Introduction

You may have heard before that the bible is the best selling book of all time. There are no equals in terms of annual sales as new and old believers alike come back to the words of scripture again and again. With that in mind, if there were a section of scripture most beloved through the generations it is arguably found in the gospel of Matthew. The Sermon on the Mount is just 3 chapters, Matthew 5-7, but it speaks volumes.

Today, we’ll be looking at the very beginning of this amazing sermon as we dive into Matthew 5:1-12. Our passage is appropriately titled, The Beatitudes, and it’s here we learn that the blessings of the Kingdom are not just for those with the power or position, but they are available for the meek, the broken-hearted, the gentle, the persecuted, the peacemaker… They are available for all of us, because all of us need Jesus. He makes a new way for all to be saved and to experience the manifold blessings of God.

He makes a new way for all to be saved and to experience the manifold blessings of God.

Main Teaching

As our passage for the day begins you’ll notice in Matthew 5:1 that Jesus saw “crowds” of people…His ministry was gaining steam. More and more people were coming out to see who this Jesus was that healed the sick and preached the law with such insight and authority. Matthew 4:28 tells us that, “Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and the region across the Jordan followed Him.” Not only were there crowds of people, there were large crowds of different kinds of people. Jesus didn’t just attract the normal religious ilk, He attracted everyone. There was something different about Jesus.

Going further in verse 1 we see that He “went up on a mountainside and sat down.”

As we continue on to Matthew 5:3 we see that Jesus opened his mouth to teach and he says these unforgettable words, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of God ... View this full sermon with PRO Premium