17. Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7)
The Messiah is not just a rescuer but a king, one who claims ultimate authority. After Jesus begins His ministry, He asserts His Messianic authority in the most famous sermon of all time: the Sermon on the Mount. This crucial teaching of Jesus reveals that our need for God is far deeper than we could have imagined. But as we read the rest of the story, we discover in Jesus a savior who delights to meet that need—through laying down His life for us.
Scripture passages cited in this message include Luke 2:52; Matthew 3:2-3; 4:17; 5:3, 20, 21-22, 27-28; 31-32, 33-37, 48; Daniel 2:44; and Deuteronomy 18:18.