Transcript Rules for the Road - Metro East Ministries

The Sermon on the Mount
“The Sermon on the Kingdom”
Introduction
The Sermon on the Mount
The Sermon on the Mount
Matthew 28:18-20;
18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and
on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples
of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the
Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey
everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you
always, to the very end of the age.”
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Bible Study: Context Context Context
The CONTEXT of Sermon on the Mount
1.Matthew’s Gospel – the most Kingdom
focused
2.Right after he has inaugurated his
ministry saying: “Repent for the
Kingdom of Heaven has come near.”
What is the Kingdom?
And what is “repent”?
JESUS
Present age
Age to
come
The Church, citizens of heaven, foreigners
and strangers in this world.
The Kingdom
The word “repent” comes
from the Greek word
Metanoia which means to
first, turn the mind.
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Matthew 5:1-2;
Rules for the Road
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Rules for the Road
1. The kingdom of God is all about living by the principles
of the AGE TO COME which are so contradictory to
what the world teaches you.
Present age
Age to
come
The Church, citizens of heaven, foreigners
and strangers in this world.
The Kingdom of God – Now – The Age
to Come Breaks into the Present Age
Rules for the Road
1. The kingdom of God is all about living by the principles
of the AGE TO COME which are so contradictory to
what the world teaches you.
2. As we study keep in mind that these are the words of
Jesus..
Rules for the Road
1. The kingdom of God is all about living by the principles
of the AGE TO COME which are so contradictory to
what the world teaches you.
2. As we study keep in mind that these are the words of
Jesus.
3. These things are really to be done. This life is really to be
lived.
Matthew 7:24-27
24"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. 25The 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. 26But 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. 27The rain came down, the
streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that
house, and it fell with a great crash."
Rules for the Road
1. The kingdom of God is all about living by the principles
of the AGE TO COME which are so contradictory to
what the world teaches you.
2. As we study keep in mind that these are the words of
Jesus.
3. These things are really to be done. This life is really to be
lived.
4. There is no way to live this life on your own power.
Rules for the Road
1. The kingdom of God is all about living by the principles
of the AGE TO COME which are so contradictory to
what the world teaches you.
2. As we study keep in mind that these are the words of
Jesus.
3. These things are really to be done. This life is really to be
lived.
4. There is no way to live this life on your own power.
5. The Sermon on the Mount describes the way of the
Cross
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Rules for the Road
1. The kingdom of God is all about living by the principles of the
AGE TO COME which are so contradictory to what the
world teaches you.
2. As we study keep in mind that these are the words of Jesus.
3. These things are really to be done. This life is really to be
lived.
4. There is no way to live this life on your own power.
5. The Sermon on the Mount describes the way of the Cross
6. The Beatitudes are at the beginning for a BIG reason.
are the key to everything else. .
They
The
Beatitudes
Matthew 5:3-12
THE BEATITUDES
1) The attitudes here are for every person
who wants to be a Christian
THE BEATITUDES
1) The attitudes here are for every person
who wants to be a Christian
2)The attitudes that we find here should
not be separated from each other and it
seems most likely Jesus describes a
progression.
THE BEATITUDES
1) The attitudes here are for every person
who wants to be a Christian
2)The attitudes that we find here should
not be separated from each other and it
seems most likely Jesus describes a
progression,
3)These attitudes are something we are to
do TOGETHER, not just as individuals.
THE BEATITUDES
1) The attitudes here are for every person
who wants to be a Christian
2)The attitudes that we find here should
not be separated from each other and it
seems most likely Jesus describes a
progression
3)These attitudes are something we are to
do TOGETHER, not just as individuals.
4)These Beatitudes are called that because
they all bring BLESSING.
THE BEATITUDES
Receiving the Kingdom
Receiving Comfort
Inheriting the Earth
Being Filled with Righteousness
Receiving Mercy
Seeing God
Being the Children of God
Receiving the Kingdom.
The
Kingdom
Attitudes
This sermon on the Kingdom does
not just give a list of commands.
It gives us a whole new way to
think…a whole new attitude…a
renewing of our minds. (Thinking
“on earth as it is in heaven.”)
Shall I do this (X,Y,Z)?