This Wednesday, May 2, we will begin studying the "sermon on the mount." We will focus on introducing this "sermon" and then move on to discussing the first few pronouncements of "blessed." Here are some initial suggestions, thoughts, and observations:
1. Please read all of Matthew 5-7 together in one sitting! Do this several times if you have not already! Time spent in the word of God is not wasteful but beneficial! Please spend more time reading what Christ actually says in the "sermon on the mount" than what others say he said (I say this in light of my next point.)
2. The literature and interpretations available for the "sermon on the mount" are mountainous! Clarence Bauman in "The Sermon on the Mount: The Modern Quest for its Meaning" has itemized 36 different interpretations! If you have not already read and come to some sort of understanding and agreement in your own mind on what Christ says before you start reading other literature you will be lost.
3. Matthew provides a summary statement of Jesus Christ ministry in Galilee in Matthew 4:23-25. Specifically, Matthew 4:23 says, "Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom...." Matthew 5-7 then gives us a good view of what Christ was teaching and preaching about!
4. This is the first of five discourses provided by Matthew. Can you list the other four?
5. What does "blessed" mean in Matthew 5:2-11?
Andrew
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