Sermons on Matthew 4:25-5:2:

"The Best Sermon Ever" Series

Contributed by Bruce Goettsche on Jul 8, 2015

Matthew 5:1-3. The background of the Sermon on the Mount and the 1st Beatitude: "Blessed are the Poor in Spirit"

Hopefully at some point during the past week (maybe even just this morning), you saw the title of this morning’s sermon. Some of you may have heard that my sermon title was “The Best Sermon Ever” and concluded that I had become a little full of myself. Let me be clear, I’m ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The New Kingdom Order - The Beatitudes

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Jan 19, 2017

Jesus begins to share with us His New Kingdom Order. By following Jesus we will experience a transformation of our 1. Vocabulary 2. Our Vision 3. Our Values/ Virtues. Our lives will emulate the way things are in God's Kingdom.

Matthew 5:1-12 Title: New Kingdom Order - The Beatitudes Proposition: Jesus begins to share with us His New Kingdom Order. By following Jesus we will experience a transformation of our 1. Vocabulary 2. Our Vision 3. Our Values/ Virtues. Our lives will emulate the way things are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Nazarene

Keys To Happiness

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jan 29, 2017

The Beatitudes reveal the best keys to happiness.

Intro How can we find true happiness? Is it found in heavenly thoughts? Goal Let us understand where true happiness comes from. Sermon Plan We will look at the beatitudes in Matthew 5:1-12, keys to happiness. One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Bless You!

Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Jan 29, 2017

In the opening of his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus talks about eight ways we can experience God's blessing, God's assurance that all will be well despite our feelings in the moment. Some blessings are for now; others for the life ahead. Jesus fulfills all!

Matthew 5:1-12 Bless You! What if you could be content no matter how tough life got? What if you could know for certain that things would turn out ok? Jesus says you can, without a doubt. Today I have a sermon on a sermon, in fact the most famous sermon ever preached! Matthew 5-7 contains Jesus’ ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Words Of Jesus Verses The Words Of Our World.

Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Feb 1, 2017

There are two types of people in this world: those who relate to the beatitudes of Jesus, and those who do not. The beatitudes are not rules or laws, but something that causes us to react with whatever spirit is driving us within.

This sermon was delivered at Holy Trinity, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland on Sunday the 29th January 2017; Holy Trinity is a Scottish Episcopal Church in the Dioceses of Glasgow and Dumfries. The readings for today are: Micah 6:1-8 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 Psalm 15 Matthew 5:1-12 Please join me in a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Episcopal

Steps A Minister Has To Do To Be Successful In His Ministry!

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 16, 2016

Being a minister requires more than what he expects his people to be to have a life of victory. Can we do it? These steps may help.

STEPS A MINISTER HAS TO DO TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN HIS MINISTRY! Mat 14:19 (KJV) And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:19-27

Jesus Ministry: It Power, Its Activities, Its Influence Series

Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on Jan 18, 2016

Jesus Ministry Jesus' sphere of activity Jesus' daily activities Jesus' fame spread Jesus' power. Jesus' following

I. Introduction: I used the outline found in the "Preachers Sermon and Outline Bible" A. Several women, each trying to one-up the other, appeared in court, each accusing the others of causing the trouble they were having in the apartment building where they lived. The judge, with Solomon-like ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:23-25

Denomination: Baptist

To Whom Has The Kingdom Of Heaven Come Near?

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jan 26, 2016

Who is Israel?

To Whom Has the Kingdom of Heaven Come Near? Matthew 4:17-25 Last week we looked at the passage about the three temptations of Jesus. We mentioned that Jesus was re-enacting the wandering of the Israelites in the Wilderness. When we read about their journey, we discover that they were always ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:17-25, Matthew 4:12-23

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Mission: Possible--The Call Series

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Feb 16, 2016

Christ called disciples to a mission in the world. The call is distinctive, costly and transforming. This sermon touches on who Christ calls, the cost involved and the priority of the mission.

Mission is such a nebulous word. When we talk about mission in church settings, our minds immediately go the work we do in the community and around the world—we think about the church being in missions. We begin this message series and have made the focus of this Lenten season Mission: ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:28-32

Denomination: Methodist

The Beatitudes - Part 1 Series

Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on Feb 22, 2016

The Beatitudes of our Lord are powerful, holding before the world a descriptive picture of the true disciple of God. Centering in this message the poor in Spirit

I. Introduction A. A man walks into a shoe store, and tries on a pair of shoes. "How do they feel?" asks the sales clerk. "Well ... they feel a bit tight." replies the man. The assistant promptly bends down and has a look at the shoes and the mans feet. "Try pulling out on the tongue." offers ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit Series

Contributed by W. Alderman on Feb 23, 2016

This the first of a series on the Sermon on the Mount

BLESSED ARE THE POOR IN SPIRIT Text: Matthew 5:3 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

There;s A Storm Coming

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Apr 26, 2017

Life is full of storms, Trust the LORD

There’s a Storm Coming#2 (Matt 7: 24-27) Intro: This week as i prayed , I ask God what to preach today . He showed me a vision of a terrible storm that was coming The Storm Text: Two Kinds of People 24 “Everyone who hears my words and obeys them is like a wise man who built his house on rock. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:24-27

Denomination: Pentecostal

Introduction To The Beatitudes Part 1 Series

Contributed by Claude Alexander on May 10, 2017

The Beatitudes and the christian value system.

The Beatitudes. Matthew 5:1-12 Introduction to the beatitudes. (Part 1) Mankind has always valued and exalted the strong, the beautiful, the successful. The happiness of a person has usually been measured by the degree in which one achieves good results or arouses admiration. Conversely, the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Beatitudes And The Fruit Of The Spirit Series

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Jun 12, 2017

Introduction to the Beatitudes. (Part 2)

We saw in Introduction to the Beatitudes -Part 1 the connection of the Beatitudes and the values of the Kingdom. Now we shall se the connection between the Beatitudes and the Fruit of the Spirit. The gospel of Matthew gives us 9 Beatitudes. Each one is introduced by the word ‘blessed’, followed ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12, Galatians 5:19-23

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit: For Theirs Is The Kingdom Of Heaven Series

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Jun 27, 2017

The first beatitude. Not the economically poor but those who are poor in spiritual qualities.

Certain portions of Scripture seem to be etched more deeply into people's minds than others. Psalm 23 is definitely one of these, so also is I Corinthians 13 and Hebrews 11. The Sermon on the Mount, as Matthew chapters 5-7 is commonly called, is another. Its popularity may stem from its position ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-3, Luke 18:9-14, Isaiah 66:1-2

Denomination: Assembly Of God