (NIV)

It’s not enough to hear or read what Jesus said here (or anywhere else). We must put it into practice. As a congregation, that means making the Sermon on the Mount part of our culture. At Life Church are determined to do just that: We are determine to make the Sermon on the Mount part of our culture!

Past SotM Preaching

Here are links to some of our past SotM preaching:
01/06/2008 – 05/04/2008 2008 Messages (4 months – Rocklyn preaching)
02/01/2009 – 03/29/2009 2009 Messages (2 months – Rocklyn preaching)
02/15/2010 – 03/28/2010 2010 Messages (1 month  – Rocklyn preaching)
01/09/2011 – 10/30/2011 2011 Messages (10 months – Leadership Team preaching)

SotM Weekly Readings

Here is a list of the SotM readings that we share with the congregation every week (typically via email). We encourage you to reflect throughout the week on how you effectively you are putting them into practice and adjust your life accordingly! The purpose of this list is to keep the SotM teaching before us through the year. The rotation below will take us as a congregation through the entire SotM three times a year.

Please be sure to check out the following page from our Following Jesus: Focus On The Message Training for greater insight into these passages:

The following resources from the class will be helpful to you as you read, study, and interpret these passages and as you put them into practice:

Each week, as you go through the designated passage, we encourage you to consider the following:

Here are some standard questions to consider for any passage:
  • What does this passage say?
  • What is God saying to you through this passage?
  • How can you apply this passage this coming week?

In addition to reflecting on these standard questions, you should also:

 Month Sunday
 January 1st Sunday  Matthew 5:1-16 – Beatitudes (Blessings); Salt & Light
2nd Sunday  Matthew 5:17-20 – Fulfillment of the Law
3rd Sunday  Matthew 5:21-26 – Murder & Anger
4th Sunday  Matthew 5:27-30 – Adultery & Lust
5th Sunday  TBD
 February 1st Sunday  Matthew 5:31-32 – Divorce
2nd Sunday  Matthew 5:33-37 – Oaths
3rd Sunday  Matthew 5:38-42 – Eye for Eye
4th Sunday  Matthew 5:43-48 – Love for Enemies
5th Sunday  TBD (roughly 1 out of every 7 leap years)
 March 1st Sunday  Matthew 6:1-4 – Giving to the Needy
2nd Sunday  Matthew 6:5-18 – Prayer; Fasting
3rd Sunday  Matthew 6:19-24 – Treasures in Heaven
4th Sunday  Matthew 6:25-34 – Do Not Worry
5th Sunday  TBD
 April 1st Sunday  Matthew 7:1-6 – Judging Others
2nd Sunday  Matthew 7:7-14 – Ask, Seek, Knock; Narrow and Wide Gates
3rd Sunday  Matthew 7:15-23 – True and False Prophets; True and False Disciples
4th Sunday  Matthew 7:24-29 – The Wise and Foolish Builders
5th Sunday  TBD
 May 1st Sunday  Matthew 5:1-16 – Beatitudes (Blessings); Salt & Light
2nd Sunday  Matthew 5:17-20 – Fulfillment of the Law
3rd Sunday  Matthew 5:21-26 – Murder & Anger
4th Sunday  Matthew 5:27-30 – Adultery & Lust
5th Sunday TBD
 June 1st Sunday  Matthew 5:31-32 – Divorce
2nd Sunday  Matthew 5:33-37 – Oaths
3rd Sunday  Matthew 5:38-42 – Eye for Eye
4th Sunday  Matthew 5:43-48 – Love for Enemies
5th Sunday  TBD (roughly 1 out of every 7 leap years)
 July 1st Sunday  Matthew 6:1-4 – Giving to the Needy
2nd Sunday  Matthew 6:5-18 – Prayer; Fasting
3rd Sunday  Matthew 6:19-24 – Treasures in Heaven
4th Sunday  Matthew 6:25-34 – Do Not Worry
5th Sunday  TBD
 August 1st Sunday  Matthew 7:1-6 – Judging Others
2nd Sunday  Matthew 7:7-14 – Ask, Seek, Knock; Narrow and Wide Gates
3rd Sunday  Matthew 7:15-23 – True and False Prophets; True and False Disciples
4th Sunday  Matthew 7:24-29 – The Wise and Foolish Builders
5th Sunday  TBD
 September 1st Sunday  Matthew 5:1-16 – Beatitudes (Blessings); Salt & Light
2nd Sunday  Matthew 5:17-20 – Fulfillment of the Law
3rd Sunday  Matthew 5:21-26 – Murder & Anger
4th Sunday  Matthew 5:27-30 – Adultery & Lust
5th Sunday TBD
 October 1st Sunday  Matthew 5:31-32 – Divorce
2nd Sunday  Matthew 5:33-37 – Oaths
3rd Sunday  Matthew 5:38-42 – Eye for Eye
4th Sunday  Matthew 5:43-48 – Love for Enemies
5th Sunday  TBD (roughly 1 out of every 7 leap years)
 November 1st Sunday  Matthew 6:1-4 – Giving to the Needy
2nd Sunday  Matthew 6:5-18 – Prayer; Fasting
3rd Sunday  Matthew 6:19-24 – Treasures in Heaven
4th Sunday  Matthew 6:25-34 – Do Not Worry
5th Sunday TBD
 December 1st Sunday  Matthew 7:1-6 – Judging Others
2nd Sunday  Matthew 7:7-14 – Ask, Seek, Knock; Narrow and Wide Gates
3rd Sunday  Matthew 7:15-23 – True and False Prophets; True and False Disciples
4th Sunday  Matthew 7:24-29 – The Wise and Foolish Builders
5th Sunday  TBD

SotM Weekly Email Template

Here is a sample of the email that we send to the congregation on a weekly basis. The selected scripture is for the 1st Sunday in October:


Grace and peace to you!

Weekly SotM Passage

Here is our Sermon on the Mount (SotM) passage for the week beginning with the 1st Sunday in October:

Matthew 5:31-32 – Divorce

Take some time this week to discuss this passage with your prayer partner or with other members of your life group.

Want to go deeper?

If you want to go deeper, or if you just want help understanding this passage, please check out our Sermon On The Mount web page and make use of the following resources:

  • Readings for each week (running through the entire SotM three times a year).
  • Some standard questions to consider for any of our weekly passages.
  • A pointer to Following Jesus: Focus On The Message – Unit 3, where you can look up the lesson covering this week’s passage. Lessons for each SotM passage include:
    • the passage itself
    • supplemental material
    • related discussion questions.

In Christ,

__________ __________

SotM Coordinator


 

PHP Code Snippets Powered By : XYZScripts.com